EP 185 | Is Islam a Religion or a Political System? A Former Muslim Explains | Redeeming Truth

Join Pastor Jon Benzinger as he sits down with special guest Dan Burmawi, former Muslim and author of Islam, Israel, and the West, for a thought-provoking episode of Redeeming Truth.

Dan shares his powerful journey from growing up in a devout Muslim family in Jordan to discovering Christianity—and the personal cost he paid for following Christ.

This episode dives deeply into the roots of Islamic extremism, how Islam is understood and practiced differently in the West versus Islamic countries, and why Western churches and communities must respond with both truth and wisdom.

Through theological clarity and firsthand experience, this conversation addresses some of the most urgent cultural and spiritual challenges facing the church today.

Key topics include:

• Dan's dramatic conversion and the cost of faith in the Middle East
• How Islam is perceived and practiced in the West vs. Islamic nations
• The role of theology in shaping political and social behavior
• Rising anti-Semitism and the intersection of leftist ideology and Islamic expansion
• Can Islam be reformed—and what that would mean for the future
• Practical strategies for churches and communities to stand firm in truth

Subscribe, share, and join the conversation in the comments as we unpack some of today's most urgent spiritual and cultural questions.

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