Christian Apologetics Society: Father Zakaria Botros Radio Broadcast Angers Michigan Muslims

Scripture Memorization

Isaiah 55:11
So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it

Gen 1:3
Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light

Matthew 26:26
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body."

Malachi 1:11
My name will be great among the nations, from the rising to the setting of the sun. In every place incense and pure offerings will be brought to my name, because my name will be great among the nations," says the LORD Almighty.

John 20:23
If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.

James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

James 2:14
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

Luke 20:38
For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him.

Rev 21:27
Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.

1 Cor 3:15
If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

Psalm 51:5
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.

John 3:5
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Titus 3:5
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

1 Timothy 3:15
but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Acts 22:16
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

Father Zakaria Botros Radio Broadcast Angers Michigan Muslims

Father Zakaria Botros, a favorite Orthodox priest here at CAS, has been stirring up Muslim angst here in the U.S.. Its seems Father Zakaria's radio broadcast is broadcast here in the U.S., as well as to Arabic countries. His ability to cite passages from both the Koran and Haddith that are unflattering of the great prophet has caused a write-in/call-in campaign to stop his broadcast. Wow!

A recent Detroit News article states: "In an Arabic-language broadcast Wednesday on WNZK 680/690 AM, the Rev. Zakariah Boutros said the Muslim prophet Muhammad had engaged in necrophilia and gay sex, according to the Council on American Islamic Relations." The Council on American Islamic Relations, or CAIR as its commonly known in the Christian blogosphere, is avery pro-Islam apologetics agency. CAIR is not without some controversy on its own. The Detroit News article mentions further along "Dawud Walid, of CAIR, which distributed a "national alert" Thursday asking Muslims to contact the radio station to express concerns about the broadcast."

Apparently the offense was Father Botros citing an "Islamic text" that recounted the Prophet Muhammad sleeping in the grave of a dead woman and allowing a man to kiss and caress his chest. Doesn't sound like really sinful stuff to me, but apparently, this is somewhat offensive to Muslims who consider the allegations to defame Muhammad.

Again we encourage those Christian apologists who seek to engage Islam to study Father Zakaria Botros, his apologies, and his sources. The trite charge of "worshipping the moon God" is not effective. Using Islamic sources like the Koran and the Haddith to ask challenging questions is what works.

Labels: Islam, Koran, Zakaria Botros