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The BIG Debates brothers and sisters is a very unique platform that seeks to engage with the wider society.
Specifically
it seeks to positively challenge
and engage with secular
and non-secular ideas. What would this do?
Well essentially, this would increase our convictions in Islam and it would show
that Islam
can have a positive intellectual discussion and conversation with the wider
society
using strong, cogent, positive arguments,
couched in human language. “...because you are the leaders in your community
and should be the ones who are actually stepping up to the plate and doing more.
I think that what’s very important is
to come back to a common element which is in essence our humanity, and what do human beings want to do?
Like my son, what does he do? He basically says, 'Dad, look at that!' He wants to share,
so human beings want to share things. Whats very important is that we
share but we share our differences. What we need is good leadership. In frankness
what we need to do is to get leaders who are in touch with people's
humanities that can connect with their fellow human beings and say you know what, we
always talk about commonality but that's going to bring us together anyway, let's
talk about the differences because its the differences are the things that are causing the fears.”
What have we done so far?
Well brothers and sisters, we've had positive, engaging, lively discussions and debates
with key, leading, influential figures in the 21st century.
“It is just as reasonable to believe
that the universe is uncaused,
rather than
that God is un-caused.”
“Jesus acknowledges that the ”
Jews worshipped the Father alone”
“Eminent
muslim scholars argue about what the truth is inside this book”
“The things in religion that are beneficial
to your life,
are actually unique to religion and
can never be replaced by non religious or irreligious life.”