A couple of weeks-ago I ran across a great video of David
Wood teaching about the dangers of Islam’s Sharia Law. I found it at a G+ Community
called Anti-Islam. If you are not
concerned about the Islamophobe label, then check it out.
Here’s Wikipedia on David Wood:
David Wood (Christian apologist)
David Wood (born April
7, 1976)[1] is an American evangelical missionary and a Christian
apologist.[2][3][4] He is currently head
of the Acts 17 Apologetics Ministry.[5] He is a member of
the Society
of Christian Philosophers and the Evangelical
Philosophical Society.[2]
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Early life and education
Wood has stated that he was an atheist[1] in his youth, during
which he had run-ins with the law by breaking into homes and later going as far
as attempting to take his father's life at the age of 18, all due to the belief
he was above societal rules that subsequently conditioned a lack of empathy
within Wood. [6][7][8] After the attempt on
his father's life Wood was sentenced to ten years in prison for malicious
wounding. While in prison, he was confronted with a fellow prisoner
named Randy[8] who was a devout
Christian. Wood often challenged Randy's Christian beliefs, initially claiming
that Randy was only a Christian because he was born into a primarily Christian
society, specifically the United States.[7] Wood began to read
the Bible in order to respond to Randy's rebuttals but it eventually led Wood
to convert to Christianity in 1996 himself, and to eventually reconcile with
his father.[8]
After five years between jail and
prison,[7] he was released in
2000 and went to college earning a degree in philosophy.[9][10][11] While in college,
he was challenged to convert to Islam by
his roommate, Nabeel
Qureshi, a Muslim, and went about investigating the life of
Mohammed using the earliest sources including Ibn Ishaq's epic the "Life of
Muhammad" (the earliest biography of
Muhammad); the hadith collections of Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim (considered
by Sunni Muslims to be the two most reliable or sahih collections
of Muhammad's statements, actions, and example); and the History of the Prophets and Kings by Al-Tabari (one of Islam's
greatest historians).[9] Concluding that the
Quran and Mohammed's example did not simply describe violence in the past (as
in the Christian Bible per his assertion), but rather commanded ongoing
violence, he took up the mantle as a Christian apologist.[9] His roommate Nabeel,
eventually went on to become a Christian apologist as well.[1] Wood would later
earn a Ph.D. in the philosophy
of religion at Fordham
University.[2]
Christian apologetics
Wood has participated in numerous
public debates with Muslims and atheists,[12][13][14] usually in a public
hall or in front of a university audience[15][16][17][18] including debates
with Sunni Muslim apologist Shabir Ally.[2] Wood was invited on
several ABN shows, in inter-religious discussions against atheism and Islam,
where among other things he regularly appears on the Aramaic Broadcasting
Network.[19] He has produced YouTube videos presenting his
views on religion.[20]
Wood opposed the Park51 Islamic Center, arguing that it was not meant
to honor the victims' families, but instead was a symbol of Islamic victory and
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The person who actually posted calls herself Laura the [profane
name which I won’t use]. She does have an interesting bio on her Youtube About Page.
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Blog Editor: Video updated on post 6/4/17. The previous video's Youtube Channel was suspended by Youtube.
Blog Editor: Video updated on post 6/4/17. The previous video's Youtube Channel was suspended by Youtube.
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