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Bill Maher, from HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, opens his new film Religulous this week. Bill sat down for an exclusive 1 on 1 with National Lampoon's Matt Zaller for the Zaz Report to discuss God, Politics, Religion, and the American election. Bill dishes on the almighty, organized religion, Sarah Palin and John McCain, and most importantly, how to correctly pronounce his name. Religulous is as funny as Bill Maher is, so the funny meter is quite high. Christianity, Islam, Judaism, the after life? It's all fair game!

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A discussion of the evidence that the roots of Christianity's "Satan" stem not from the Hebrew scriptures, but the Zoroastrian scriptures. By Todd Allen Gates, author of "Dialogue with a Christian Proselytizer." An overview of whole series of "Using the Socratic Method with Christian Proselytizers": 1 of 7: a brief description of videos 2 through 7. 2 of 7: a description of the Socratic Method. 3 of 7: the ground premises that the skeptic needs to establish with the Christian in order (a) for the Socratic Method to work, and (b) to focus on the issue at hand, which is "Are there valid reasons for me to believe that the Judeo-Christian Bible is the Word of God?" 4 of 7: the skeptic and the Christian read through scriptures and stories from non-Christian religions. Both agree that the following three characteristics are strong clues that a religion was not created by an Omniscient Wisdom, but just made up by people: (1) a cluelessness about the true layout of the universe, (2) senseless prejudices, (3) the borrowing of ideas & stories from pre-existing religions. 5 of 7: the skeptic and the Christian read through the Judeo-Christian Bible, and examine it by the same critical light just held up to non-Christian religions. Science, Religion, and "truth" vs. "Truth": An explanation of how science and religion are opposites of each other when it comes to how permanent each considers its own knowledge to be--why religion spells its truths with a Capital T, and why science uses the lowercase t. This discussion is a continuation of a topic brought up in Video 5, but as my notes for this tangent issue grew longer and longer, I decided to give this 3-part series a separate title. 5.1 through 5.5: Further details on the origins of the Judeo-Christian bible--how many of its ideas & stories can be found in religions that pre-date the bible by centuries. 5.1 explains why many of the baffling details within the tale of Noah & the Ark make sense once the story is read as a monotheistic version (in which God is said to be Omniscient, Omnipotent, and Benevolent) of a story that was originally polytheistic (in which the gods were none of the above). 5.2 discusses the pre-Christian religious stories from the Greeks, Romans, and Zoroastrians about unions between gods & mortals, miraculous virgin births, and offspring that were both human and god. It also covers the "Satanic pre-plagiarization" explanations from early Church Fathers Justin Martyr and Tertullian on how the pagans knew about these phenomena centuries before the time of Jesus. 5.3: Richard Dawkins refers to the Christian premises behind the belief that Jesus/God sacrificed Himself to appease Himself as "barking mad." This video looks at each of those premises--Divine Anger, the need for sacrifice, the use of a scapegoat--from the perspective of comparative mythology. A subtitle for this video would be "Richard Dawkins meets Joseph Campbell." 5.4: the evolution of the afterlife. Stage One - the 37 out of 39 Old Testament books that either don't mention, or even deny, an afterlife. Stage Two - the 2 Old Testament books that say there IS an afterlife. Stage Three - The New Testament, in which the afterlife, complete with Judgment Day & Heaven & Hell, becomes one of Christianity's main selling points. 5.5: a discussion of the evidence that the roots of Christianity's "Satan" stem not from the Hebrew scriptures, but the Zoroastrian scriptures. 6 of 7: a discussion of an abbreviated form of using the Socratic Method with proselytizers. 7 of 7: a discussion of why my approach focuses on skepticism of so-called revealed religions rather than skepticism of a Creator.

This is a lesson from Pastor Ed Collins of Eusebeia Bible Ministries. This is the first of multiple lessons on the truth about eternal security, salvation, and Christianity.

This is a lesson from Pastor Ed Collins of Eusebeia Bible Ministries. This is the second lesson of multiple lessons on salvation, christianity, and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

A discussion of the evidence that the roots of Christianity's "Satan" stem not from the Hebrew scriptures, but the Zoroastrian scriptures. By Todd Allen Gates, author of "Dialogue with a Christian Proselytizer." An overview of whole series of "Using the Socratic Method with Christian Proselytizers": 1 of 7: a brief description of videos 2 through 7. 2 of 7: a description of the Socratic Method. 3 of 7: the ground premises that the skeptic needs to establish with the Christian in order (a) for the Socratic Method to work, and (b) to focus on the issue at hand, which is "Are there valid reasons for me to believe that the Judeo-Christian Bible is the Word of God?" 4 of 7: the skeptic and the Christian read through scriptures and stories from non-Christian religions. Both agree that the following three characteristics are strong clues that a religion was not created by an Omniscient Wisdom, but just made up by people: (1) a cluelessness about the true layout of the universe, (2) senseless prejudices, (3) the borrowing of ideas & stories from pre-existing religions. 5 of 7: the skeptic and the Christian read through the Judeo-Christian Bible, and examine it by the same critical light just held up to non-Christian religions. Science, Religion, and "truth" vs. "Truth": An explanation of how science and religion are opposites of each other when it comes to how permanent each considers its own knowledge to be--why religion spells its truths with a Capital T, and why science uses the lowercase t. This discussion is a continuation of a topic brought up in Video 5, but as my notes for this tangent issue grew longer and longer, I decided to give this 3-part series a separate title. 5.1 through 5.5: Further details on the origins of the Judeo-Christian bible--how many of its ideas & stories can be found in religions that pre-date the bible by centuries. 5.1 explains why many of the baffling details within the tale of Noah & the Ark make sense once the story is read as a monotheistic version (in which God is said to be Omniscient, Omnipotent, and Benevolent) of a story that was originally polytheistic (in which the gods were none of the above). 5.2 discusses the pre-Christian religious stories from the Greeks, Romans, and Zoroastrians about unions between gods & mortals, miraculous virgin births, and offspring that were both human and god. It also covers the "Satanic pre-plagiarization" explanations from early Church Fathers Justin Martyr and Tertullian on how the pagans knew about these phenomena centuries before the time of Jesus. 5.3: Richard Dawkins refers to the Christian premises behind the belief that Jesus/God sacrificed Himself to appease Himself as "barking mad." This video looks at each of those premises--Divine Anger, the need for sacrifice, the use of a scapegoat--from the perspective of comparative mythology. A subtitle for this video would be "Richard Dawkins meets Joseph Campbell." 5.4: the evolution of the afterlife. Stage One - the 37 out of 39 Old Testament books that either don't mention, or even deny, an afterlife. Stage Two - the 2 Old Testament books that say there IS an afterlife. Stage Three - The New Testament, in which the afterlife, complete with Judgment Day & Heaven & Hell, becomes one of Christianity's main selling points. 5.5: a discussion of the evidence that the roots of Christianity's "Satan" stem not from the Hebrew scriptures, but the Zoroastrian scriptures. 6 of 7: a discussion of an abbreviated form of using the Socratic Method with proselytizers. 7 of 7: a discussion of why my approach focuses on skepticism of so-called revealed religions rather than skepticism of a Creator.

Which is the True Legacy of Abraham - Islam, Judaism or Christianity? Jews, Christians and Muslims agree, Abraham, the friend of God, is an example of pure and unconditional righteousness and faith. The love that Abraham displayed towards God is clearly seen in Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his only beloved son. Representing the Muslim perspective was Shabir Ally: Shabir Ally has earned a B.A. in Religious Studies from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, with a specialization in Biblical Literature, and an M.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Toronto with a specialization in Quranic Exegesis. He is now in his third year of Ph.D studies in Quranic Exegesis at the University of Toronto. Shabir is the president of the Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International in Toronto where he functions as Imam. He travels internationally to represent Islam in public lectures and interfaith dialogues. He explains Islam on a weekly television program called "Let the Quran Speak. Representing the Christian side was Dr. Douglas Jacoby: Dr. Jacoby is a leading teacher, and theologian. He has earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from Drew University. He also received a Master theological studies in New Testament History from the Harvard Divinity School and Doctor of Ministry from Drew University in New Jersey. He is the Director of the Athens Institute of Ministry, Atlanta, Gerogia USA. He's been on staff of several churches around the world, both evangelist and teacher. He's spoken and taught in more than 125 cities around the world. Representing the Jewish side was Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Rabbi Shmuley is a world famous TV host, scholar, debater and author. He is host of the daily national radio program, "The Rabbi Shmuley Show" on Oprah & Friends, XM Satellite Radio, and host of the award-winning national TV show, Shalom in the Home on TLC. He is also the international best-selling author of 20 books, including his most recent work, "The Broken American Male: And How to Fix Him". His recent works, "Parenting With Fire" and "Ten Conversations You Need to Have With Your Children" were both launched on Oprah's TV show. The Topic of Debate: Judaism, Christianity or Islam: Which is the True Legacy of Abraham? Shabir Ally (www.ShabirAlly.com) vs. Dr. Douglas Jacoby (www.douglasjacoby.com) vs. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach (www.Shmuley.com) (The Hammerschmidt Chapel at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois, USA June 7th 2008) Does the Qur'an really teach terrorism? Does Islam demand the death of all "infidels"? Are terrorists following the example of Prophet Muhammed(pbuh)? Representing the Muslim perspective was Sami Zaatari: Sami has written hundreds of articles defending Islam , He runs the website www.muslim-responses.com He is currently studying literature in London and is working on a book on Jesus' crucifixion. Representing the Christian side was Mr. David Wood: David is a Teaching Fellow at Fordham University, where he teaches Philosophical Ethics. He holds degrees in Biology and Philosophy and is coauthor of the book Who Was Jesus? Who Was Muhammad? Two Debates, He runs the website www.AnsweringMuslims.com The Topic of Debate: Is Islam a Religion of Peace? Sami Zaatari (www.Youtube.com/SamiZaatari) vs. David Wood (Eastside Christian Church, California, USA 14th September 2008) For further information on upcoming or previous debates click here http://shabirally.com/debates.asp

From Pastor Ed Collins of Eusebeia Bible Ministries. Lesson 3 of multiple studies regarding the differences between religion, which is based on salvation by works, and Christianity, which is based solely on a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Does the Bible really teach terrorism? Is Christianity a violent religion? Did Jesus advocate violence in the Bible? Representing the Muslim perspective was Sami Zaatari: Sami has written hundreds of articles defending Islam , He runs the website www.muslim-responses.com He is currently studying literature in London and is working on a book on Jesus' crucifixion. Representing the Christian side was Mr. David Wood: David is a Teaching Fellow at Fordham University, where he teaches Philosophical Ethics. He holds degrees in Biology and Philosophy and is coauthor of the book Who Was Jesus? Who Was Muhammad? Two Debates, He runs the website www.AnsweringMuslims.com The Topic of Debate: Is Christianity a Religion of Peace? Sami Zaatari (www.Youtube.com/SamiZaatari) vs. David Wood (Eastside Christian Church, California, USA 14th September 2008) For further information on upcoming or previous debates click here http://muslim-responses.com/new_site_updates