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brewtoch
Sep 23, 20235 min read
What Do Latter-day Saints and Muslims Have in Common?
In 2021, the Latter-day Saints released a 35-page pamphlet titled Muslims and the Latter-day Saints: Beliefs, Values and Lifestyles.
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brewtoch
Jul 30, 20236 min read
Did Zoroastrianism Shape Islam?
Zoroastrianism is an ancient religion that has been here longer than Judaism, and its impact on Islam is enormous.
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brewtoch
Jul 16, 20235 min read
Christianity's Resurgence: Focus on Africa – Part 2
Christianity is declining in the West, but growing in Africa. What are the factors causing this and how will it turn out?
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brewtoch
Dec 3, 20224 min read
Where Goes Britain, Iran not far Behind
For the last 50 years, Christianity in Britain has declined significantly. Now, Iran has the same symptoms.
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brewtoch
Nov 20, 20226 min read
The Rationale for Suicide Bombings
Suicide attacks by jihadis mainly target other Muslims they labeled as apostates, infidels, or collaborators. See their rationalization.
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brewtoch
Jul 23, 20224 min read
What is Islamophobia?
On Jan 1 of this year, I posted an article entitled "Why Americans Should Worry About H.R. 5665." The U.S. House of Representatives...
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brewtoch
Jul 16, 20224 min read
The Hajj is Getting Hotter (and so is everything else)!
This week's blog is about climate change and how it will affect the Hajj in the coming years. I have run across four...
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brewtoch
May 21, 20225 min read
Is Islam pro or con on science? Part 2
Last week, I mentioned that of the 6,000 verses in the Qur'an, only about 750 deal with natural phenomena. Starting in the 1970s and 80s,...
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brewtoch
May 14, 20224 min read
Is Islam pro or con on science? Part 1
Of the 6.000 verses in the Qur'an, only about 750 deal with natural phenomena. Many verses of the Qur'an ask humankind to study nature,...
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brewtoch
Mar 26, 20226 min read
How Muslims treat people with disabilities
This topic got my attention when I saw an article about K.V. Rabiya, an Indian Muslim woman who received the Padma Shri, that country’s...
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brewtoch
Mar 6, 20224 min read
PONTIF MAXIM
The picture that accompanies this article is taken from the reverse side of the "tribute penny" given to Jesus. The story goes that on...
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brewtoch
Feb 19, 20224 min read
Taking Over the World: Islamization Explained
I recently ran across an old video on dailymotion.com, a website that still has an inventory of videos taken down from YouTube. The video...
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brewtoch
Feb 5, 20225 min read
Get ready for Ramadan 2022
Every religion has rituals, such as celebrating an important religious occasion by attending services conducted in much the same way they...
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brewtoch
Jan 15, 20224 min read
One Marketing Advantage Christianity Has That Islam Doesn't
In chapter 10 of my forthcoming book, Muslim Mechanics, I address two business concepts: the Product Life Cycle and the...
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brewtoch
Jan 8, 20224 min read
70,000 Arabic teachers needed. Apply within
Last week, I came across an interesting news article on feedspot.com, an internet news aggregator. The article's title was "Pakistan:...
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brewtoch
Dec 25, 20213 min read
Why All the Fuss About Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia?
If you missed it, there was a huge music festival in Saudi Arabia just a couple of weeks ago in mid-December. Somehow, I missed it and...
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brewtoch
Dec 19, 20213 min read
How Much Do You Owe?
Most Christians are familiar with the concept of tithing. Tithing is first mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 14: 19-20. A priest blessed...
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brewtoch
Dec 10, 20213 min read
The Mahdi
Several weeks ago, when I was discussing the movie DUNE, I mentioned that one of the similarities the movie had to Islam was that Paul...
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brewtoch
Nov 28, 20213 min read
What does DUNE have to do with Islam?
Most sci-fi geeks and seasonal moviegoers know that DUNE, Part 1 was recently released into local theatres and will soon be on HBO Max. ...
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brewtoch
Nov 22, 20213 min read
Muslims have a Field Day on November 2, Election Day
In the United States, elections are held throughout the year. There are city and county elections, political party elections, recall...
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