Exclusive: Pamela Geller compares media treatment of 2 authors' books
UPDATE: Liberal media love new Jesus book 'Zealot', fail to mention author is Muslim
"Media reports have introduced Aslan as a “religion scholar” but have failed to mention that he is a devout Muslim.
"His book is not a historian’s report on Jesus. It is an educated Muslim’s opinion about Jesus -- yet the book is being peddled as objective history on national TV and radio."
...."“Zealot” is not new work from a historian. It is a sophisticated presentation of views that Muslims have held about Jesus for more than 1,000 years.
"Pamela Geller at Atlas Shrugs "It is critical to point out a small but stunning example of the low state of legitimate public discourse today.
"Not so long ago, Robert Spencer, one of the world’s leading scholars on Islam, wrote an extraordinary book entitled “Did Muhammad Exist?” It was a brilliant, original and scholarly work investigating the legitimate questions surrounding the historical value of the early Islamic texts about Muhammad. Spencer pulled together information from ancient documents with linguistic and archaeological data in a remarkable reevaluation of Islam’s origins."
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"But although Spencer didn’t entitle his book any of those things, and “Did Muhammad Exist?” is a straightforward, dispassionate historical investigation, the media treated it as if it were the one that was designed solely to denigrate and disparage the founder of a religion. That is not true of Spencer’s book, but it is true of Aslan’s screed “Zealot.” "
In the comments to this post, Walter Sieruk said:
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| Reza Aslan |
"Media reports have introduced Aslan as a “religion scholar” but have failed to mention that he is a devout Muslim.
"His book is not a historian’s report on Jesus. It is an educated Muslim’s opinion about Jesus -- yet the book is being peddled as objective history on national TV and radio."
"Zealot” is a fast-paced demolition of the core beliefs that Christianity has taught about Jesus for 2,000 years. Its conclusions are long-held Islamic claims—namely, that Jesus was a zealous prophet type who didn’t claim to be God, that Christians have misunderstood him, and that the Christian Gospels are not the actual words or life of Jesus but “myth.”This is akin to the teachings of the Jehovah's Witnesses. An ardent Pakistani Muslim friend from work had a number of books on his shelf that he used to refute Christian beliefs and they included several Watchtower publications.
...."“Zealot” is not new work from a historian. It is a sophisticated presentation of views that Muslims have held about Jesus for more than 1,000 years.
"Pamela Geller at Atlas Shrugs "It is critical to point out a small but stunning example of the low state of legitimate public discourse today.
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| Spencer |
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"But although Spencer didn’t entitle his book any of those things, and “Did Muhammad Exist?” is a straightforward, dispassionate historical investigation, the media treated it as if it were the one that was designed solely to denigrate and disparage the founder of a religion. That is not true of Spencer’s book, but it is true of Aslan’s screed “Zealot.” "
In the comments to this post, Walter Sieruk said:
Jesus never killed anyone and taught be love and pray for your enemies. In contrast Muhammad did murder many people and taught his follower[s] to do likewise. Let these facts speak for themselves.
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