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brewtoch
- 1 day ago
- 5 min
What Do Latter-day Saints and Muslims Have in Common?
In 2021, the Latter-day Saints released a 35-page pamphlet titled Muslims and the Latter-day Saints: Beliefs, Values and Lifestyles.
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brewtoch
- May 21, 2022
- 5 min
Is Islam pro or con on science? Part 2
Last week, I mentioned that of the 6,000 verses in the Qur'an, only about 750 deal with natural phenomena. Starting in the 1970s and 80s,...
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brewtoch
- Feb 19, 2022
- 4 min
Taking Over the World: Islamization Explained
I recently ran across an old video on dailymotion.com, a website that still has an inventory of videos taken down from YouTube. The video...
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brewtoch
- Dec 25, 2021
- 3 min
Why All the Fuss About Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia?
If you missed it, there was a huge music festival in Saudi Arabia just a couple of weeks ago in mid-December. Somehow, I missed it and...
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brewtoch
- Dec 19, 2021
- 3 min
How Much Do You Owe?
Most Christians are familiar with the concept of tithing. Tithing is first mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 14: 19-20. A priest blessed...
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brewtoch
- Nov 28, 2021
- 3 min
What does DUNE have to do with Islam?
Most sci-fi geeks and seasonal moviegoers know that DUNE, Part 1 was recently released into local theatres and will soon be on HBO Max. ...
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brewtoch
- Oct 4, 2021
- 6 min
Is the Nation of Islam a true Islamic religion?
Many uninformed people do not understand that the Nation of Islam, an American religion, is not true Islam. To know how it is different,...
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brewtoch
- Sep 27, 2021
- 3 min
The Sound of Music
There is a widespread perception that music is generally forbidden in Islam. The Qur'an, the first source of legal authority for Muslims,...
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brewtoch
- Sep 16, 2021
- 4 min
How do Muslims feel about Idolatry?
The photograph that accompanies this blog is a close-up of a Muhammad sculpture taken by Franz Jantzen of the North Wall Frieze in the...
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brewtoch
- Aug 10, 2021
- 3 min
Who Are the Players? The Jihadis
Jihadis, "holy warriors," are some of today's most prominent terrorists. The use of "jihadi" to designate Salafis of a militant stripe is...
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brewtoch
- Aug 3, 2021
- 3 min
Who Are the Players? The Salafis
According to Lexico.com, a player is a person or group involved and influential in an area or activity. I am covering in this blog who...
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brewtoch
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
Who Are the Players? The Islamists
Some Muslims are highly participative in their religion, while others are not. Some people grow up as Muslims but are lukewarm in their...
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brewtoch
- Jul 6, 2021
- 4 min
Sharia, Part 2 of 3
What you are witnessing in the picture is a street protest calling for Sharia in the Maldives, an Indian Ocean nation in September 5,...
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brewtoch
- Jun 29, 2021
- 4 min
Sharia, Part 1 of 3
As I mention in my unpublished manuscript, Muslim Mechanics, the sole purpose of the Muslim religion is to establish sharia law in all...
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brewtoch
- Jun 23, 2021
- 6 min
The Pulse Nightclub
Just recently, the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, a well-known gay bar, memorialized the five-year shooting tragedy that left the...
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brewtoch
- Jun 10, 2021
- 4 min
"Son, daughter, and son-in-law all died in honor killings a decade apart."
That was the headline of a story in the Jerusalem Post a few days ago, May 24, 2021, to be exact. To summarize, the son, a 47-year-old...
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brewtoch
- Jun 4, 2021
- 3 min
The Yellow Badge
The image you see above is entitled “Yellow star from occupied France” and is a photograph taken by Olve Utne (CC BY-SA 2.5,...
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brewtoch
- May 29, 2021
- 3 min
Was Muhammad a Pedophile?
Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, is often labeled as a pedophile because of the age of his bride, Aisha. Critics allege that when Aisha...
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brewtoch
- May 23, 2021
- 3 min
Black Stone of Mecca
Located in the eastern corner of the Kaaba is the Black Stone of Mecca, whose now-broken pieces are surrounded by a ring of stone and...
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brewtoch
- Apr 30, 2021
- 4 min
Do Religious Texts Inspire Violence?
Today’s blog may take a few extra minutes to read, but it covers an important scientific study. Let me explain. I was perusing some...
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