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Various authors and scholars have written Thoughtful Christian studies on the Middle East, including the Palestinian and Israeli conflict. This study is written by a Jewish man who has lived in Israel. We encourage participants to respectfully consid...

A Christian Response
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An atheist is someone who believes there is no God. There are at least five million atheists in the United States, and, by many accounts, it is not rare for them to experience discrimination because of their beliefs. A quick example might be seen in ...

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Buddhism is one of the world's major religions, with its roots in Indian theology and spirituality.The origins of Buddhism date back to the life of Siddhartha Gautama, a high-caste Indian born into a royal family in 563 BCE. Legend has it, his overpr...

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The rise and expansion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or the Mormons, constitute a unique chapter in the study of world religions. Not only did this tradition emerge in the modern era and on the North American continent, but it h...

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There's a great old saying that asks, "What does he know of England who only England knows?" The same concept holds true for Christians. Knowledge of other cultures and other faiths inform our own knowledge about the Christian faith to which we are c...

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A basic understanding of the Koran, the holy scriptures of Islam, can be beneficial in helping us understand our Muslim brothers and sisters.Where did the Koran come from? Who wrote it? How is it organized, and what is its message? These are a few of...

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This great religion occupies the attention of the world as never before in modern times. The thoughtful Christian seeks to get behind the sensational headlines, the biased stereotypes, and the polemics that so often characterize the treatment of Isla...

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Most Christians are aware that our faith is grounded in the Jewish faith. What we call the Old Testament is really the Scripture for the Jews. Many of us have Jewish friends and are respectful of their faith. But do we really know how they live their...

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In 1950, self-professed scientist and science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard published Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, in which he outlined the basic tenets of what would become known as the Church of Scientology (CoS). Over the next t...

Sibling Rivalry in the Muslim Family
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Although Christians are becoming more familiar with Islam in general, they still have relatively little knowledge about the differences between Sunni and Shi'ite Islam. To some extent, this parallels Muslim lack of knowledge about the differences bet...