Vatican declares Mexican Death Saint blasphemous
Source: BBC A senior Vatican official has condemned the cult of Santa Muerte, or Holy Death, in Mexico as “blasphemous”. The president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture, Cardinal […]
Islam for the West
The Christian Theology and Nature of Jesus APRIL 29, 2013 Source: The Muslim Sunrise, Spring, 2013. By Zia H Shah MD Christianity is sandwiched between Judaism and Islam and three fourth of the […]
Orthodox Christians are Celebrating Easter on May 5
Collected and Written by Zia H Shah MD Most of the Muslims know about the Catholic and Protestant Christians, but, fail to recognize the Orthodox Church, her precise beliefs and […]
Prof. Bart Ehrman on the Bible’s Authors
Forged: Writing in the Name of God–Why the Bible’s Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are Bart D. Ehrman (Author) It is often said, even by critical scholars who should […]
The Christian Theology and Nature of Jesus
Epigraph: “The Messiah, son of Mary, was only a Messenger; surely, Messengers like unto him had indeed passed away before him. And his mother was a truthful woman. They both […]
Muslim extremists attack Christian village in South Punjab, Pakistan
Source: www.pakistanchristianpost.com Lahore: April 27, 2013. (PCP) According to sources of CLAAS, it was informed late evening on April 26, 2012 about the uprising situation of Christians in the village chack […]
Persecution of Christians and Muslims in Britain
theguardian: by Ian Birrell. It is hard to take claims of religious intolerance from Christians seriously when UK Muslims are daily subject to real hate crimes A recent Chatham House study by […]
Jesus and Muhammad and the Question of the State
Source: www.juancole.com “Muhammad brought down from heaven and put into the Koran not religious doctrines only, but political maxims, criminal and civil laws, and scientific theories. The Gospels, on the other […]
David and Goliath: The Whole Story from the Bible, Does the History Repeat Itself?
Epigraph: “And We (Allah) sent not before thee (Muhammad) as Messengers any but men, whom We inspired, from among the people of the towns. Have they not then travelled in the earth and […]
Bringing people back from the dead
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comments: This post has a large bearing on swoon hypothesis. Jesus did not die on the cross and was eventually resuscitated. Source: BBC By William Kremer: […]
Richard Dawkins and the Unbearable Smugness of Tweeting
Huff Post: by Scott Stephens. Dawkins’ views on religion are by now extremely well-known, to the point of cultural saturation thanks to the media’s fixation with him. Dawkins makes for good copy — that’s why journalists love him. But the dogmatic assertions and withering dismissals that made Dawkins a media-darling, […]
China’s Catholic body vs the Vatican
Source: A Times: Most analysis went as follows. The pope is sovereign of the smallest internationally recognized independent state in the world by population; the president of China heads the largest. Yet the size of the population over which the two nations hold sway is oddly similar. There are roughly […]
Science of Circumcision: Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac or St. Paul?
Written and Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to the Islamic understanding, Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac, may peace of God be on all […]
Pope Francis tasks cardinals with studying reform of Catholic Church
Source: CNN Rome (CNN)— Pope Francis has appointed a group of eight cardinals from around the world to look into ways of reforming the Catholic Church, the Vatican said Saturday. The group, which includes U.S. Cardinal Sean O’Malley from Boston, will examine ways to revise the Vatican constitution, Pastor Bonus, […]
Three Videos: Debates about Jesus’ Crucifixion and ‘Resurrection’
Empty Tomb – Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Texas Was Jesus Crucified? Ahmed Deedat Vs Dr. Floyd E. Clark: In this debate, whereas, Dr. Floyd E. Clark stays mostly off the […]
Pope Benedict’s sudden retirement and St. Malachi’s prophecy
Source: Digital Journal By Eliott Elwas Pope Benedict XVI announced his retirement from the papacy in February 2013. The Pope’s sudden retirement reminds many biblical eschatologists of St. Malachi’s famous prophecies for the 112 Catholic popes. Pope Benedict XVI retired on Thursday, 28 February 2013. He is the first pope […]
Easter and new pope: Good time to renew dialogue
Source: New Haven Register, Connecticut. By Dr Sohail Husain As a child, I looked forward to March and April. Because that’s when our local pharmacy would sell Cadbury Creme Eggs. Being a Muslim, I had no idea at the time that the eggs were a symbol of Easter or even […]
Bucking French Tradition, City Sets Up a Kind of Holy Quarter with Mosque, Synagogue, Pagoda and a Temple
NY Times: BUSSY SAINT-GEORGES, France — Set above a sweep of green farmland, the crumbling stone chapel at the center of this village met the spiritual requirements of its Roman […]
My Extraordinary Easter Dinner With A Muslim Family From One Of The Poorest Cities In Egypt
Source: Business Insider, by Robert Johnson. When a man I met Friday invited me to his family’s home for Sunday dinner, it was an exceptionally uncommon offer. When the invitation turned out to be in Dar el-Salam, one of Egypt’s most poverty stricken areas, Easter afternoon turned into a once-in-lifetime […]
Pope Francis and the Turin Shroud: Making sense of a Mystery
Source: The Economist: ON THE eve of his first Easter Sunday celebration as bishop of Rome, Pope Francis sprang another of his teasing little surprises. As the Shroud of Turin, which is probably the Christian world’s most hotly contested holy relic, was given a rare showing on television, he issued […]