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Hank Unplugged: Essential Christian Conversations

History of Jihad: From Muhammad to ISIS with Robert Spencer

Hank Unplugged: Essential Christian Conversations

The Christian Research Institute

Education, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.9809 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2019

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

Robert Spencer has not only faced death threats for speaking the truth about Islam, people have actually attempted to kill him. In an era of political correctness gone crazy it is downright dangerous to have an honest conversation about Islamic history and the teachings of Muhammad that Muslims honor as their prophet. A willingness to follow truth wherever it leads, even if it is unpopular, is what makes Robert Spencer so special and why Hank has such a deep respect for his work. Their conversation details the role of Islam in the world today through a thorough understanding of Islam throughout world history.

Topics discussed include: Robert Spencer once trained US military personnel on the mindset of an Islamic terrorist and why CAIR asked for him to be removed from that position (2:55); divine providence saving both Hank Hanegraaff and Robert Spencer’s lives and how facing death changes the way you live your life (5:25); the contributions that Christianity has made to Western Civilization and why an Islamic worldview could never have led to them (11:30); contrasting the history of Jesus Christ and Mohammed (14:00); addressing the state of affairs in Turkey today and the restoration of an Islamic Caliphate (16:45); why the history of jihad is not known or remembered by most Americans (19:20); the phenomena of Islamophobia and the lack of honest discourse on Islam (21:50); why Sharia makes Islam and democracy an impossible combination (27:35); Meccan and Medinan Suras and the contradictions in the Quran (29:45); the growing Muslim majority in the western world as an example of demographic jihad (33:35); Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, anti-Semitism and the growing Islamic influence in the US government (35:30); did Ilhan Omar marry her own brother in a case of immigration fraud? (37:30); the impact of Islam in Michigan and the future of Islam in America (39:30); why does the radical left love Islam and hate Christianity? (41:55); the difference between the just war theory in Christianity and jihad in Islam(46:00); why it is critical to put the history of the Crusades into a proper perspective (47:35); the mass genocide of Christians in the Middle East today and how political correctness is helping it to happen (51:55); Pope Francis, Barack Obama and George W. Bush defending Islam as a religion of peace (54:25); the state of Islamic terrorism today (1:09:15); the Dome of the Rock, the Hagia Sophia and Muslims reappropriation of important religious sites of other religions into mosques (1:13:30); Robert Spencer’s return to Eastern Orthodoxy (1:21:40); why Robert Spencer is writing an apologetic for Orthodoxy focused on arguments against papal authority (1:23:15); why Islam is the biggest threat to Western Civilization (1:27:10); is Iran, Saudi Arabia or Turkey the biggest threat to the West in the Islamic world? (1:29:25); Robert Spencer receiving death threats (1:32:35); Robert Spencer’s upcoming book The Palestinian Delusion: The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process (1:35:55).

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0:00.0

Welcome to another edition of Hank Unplugged.

0:25.6

I have the tremendous privilege today to bring you Robert Spencer.

0:32.6

Robert is a hero of mine, quite frankly, and I think he ought to be a hero to you as well.

0:38.6

The more you get to know about Robert, the more you realize that what he is doing is

0:44.2

heroic, particularly in this cultural climate.

0:48.0

He's the director of Jihad Watch.

0:50.9

He's a Shilman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center.

0:56.0

And think about this. He's led seminars on Islam as well as jihad for the FBI,

1:03.0

the U.S. Central Command, the U.S. Army Command, the U.S. Army's asymmetric warfare group, the Joint Terrorism Task Force,

1:18.9

the Justice Department's Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council, as well as the U.S. intelligence community. He has made his mark on our culture in

1:35.4

myriad ways. He has written so many fantastic books. He's the author of 19 books,

1:43.4

and he's not slowing down anytime soon.

1:46.8

And that includes the New York Times bestsellers, the politically incorrect guide to Islam and the Crusades,

1:56.5

and the truth about Muhammad. He's got a forthcoming book out in December. It's titled

2:05.5

The Palestinian Delusion, The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process. And

2:14.2

the book that I'm really excited about, I don't think anybody's ever done anything this

2:19.9

comprehensive before, the history of jihad from Mohammed to ISIS.

2:28.5

And Robert is, well, he's just a fearless warrior.

2:36.7

He's willing to stand for truth no matter the cost, and he has paid a substantial cost.

2:44.5

And so it's my honor to welcome Robert Spencer to Hank Unplugged.

2:49.7

Hi, Robert.

2:50.7

Hank, thanks so much for your very kind words.

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