029 – Live with Apostate Prophet
I’m joined by Apostate Prophet (AP) for a livestream to discuss our different approaches and agreements and disagreements.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/IYl_9PIaM6M
Timestamps:
0:00 Introductions
1:15 How did the Apostate Prophet end up being a “prophet”?
7:30 The different approaches to criticizing Islam – What approach is best to engage with Muslims?
17:55 Is Christianity better than Islam? The need to “liberalize Islam”. The changing religious landscape in Turkey.
21:55 The ex-Muslim label and normalizing dissent. The social pressure/compulsion applied to Muslims.
26:16 Is modern Islam the same as the Islam of Mohammad? What is true Islam? Criticizing Islam that the people are practicing.
29:15 Slavery and the apologetics around it. How ISIS and Boko Haram brought back slavery and exposed the hypocrisy of Muslims. The letter to Bagdad.
44:06 How terrorism made Abdullah feel when he was a Muslim. The cognitive dissonance that Muslims suffer in this regard.
48:50 Can the international community simulate the pressure campaign they applied to Brunei and apply it to other Islamic states to make them abandon some of their harsh laws?
51:15 More Muslims are hostile towards Kafirs because of religious teachings. How similar are the responses between Muslims and the political far-right? Is there a real threat from right-wing extremism?
1:04:20 Will Muslims fast this year and will this affect their immune systems and make them susceptible to Coronavirus infections?
1:05:50 Right-wing extremism in the US VS Islam – Is it a smokescreen to shield the criticism of Islam?
1:09:20 Advice on how to scrutinize the beliefs of Judaism.
1:11:01 Abdullah’s response to Apostate Prophet’s view on rights wing extremism
1:12:53 What would it take for Abdullah and Apostate prophet to convert to Islam?
1:19:25 Final remarks
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