Yesterday I posted a very brief response to comments made by Jalal Abualrub on his blog. Unfortunately, he has responded by demonstrating that once again the context and intention of those with whom he disagrees does not seem to be his first concern, and this is quite troubling. I had pointed out that I had taken the time to ask a friend in Norway to transcribe the portion of Jalal’s comments that I posted. I mentioned that a number of people had commented that they simply could not understand what he was saying. I played those clips for my class last night, and due both to Jalal’s accent, and the fact that the clips were recorded on a small camera without the use of a microphone, it was, at times, quite difficult to follow him. This is a statement of fact. Sadly, Jalal has chosen to interpret this as “mockery” of his accent. I cannot begin to understand how, or why, he would make such an unkind and prejudicial assumption about what is obviously a simple statement of fact, and was, in reality, made in the context of seeking to make sure his comments were clearly communicated to my audience! And he did so in the context of personally attacking, once again, Sam Shamoun. I appeal to Jalal Abualrub to drop this kind of behavior and instead invest his time in a deeper study of the position that he so confidently denies. I believe I have suggested he consider the possibility of a debate on the historical and theological validity of Surah 4:157 and the meaning of the phrase شُبِّهَ لَهُمْ. David Wood has likewise offered some useful suggestions to further the dialogue. I exhort Jalal to consider a very different approach than the one he is currently using.
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Islamic Apologetics and New Testament Transmission (#9)
James White, , Islam
Saifullah and Azmy quote the less than conservative Interpreter’s Bible in saying, “It is safe to say that there is not one sentence in the NT in which the MS tradition is wholly uniform.” This is simply untrue, and most especially in the context in which it is offered, it is grossly misleading. First, there is a vast difference between
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Another Mega DL! Lots of Topics, Including P&P, Proud of Multiple Abortions, Muslim Arguments, KJV Onlyism
James White, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Islam, King James Onlyism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Uncategorized
Hard to even remember the number of topics we covered today! Looked at a tweet from P&P about my being “childish,” looked at a new contributor to WorldView Weekend who is just repeating the same old, oft-refuted errors, listened to William Lane Craig misrepresent Calvinists (again), played the disgusting clip of an actress proud of her multiple abortions, looked at
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Jeff Durbin on Ohio and Equal Protection, Muhammad Hijab’s Opening Presentation
James White, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, Islam, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Uncategorized
Jumbo edition of the program, basically two 45 minute segments. The first featured Jeff Durbin from his rental car in parts unknown talking with us about his work with End Abortion Now, the Ohio situation, the ERLC, and he and his wife adopting two premie baby girls. In the second I started playing Muhammad Hijab’s opening comments from a 2018
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Synoptic Parallels Examined Seriously/Devin Rose and Roman Catholic Apologetics Today
James White, , Exegesis, Islam, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line
Two main topics on the program today: first, we looked at a claim made by Zakir Hussain in a recent debate regarding, once again, the raising of Jairus’ daughter, as recorded by Matthew and Luke. Then we started looking at Devin Rose’s response to our review of some comments from his Catholic Answers Live interview. I must confess, I was
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Why I Love Jesus and Keep His Commandments
TurretinFan, , Islam
I understand that my friend, Dr. James White, may be preparing a better response to “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus || Muslim Version,” but I want to chime in now, while it is fresh on my mind (rather than waiting 24 years – just sayin’). I’ll respond in chunks to the lyrics. The production quality was pretty good
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It Is Snowing at the Airport
James White, , General Apologetics, Islam
I am sitting at the airport waiting to begin my journey to Australia (via LAX—I really do not like LAX) and I note that, to use his own phraseology, I seem to be “living in Yahya Snow’s head.” I do find it somewhat humorous that someone who has been refuted so many times, has had so many of his arguments