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Did this woman risk her life to leave Islam for Christianity?

Did this woman risk her life to leave Islam for Christianity?

Rifqa Bary claims her Muslim parents threatened to kill her.

CultureJonathanJuly 23, 2015abuse, Charlie Crist, Christianity, conversion, evangelism, Florida, Hiding in the Light, Islam, Marco Rubio, media, Muslim, politics, Rifqa Bary

Why a Muslim actor plays Jesus in Bill O’Reilly’s TV special

Why a Muslim actor plays Jesus in Bill O’Reilly’s TV special

Remember when Ridley Scott said he couldn't make a film starring "Mohammad so-and-so"?

CultureJonathanMarch 24, 2015Art, Bill O’Reilly, books, Christianity, History, Islam, Jesus Christ, Judaism, Killing Jesus, Lebanon, Muslim, National Geopgraphic, Race, Ridley Scott, television

Was World War I a Religious Crusade?

Was World War I a Religious Crusade?

Philip Jenkins argues that The Great War was also a holy war.

CultureJonathanMay 28, 2014Baylor University, Catholicism, Christianity, History, Hitler, Holocaust, Interfaith dialogue, Islam, Jonathan Merritt, Judiasm, Muslim, Naziism, The Great and Holy War, violence, War, World War I, World War II

What Reza Aslan Could Actually Teach Us

What Reza Aslan Could Actually Teach Us

The real lesson Reza Aslan teaches us has less to do with history than you might expect.

CultureJonathanAugust 12, 2013Atheism, Bed Religion, Christianity, Controversy, debate, Fox News, History, Islam, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Lauren Green, Muslim, Reza Aslan, Zealot