043 – Interview with Ex-Muslim Convert Joseph Colden
Interview with a former Islamic convert from the UK.
The YouTube version of this podcast can be found here: https://youtu.be/sCDeoLioZ58
Here are the timestamps for this podcast:
0:00 Introductions
0:42 Joseph’s background in the nominal Christian home in the UK and how he came across Islam – Being sold a sanitized version of Islam and Muhammad by cultural Muslims.
8:45 How an Imam tried to hook up Joseph with an Islamic girl.
12:45 What was life like for Joseph as a Muslim? What was keeping him Muslim?
17:18 Did Joseph participate in community events and does he miss any of them?
18:18 How did the Muslim community react to Joseph’s apostasy.
20:03 What finally led Joseph out of Islam? The issue of Aisha, Why is people can convert to Islam without knowing Arabic but when leaving they are required to know Arabic?
29:20 Why are people encouraged to go through Islamic texts with scholars instead of researching for themselves? How Muslims steer away converts from reading Bukhari and other texts on their own in order to prevent them from seeing the realities of Islam.
35:11 The tokenism of Muslim converts in the UK. How being a convert opened doors for Joseph to meet with some controversial Islamic teachers and scholars
37:50 Mosques in people’s sitting rooms teaching fringe extreme interpretations of the Quran and hadiths
40:05The contradictions in the Quran and the apologetics provided by Muslims. The US VS them mentality in Muslims is reinforced by Islamic teachings. How some Muslims give the Sharia law a Utopian outlook when they are talking to converts.
49:40 Making Muhammad the pinnacle of perfection and morality and the problems that come with this take.
53:00 Apostasy laws and how they are applied in Islamic states.
55:05 Abdullah Sameer clarifies his claim that there was child marriage in the bible
57:11 Joseph’s experiences after leaving Islam – being attacked for criticizing Islam. The bias by law enforcement officers when dealing with apostates and their families.
1:02:40 Fringe Muslims passing Pamphlets advocating for ISIS in 2013 and 2014 and advocating for the Caliphate and Islamism in the Western. The issues of free speech – where should the line be drawn?
1:11:55 Final remarks
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