Conservative, evangelical Protestant Christians have studied the Qur'an and Sunnah to assist their proselytizing activities, as if debunking the Qur'an was adequate in and of itself to prove Christianity (Muslims also commit the same logical fallacy in reference to the Bible and Christianity). While Islamic Monitor rejects the evangelical call to accept Christ as Savior, there is much useful, thoughtful, and perceptive information on Islam from various Christian sites that cannot be overlooked.
James George Jatras, in his article The Muslim Advance and American Collaboration, notes that Eastern Orthodoxy has always been at the frontlines of the struggle between Islam and Christianity. This article was originally published in The Christian Activist, an online Eastern Orthodox Christian magazine. Although Mr. Jatras wrote this article in his personal capacity, the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) urged the Republican Party leadership to fire him as a policy analyst. To that end, CAIR solicited the help of various Christian groups: an article The Perpetually Hurt Strike Again from the Indian web portal rediff.com shows the confidence and swagger with which CAIR can rally Christian groups to support their causes.
The United Methodist Church joined CAIR in its campaign against Mr. Jatras, as did the so-called Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights. The Catholic League stated that it was returning the favor for the support that CAIR gave in fighting portrayal of Jesus in the play "Corpus Christi," and the league’s name appeared in an ad sponsored by CAIR in the Washington Post. Islamic Monitor opines that CAIR was merely hunting for an issue (how many "hits" would The Christian Activist otherwise get?) and that it was taking advantage of the Islamic sanctioned practice of al-taqiyah, or simulating whatever position is needed to win, in order to provoke dissension among Christian groups and undermine efforts at Christian ecumenism for Islam's gain.
Why do Christian, Jewish, and other interfaith groups support Islamic causes? Judaism, Christianity, and Islam make up the tapestry of Abrahamaic religions: undo one, and you unravel them all. Islamic Monitor opines that these organizations have lost their mission and credibility with their adherents and are playing the Moslem card in a desperate attempt to regain what they gave up.
Islamic Monitor does not promote Christianity, and indeed finds the same vices (cornering the market on the Truth, proselytizing, self-righteousness, triumphalism) in Christianity as in Islam, but lists these Christian sites as they provide valuable information on Islam or illustrate relationships between Christianity and Islam:
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