Archetypical

'Leaving the Matrix' isn't about leaving woke liberalism to become a rightwinger. It is about leaving the Left-Right paradigm and engaging with reality as it is.

@MisericordeF Thanks for the thoughtful response. I should have clarified this refers to online evangelism.

I honestly don't think it's a fair assessment. First of all, it makes sense from their perspective to criticize Islam before evangelizing us, because we Muslims won't seriously consider converting to Christianity as long as we believe Islam to be True, as much as serious well-catechized Catholics won't seriously consider the Truth claims of Islam as long as they trust that the Magisterium of the Catholic Church was established by God. Any serious kind of engagement between us will then have to begin by respectfully refuting each other's paradigm. Furthermore, while I have witnessed (and anticipated) over the years the growth of Christian polemics against Islam and while it's a huge industry (by the way I think we should invest more money in respectfully refuting Christianity, by hiring full-time apologists and paying them, a fair, but non-extravagant, salary and being very transparent about it), it's still relatively speaking a niche subject in Christian Apologetics. As a matter of fact, Catholic Answers, probably the largest Catholic apologetic organization in the US, has a budget of over 6 million dollars each year, while they have just barely begun engaging more with Islam. Other Catholic or Protestant apologetic ministries also barely mention Islam and engage more with Atheists. Jay Smith, a well-known figure in anti-Islam Christian missionary circles, lamented the fact some years ago that polemics against Islam were never taught in Christian apologetic universities (I think tho it's changing). Also, I think many Christians online went from one relativistic extreme 'all religions are the same' and a naive engagement with Islam to the opposite attitude. I don't think it's healthy at all but that's also the result of the blowback of our strategy over the decades regarding our presentation of Islam to the West. We overemphasized aspects of our Religion that aligned with liberalism, while it was an honest mistake on our part and we had no malicious intent, it backfired against us when non-Muslims found out that some aspects of our Faith contradicted the liberal paradigm and felt we've deceived them. That's why the whole narrative regarding the concept of 'Taqiya' intensified. That's why we must begin to see things from the perspective of anti-Islam Christians, to better understand our theological opponents in order to change the tone of the whole conversation, to all start engaging with each other with respect but without religious relativism.

Islamic dawah spends more time trying to prove Islam is true than even on critiques of other faiths. Whereas Christian evangelism nowadays seems to spends more time on critiques of Islam than on trying to prove Christianity is itself true. What does this tell us?

@ViteazulD @L1lL3l Ok but lay Christians aren't figuring complex theology when thinking about God in everyday life. Mind reverts to Father or Jesus.

@L1lL3l @Archetypical20 They cannot be Christian if they deny the godhood of the Son. What about the church fathers, ecumenical councils, apostles? They all stated Jesus is God. Lord have mercy

My interactions with Christians has led me to believe there seem to be two types, those more instinctively monotheistic who worship the Father and see Jesus as a mere means to Him, and those who are more absorbed in worship of the image of Jesus (more idolatrous from our stance).

@JoeCortez616 Not a fan of David?

@Archetypical20 For a moment I was going to consider getting this book then I saw David wood as the author of the foreword. Immediately discredited. But I might still grab it anyways

@JoelWebbon @RightWingWatch Too late to put the genie back in the bottle.

@RightWingWatch Universal suffrage is evil.

Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon says that since people will never give up democracy and the right to vote, they must be taken away by force: "Virtuous, ambitious, masculine men have to climb the ladder of power and forcefully take away from the people that which is their detriment."

@infolibnews That's sick but reveals the victimhood mindset.

Ben Shapiro—touting Israel's post-October 7th destruction of Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, and Syria—tells a Chabad synagogue that two days after October 7th he was privately "telling family members" that "one day October 7th would be a Jewish holiday."

@Tiju0Prakash Is this really an Indian account? Seems to be trying too hard.

Trump casually says 'I have great respect for Pakistan' after learning about Pakistan opening land routes with Iran Meanwhile, our 'Vishwaguru' Modi ji is busy doing what? Begging for American attention. Pakistan is making moves, building corridors, and Trump respects them. And we Indians are still doing 'Howdy Modi' shows for likes. Shame on this weak foreign policy! Modi has turned India into a joke.

@Narjes_Rahmati @Tracking_Power I don't think the Roman convert part is true. I think they are mainly Eastern European and Central Asian heritage.

The DNA is of Jewish Yemenis = The same as other Yemenis. The DNA of Jewish Iranians = The same as other Iranians. The DNA of Jewish Ethiopians = The same as other Ethiopians. Ashkenazim are descendants of Roman converts to Judaism who later settled in East Europe and intermarried. Jews from North Africa = A mix between Spanish, Berbers and Arabs. This also does not take into account the fact that, every year, tens of thousands of people convert to Judaism. In other words, it is a RELIGION, not a distinct nation or ethnicity.

Are the Jews indigenous to the Levant? Er, No. The truth is that Ashkenazi Jews come mostly from Eastern Europe, with origins in the Caucasus, Turkey and Iran. Sephardim, are mostly of Arab and Berber origins. They are ‘Arab Jews’ with perhaps as little connection to Palestine as the Ashkenazim.  There is, in other words, no unitary ‘Jewish people’ with any historically continuous claim to the land of Palestine. Sorry about that. english.almayadeen.net/articles/analy…

Obviously I don't wish for more bombardment of Iran, but part of me understands that a last volley may be the only face saving move Trump can employ before declaring victory and leaving. If he sinks further, it is destruction.

@ak_ar3hi Your argument above was that Muslims are trying to hide it. The opposite happened. It became a scandal.

@Archetypical20 Really? Did anyone get arrested, or they dumped it and continue to blame everything on Israel? Where is Aziza Al Ahmadi? Where is Abdullah Al Maari?

Why are some people trying to hide the Epstein relationship with muslims and Islam? How & why did he obtain “Kiswa”, and where is the outrage? The left, the far right, and the muslims were obsessed with the #Epsteinfiles so let’s see their reaction to this. We demand answers.

@jinxca The Father as part of their Trinity, yes Eternal

@Archetypical20 What Father? Is he Eternal?

Is Israel trying to provide a Western Christian backlash?

@Nadeem83Shafqat @RmSalih Obviously

@RmSalih Roshan so do the actions of Muslim extremists and Pakistani sexual abusers contribute towards anti-muslim hate?

The actions of the Israeli regime are the main cause of antisemitism in the UK. This is blatantly obvious for anyone with eyes to see.

@AkyolinEnglish @khanemawlana Sir doesn't it feel odd as a Muslim to spend all your days critiquing various Muslim govts? Dont we get enough of that from non-Muslims? Can we just respect that different countries based on their own history & practices manifest govts their own ways and we can disagree?

The Taliban regime imposes its own interpretation of Islam on all of society. What are the Islamic arguments against that? Can the Qur’anic verse “No compulsion in religion” point toward a solution? Tonight, we’ll discuss this with Afghan scholars at Rumi House, @khanemawlana:

@itsyoboinarza Sure that's why it's called. Divine Mystery.

@Archetypical20 quite easily actually.

@BinhamidAli Wow I watched the entire video. I am sorry sir, but your take was replete with factual errors and your attempts to justify Trump's foreign policy decisions are mind-boggling. Worse you took two hours and barely touched any of Trump's downsides from your perspective. Hard watch.

Why it was easy to vote for Trump in 2024. A clip from “The Muslim Perspective on Trump that Nobody is Talking About.” Full interview here: youtu.be/3ir143KGx6M?si…

@ViteazulD My point is more basic than that. It is the kneejerk reflex Christians have when then think of God. Some think of the Father, others of Jesus. Do you understand what I am saying?

@Archetypical20 Those who deny the Son deny the Father, and therefore are not Christians. The hundreds of Church Fathers agree, the apostles agree, the direct disciples of Jesus agree. The opinion of the uneducated cannot falter over the infallible ecumenical councils

@InspiringPhilos Mike, can you tell me why the Holy Spirit isn't as big a focus as the Father and Jesus in your theology?

In this very clip we literally anticipated you guys clipping things and taking what was said out of context and that is exactly what you did. Dawah is in complete disarray. 🤣

@DaveBest07 Why the need to swear?

@Archetypical20 Interact with and you will realize you worship a fuckin idol

@chrismramsey Which part do you contest?

@Archetypical20 Completely not true.