Islam - the world’s largest cult? Part 2

Islam - the world’s largest cult? Part 2
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Kent Philpott
Kent Philpott Kent Philpott is pastor of Miller Avenue Baptist Church, Mill Valley, California, and director of Earthen Vessel Publishing.
01 February, 2002 6 min read

One sign of a cult is the way it keeps its adherents in the dark about other faiths. I doubt whether Muslims today know much about the message of Jesus and his gospel. They know only what they have been told by their religious teachers. How accurate would we expect this information to be?

To make it even worse, there is a general misunderstanding of what Christianity is. One misconception, for example, is that the ‘West’ is Christian and that America is a Christian nation.

But all that goes by the name of Christian is not Christian. To grasp what is the true essence of Jesus’ teachings, we must examine the primary source, the Bible.

What about the Crusades?

Muslims often ask: ‘What about the Crusades?’ The intention of this question is often to deflect attention from the violence and oppression displayed by Muslims worldwide in the name of Allah.

Islam - the world’s largest cult? Part 1
Islam is rarely critiqued by journalists because it can be dangerous to do so. This has been less true since 11 September 2001 because people are interested in Islam and are searching for answers.

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