Wheaton College, Larycia Hawkins to ‘Part Ways’
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“Provost says he asked the tenured professor for forgiveness, withdrew termination process.”
Morocco Declaration: Muslim Nations Should Protect Christians from Persecution
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“This is a Muslim conference put together by the top sheiks, ministers of religion, the grand muftis of the top Muslim majority nations, and they came up with a declaration, literally using the language of religious freedom to declare that violence cannot be done in the name of Islam.” CT
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800 Wheaton College Grads Threaten to Stop Financial Support If 'Same God' Prof. Isn't Reinstated
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“After Wheaton College Provost Stanton Jones recommended termination proceedings for associate political science professor Larycia Hawkins … a letter signed by at least 815 Wheaton graduates was delivered to school officials Friday, telling the administration to cease in its termination effort or face the consequences.”
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Will Germany be Muslim in a generation? Demography is the Achilles heel of a democracy.
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“If in a generation half or more than half of Germany’s population is Muslim and remains closer in spirit to the cultures of the Middle East and North Africa than adopting the cultural attitudes of the West, how do you think that will play out in its democracy?”
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The Quran & "Real Islam"
Our current President is fond suggesting Islam is a religion that promotes peace (as did G. W. Bush). Others, including many in conservative evangelical and biblical fundamentalist circles, insist that “real” Islam, according to the Quran, etc., is inherently violent toward all who do not embrace its belief system.
So what does “real” Islam teach about peace, jihad, and other human-rights topics?
Americans—especially Christians—really ought to stop trying to answer this question. We should also stop making generalizations based on what we believe to be the correct the answer. Here’s why.
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Three Reasons Why Christians & Muslims Do Not Worship the Same God
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“There are various issues in this debate that Christians should carefully consider and on which we may legitimately differ. But whether or not Christians and Muslims worship the same God is not one of them.” Rick Phillips
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Obama's claims on Islam evaluated
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Even in the final decade of Muhammad’s life, during which he engaged violent campaigns against non-Muslims, he did not carry out “evangelism by the sword,” Brooks said, but operated “according to a reasonable code of just war theory that was consistent with the developing Islamic worldview.” BPNews
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