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Peter Townsend is an author and independent researcher. His books include 'Questioning Islam' (An investigation into the truth-claims of Islam) and 'Nothing to do with Islam?' (An exploration of the link between Islamic teaching and violence) and ’The Mecca Mystery’ (A discussion of the ways in which history challenges the Islamic belief system) ...more

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The Curious Case of the Missing Verse

One of the key differences between the Christian and Muslim views of Jesus Christ is a sharp disagreement about the crucifixion. While the Christian Gospels are unanimous that Jesus died after being crucified, the Qur'an denies the crucifixion in the strongest terms possible: "They (the Jews) boasted we killed Christ Jesus the Son of Mary but verily they killed him not, nor did they crucify him."

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	Questioning Islam: Tough Questions & Honest Answers About the Muslim Religion 4.15 avg rating — 231 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nothing to do with Islam?: Investigating the West's Most Dangerous Blind Spot 4.38 avg rating — 82 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mecca Mystery: Probing the Black Hole at the Heart of Muslim History 4.35 avg rating — 66 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House Built on Sand 4.47 avg rating — 30 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Islam and Indoctrination really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A 'Most Trustworthy Handhold'? : Short Reflections on Islam, Politics and Culture it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arabic for Unbelievers it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Islam Under the Lens : The Peter Townsend Trilogy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El misterio de La Meca: Explorando el agujero negro del corazón de la historia musulmana 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I realize that the Qur'an teaches Muslims that the distinction between questioning Islam and attacking the Muslim community is impossible to maintain,”
― Peter Townsend, Questioning Islam: Tough Questions & Honest Answers About the Muslim Religion

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“Islam tells Muslims that all other sources of knowledge are false. Even those revelations sent earlier by Allah to Jews and Christians are now regarded as corrupted. They can therefore no longer be trusted.”
― Peter Townsend, Questioning Islam: Tough Questions & Honest Answers About the Muslim Religion

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“Muhammad advocated a system of ethics where the guiding question is: ‘What will be good for Islam in these circumstances?’ The guiding question is, therefore, not ‘What is true’? Because of this it is perfectly permissible to tell lies and half-truths, especially if they are told to non-Muslims , if this can serve the interests of Islam.”
― Peter Townsend, Questioning Islam: Tough Questions & Honest Answers About the Muslim Religion

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message 1: by Gary

Aug 13, 2019 01:29AM

Who will speak up against the Muslim child grooming gangs in Britain that have ruined the lives of hundreds of thousands of girls and is still continuing?

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