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In late May, in Frankfurt, Germany, Jay and Grace got up on the ladder in the center of the city to introduce some Historical Criticism against the Qur'an and the Islamic Traditions, areas of research which were invented in Germany over 200 years ago, but have not been applied publicly against the Qur'an. Earlier that day a popular Muslim YouTuber had issued a death-threat against Jay, asking the German Muslims to 'slit his throat', but Jay and Grace were undeterred and began their talk in front of around 30-40 mostly Christians. Pretty soon, however, an Indian "Scholar" showed up to take Jay on, and the discussion quickly moved into English with Jay confronting the scholar with the problems concerning the manuscript evidence for not only the Qur'an, but also all 4 genres of the Islamic Traditions. The crowd began to grow as they were fascinated by the energetic back-and-forth exchange between Jay and the Indian Muslim 'scholar'. But it became evident that the Muslim 'scholar' wasn't aware of the newest historical research concerning the Qur'an and the traditions, so he began the typical Muslim chant, yelling "Takbir" (the verbal noun for the Islamic phrase Allāhu ʾAkbar), followed by the phrase "Allāhu ʾAkbar", which tends to render the Christians speechless, and mute. Jay quickly began his "Jesus Chant" yelling back: "Who is the King of Kings?" (response = "Jesus, Jesus") "Who is the Lord of Lords?" (response = "Jesus, Jesus") "Who is God in Heaven?" (response = "Jesus, Jesus") "Who is God on earth?" (response = "Jesus, Jesus") "Who died on the cross?" (response = "Jesus, Jesus") "Who rose from the dead?" (response = "Jesus, Jesus") "Who now is in Heaven?" (response = "Jesus, Jesus") "Who waits for you and me?" (response = "Jesus, Jesus") "Who wants to bring you home?" (response = "Jesus, Jesus") By this time the Muslims had all fled, with many German onlookers, most of whom were certainly not Christians yelling out "Jesus, Jesus" in unison with the few Christians who were there. This reaction is not new to Jay and Grace, for they knew that when you call out the name of Jesus openly and passionately, it does 5 things: 1) It brings the name of Jesus’ into the public sphere, where it hasn't been for centuries (at least not in Germany) 2) It destroys the opposition, as His name is so powerful, that even the name of Allah cannot compete! 3) It eradicates and sublimates the paralyzing fear of Islam which so many people in the West, and especially in Europe seem to posses. 4) It simultaneously galvanizes the Christians who hear it being proclaimed loudly and passionately to then go public with his name as well. 5) It attracts the ambivalent onlookers to 'get off the fence' and begin to get involved, as they all “need to come home” to that man with that name! So, let’s use ‘Jesus’ name to fight our battles, because indeed, "There's supernatural power in the name of Jesus"! © Pfander Centre for Apologetics & Polemics - US, August 14, 2026 (133,540)

Dr Jim is a cartographer, who has studied the archaic maps of the Middle East, and in particular the maps which followed the research of the Arabian peninsula by the historian Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD. Dr Jim brought down some of the maps from Ptolemy's research to show that though they listed all of the towns, rivers and mountains of the peninsula, nowhere was Mecca listed. Mecca is probably the most important city in Islam, since that was where, according to Surah 7:24, Eve and Adam were thrown down to from the Garden of Eden, situated in space. This suggests that Mecca would therefore be the oldest city on earth. In Surah 21:51-71 Abraham was in Mecca (according to Muslims) rebuilding the 'Masjid al Haram' (the forbidden place of bowing), which they claim was the Kabbah. If that was so, then Mecca had to have existed in the 19th century BC, and millions of pilgrims would have known about it and spoken or written about it. Yet, we can't find any documentation for the city of Mecca until 741 AD, and it's not on any map until the 10th century. Jim also pointed to the fact that the maps which do exist in the 7th century are not even centered in the area of Mecca, known as the Hijaz, but are centered much further north. Yet, if Mecca was so important it would be at the very center of any map. All these facts suggest pretty clearly that Mecca was created as an 'after-thought', which damages the authority of Mecca historically. So far, Muslims haven't been able to support any historical evidence for their most holy city. Without Mecca, what then do you do with Muhammad, or the Qur'an, as both are dependent on that city in the 7th century to even exist! © Pfander Centre for Apologetics & Polemics - US, 2026 (133,270)

Grace from Germany had been with Jay speaking from ladders in Germany (twice in Berlin, once in Hamburg, and in Frankfurt, and in Amsterdam) now got up on the ladder with Jay yet again at Speaker's Corner, in London. The two of them were quickly confronted by a Muslim concerning the 6 earliest Qur'anic manuscripts. He insisted that all of the earliest Qur'ans were exactly the same. Grace and Jay responded by showing the crowd that none of them are exactly alike, and some even have 1000s of variants when compared to the current Qur'an (i.e. the Topkapi has 2,270 variants). The Muslim man at the foot of the ladder tried to dismiss their proofs by insisting that they didn't need any early manuscripts because the Qur'an had been memorized by 100s of people at the very beginning. Jay and Grace shut down that argument by asking which of the six manuscripts was used to memorize them, and why can't we find any manuscripts from the 7th century, when the Qur'an was supposed to have been created? Jay and Grace then asked why would God, who already had two previous scriptures revealed in Hebrew and Greek, then decide to reveal his third scripture in Arabic, a language which no one could read in the 7th century because written Arabic was so crude that it didn't have any vowels or diacritical marks that early? They then moved to the problem with what we know about what Muhammad did or what he said. It seems that none of those who were living with him (the Sahaba) and were watching and listening to him ever bothered to write down even one word or one sentence concerning what heir prophet did and said. What's more, everything we know about their prophet was not finally written down for 200-300 years after the fact. This is so embarrassing for Muslims that two of their best scholars, Dr Yasir Qadhi and Dr Shabir Ally have now admitted publicly that the entire Western academia considers the Hadith sciences as discredited, because it is completely dependent on Oral Tradition, or nothing more than "heresay". They both admit that the only reason that Muslims can trust in what was finally written down about their prophet was to have a belief (Iman) that the Sahaba and the Tabiun were honest and sinless men, who would never lie, so that what they told the next generation, and the following generation, for 5 generations was 100% accurate. By the time Grace and Jay got to this point the crowd firmly believed that indeed there just was not much authority for either the Qur'an or the Traditions of the Prophet, unless you possessed a lot of "Iman", and hoped for the best. © Pfander Centre for Apologetics & Polemics - US, July 30, 2026 (132,950)

Our third and final episode on the Grooming Gangs in the UK moves into what solutions there are for solving this ongoing problem with these Muslim Grooming gangs which plague towns and cities all across Britain. When asked what he thought concerning solutions to this problem, Jay turned to the 11 recommendations which were written down by Dr Mark Durie in his report on the Grooming Gangs last autumn (2025) 1) His first recommendation is that we should be allowed to be frank and honest in the investigation, and stop always 'tip-toeing' around this problem. 2) That the religious identities of the perpetrators and victims should be rigorously recorded and made public. 3) That police should be trained to interview grooming gang suspects concerning both their religious beliefs and their practices for the victims themselves. 4) That police need to be trained to explore and thoroughly document religious aspects in the testimony of the victims. Listen to the victims. 5) That the state should enforce a legal prohibition of unregistered marriages and a ban on polygamy. 6) That the role of the abuser's family members in enabling abuse should be considered. 7) That Islamic religious leaders should be called upon to issue statements that Muslim men who have sex with unmarried girls are guilty of "Zina", that which Sonia has been talking about in these episodes, and incur the wrath of God, which has not been done till now. 8) That politicians should cease making ignorant claims about what Islam does or does not teach when they have no idea what they're talking about. 9) There needs to be a public acknowledgement of Islam's contributions to the grooming gangs crisis. 10) The UK forced-marriage unit should remove statements on its website claiming that there is no religious basis to marriage trafficking. 11) There needs to be awareness training which could be provided for white working-class communities, and other communities who are targeted by grooming gangs, to help girls and their families to recognize the signs that so that they will not fall into this trap in the future. Tim Dieppe then followed with Rupert Lowe’s more recent "Rape Gang Inquiry", which came out in June, where he listed 9 Recommendations: 1) Revising the sentencing guidelines for group based sex exploitation. 2) Deporting foreign nationals convicted of group based child sexual exploitation. 3) Set of dedicated units in the crown prosecution service to handle these cases. 4) Introduce a new childhood sex sexual exploitation act with the specific offense of organized group based child sex exploitation. 5) A statutory duty to publish ethnicity, immigration status, nationality and religion of victims and perpetrators of all these cases. 6) There should be no allowance that any child can ever consent to sex abuse. 7) Prosecutions for professionals who excuse child sexual activity as consensual 8) Proven rapists should lose parental rights over children born as a result of rape. 9) Mandatory training for frontline professionals on all of the above. Both Beth and Sonia followed by pointing out that the only real solution was the Gospel of Jesus Christ, because that is only revelation where we find an equality between men and women (Galatians 3:28), as well as the injunction to treat our wives as Christ treated the Church, to even be willing to die for them (Ephesians 5:25), because they are equal to us, even their bodies are equal to our bodies (Ephesians 5:28-33). If only Muslim boys and men had that view of women, then we wouldn't be seeing so many rapes by them of our women. But that high view of women can only come from the Bible itself, and the example of Jesus Christ himself. © Pfander Centre for Apologetics & Polemics - US, July 24, 2026 (132,750)

In the UK the Grooming of white English girls (mostly aged between 13-14 years old) by mostly Pakistani Muslim men for sex has been going on for around 70 years. Often these young girls are raped and then tortured and passed around to other Muslim men over-and-over again. Yet no one has come to their aid, as most of those in the government, or in the police force, or amongst the social workers in their areas simply dismissed their calls for help by hiding behind "Community Cohesion". It is only now, after a 219-paged report which came out in June of 2026 by Rupert Lowe MP called "Rape Gang Inquiry" that we know that the number of girls who were groomed and then raped could be over 250,000! A recurring excuse is that this grooming by Pakistani men has nothing to do with religion, that these men are simply perverts which can be found in any society and amongst every religious group. But is this the case? In this episode the 4 panelists quote Surah after Surah from within the Qur'an which denigrates the equality of women, and suggests pretty clearly that women are seen as the property of men, who can do much as they please with them. The panel also look at the Islamic traditions, where a similar scenario can be found, and an overriding view that those outside of Islam are considered 2nd class in comparison to Muslims, particularly the women, whom men can take as "slaves of war" (i.e. in the text it says "what they're right hand possesses"), to do with as they please. Many verses stipulate how a woman should dress in Islam, and that those women who don't dress accordingly can be considered immoral, and thus be treated as such; giving Muslim men the right to sexualize them accordingly. The panel for this series is led by Tim Dieppe, who works for Christian Concern, one of the only organizations in the UK that has actually worked with and helped these girls, and advocated for them in public. Also on the panel is Sonja Dahlmans, a theologian of Islam and Christianity who is doing her PhD thesis at the moment on this very issue with women who are being abused by men in Islam, not just in the UK, but all over the Muslim world. Joining her is Elizabeth Peltola, who has a Master's Degree from the London School of Theology (LST) on the subject of women in Islam, and rounding up the panel is Dr Jay Smith, who has over 45 years of engaging with Muslims publicly on similar issues © Pfander Centre for Apologetics & Polemics - US, July 20,2026 (132,750)

For almost 70 years young white English girls (mostly aged between 13-14 years old) have been groomed by Pakistani Muslim men for sex, often being raped and then tortured and passed around to other Muslim men over-and-over again, yet no one within the government, nor in the police force, nor even amongst the girls social workers came to their aid. And when asked why, they all responded that they said nothing due to "Community Cohesion" (in other words, they were fearful of being labeled "Islamophobic", or "racist"). It is only now, after a 219-paged report which came out in June of 2026 by Rupert Lowe MP called "Rape Gang Inquire" that we know that the number of girls who were groomed and then raped could be over 250,000! Yet only a handful of the Muslim perpetrators have been convicted, while absolutely no one from the UK government, nor the police force, nor any social workers responsible for these girls have been named or shamed, or even tried, to say nothing of being convicted. This series of three discussions looks at the statistics behind this sexual grooming, and asks why the vast majority of the perpetrators are Muslim men who are mostly from Pakistan, and then asks the thorny question concerning whether there is something intrinsic in Islam which either permits these atrocities to happen on such a large scale, or refuses to control the men who participate in it? The panel is led by Tim Dieppe, who works for Christian Concern, one of the only organizations in the UK that has actually worked with and helped these girls, and advocated for them in public. Also on the panel is Sonja Dahlmans, a theologian of Islam and Christianity who is doing her PhD thesis at the moment on this very issue with women who are being abused by men in Islam, not just in the UK, but all over the Muslim world. Joining her is Elizabeth Peltola, who has a Master's Degree from the London School of Theology (LST) on the subject of women in Islam, and Dr Jay Smith, who has over 45 years of engaging with Muslims publicly on similar issues © Pfander Centre for Apologetics & Polemics - US, July 15, 2026 (132,650)

Florian, a student from Germany got up on the ladder for the first time at Speaker's Corner and helped Jay explain the significance of the many Qira'at and Riwayat Qur'ans (the differing readings between these Arabic Qur'ans). This is highly damaging for Muslims as they believe that the Qur'an is eternal, and thus was never created (see Surah 85:21-22 where the Qur'an is referred to as the "Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz" = Eternally preserved tablets). What's more, because it is eternal no man can change even one letter or one word within the Qur'an. That claim is found in Surahs 10:15 and 18:27. And the reason no one can change a word or letter is because according to Surah 15:9 Allah will guard it! So, if we can find even one letter or one word which is different between any two Qur'ans, that suggests that the Qur'an has been changed by men subsequent to the 7th century. Florian showed a picture of 26 different Arabic Qur'ans, each of which had different words within their text, in fact, over 100,000 different words between them. At the Corner, he only held up two of the now 30 different Qur'ans which are used within the Muslim world today, the Hafs (memorized by 93% of the Muslim world), and the Warsh (memorized by 3% of the Muslim world, primarily in Northern Africa and in Nigeria). He and Jay then pointed to just 3 examples of the over 100,000 to prove that these changes weren't just mere dialectical differences, as Muslims always claim, but these examples changed the complete meaning of the words, which changed the meanings of the verses, and in some cases changed the doctrines and the theology as well. You will notice that about 7 minutes into this talk a well-meaning but misguided Christian medical doctor named David tried to shout down Jay and Florian at the foot of their ladders, yelling incessantly to the crowd that we were not preaching the gospel and that no one should be listening to us. Other Christians finally were able to walk him away, which allowed the two to continue with what they were saying concerning the Qira'ats. We understand that he believes Jay is a supporter of ecumenicism, which at the Corner, when confronting Islam, he is, and that no one should have anything to do with him because Jay also believes Christians can lose their salvation, which goes against David's OSAS beliefs. This subject on the Qira'ats is proving to be a real 'game-changer', and if a German student, who speaks English as a 2nd language can communicate the problems with these many differing Qur'ans so eloquently from the ladder and in front of a hostile crowd, there's hope for the rest of us who don't yet feel so brave. © Pfander Centre for Apologetics & Polemics - US, July 12, 2026 (132,560)

Dr. Jay Smith makes the case that violence within Islam is not just a modern problem but a foundational element rooted in both the Quran and the life of Muhammad. By challenging the historical record and theological claims directly, this perspective argues that ignoring these texts is a fatal mistake. Ultimately, one cannot reconcile the faith's origins with peace, necessitating a direct challenge to its core pillars rather than soft apologetics. #quran #muhammad #bible #jesus #christ #christianity #muslim #islam #polemics #apologetics

Dr. Jay Smith shares his position on why polemics are essential in modern apologetics. Rather than just defending beliefs, this approach involves directly contrasting the Bible and the kingdom of God against Islamic doctrine, covering topics like the treatment of women, the teachings of Jesus versus Mohammed, and the core nature of Yahweh versus Allah. It is an honest look at how these historical and theological comparisons are being used today to challenge long-standing strongholds. #quran #muhammad #bible #jesus #christ #christianity #muslim #islam #polemics #apologetics

Dr. Jay Smith was exiled from UK universities for a simple reason: he refused to sugarcoat his critique of Islam. For fifteen years, he debated Islamic societies, only to be blacklisted for exposing the violent and misogynistic roots of the faith. This suppression proves how terrified the academia is of direct confrontation. Relying on soft apologetics fails to dismantle the false narratives trapping people in spiritual darkness. True engagement requires real apologetics and polemics. By attacking the foundation of Islamic theology head-on, he forces a confrontation that modern academia desperately tries to silence. The internet has become the final frontier for these necessary, explosive debates that universities shy away from. #quran #muhammad #bible #jesus #christ #christianity #muslim #islam #polemics #apologetics

Historical silence surrounds the origins of Mecca. Despite claims of its ancient significance, archaeological data reveals a damning reality: there are zero artifacts, maps, or external literary references confirming the city's existence until the 8th century. If this location was central to early history, why does it appear on no maps prior to 900 A.D.? Dr. Daniel Janosik challenges the traditional Islamic narrative, arguing that the foundational story of the 7th century simply doesn't align with the physical or historical record. This investigation into Mecca suggests a manufactured history that collapses under basic scrutiny. #quran #muhammad #polemics #christ #islam #apologetics

On June 7, 2026 Dr Jay Smith had a number of people get up on the ladder with him at Speaker's Corner, each with a message to the people who were gathered there. Dr Paul Blackham, from London, was the first to stand on the ladder with Jay, and for around 35 minutes the two of them unpacked the significance of the Trinity, and why it is so important to understand who exactly our God is. Much of the time they were engaging with a well-known atheist who regularly comes to the Corner, named Steve, to help him understand why God is both 3, yet one, and why this tri-une God is found throughout the Bible, beginning with the first verse in the Bible Towards the end of their time Paul did a comparison with the Islamic god, Allah, who is never known as triune, and therefore, could never be in relationship with either himself, or with anyone else. At the end a Muslim asked why God chose the Jews, suggesting that this meant that God was racist for choosing one people above the rest. Jay and Paul reminded the crowd that the Jews were not chosen for salvation but were chosen to bring salvation to the rest of the world; and this is one reason so much of the world continues to hate them. © Pfander Centre for Apologetics & Polemics - US, July 7, 2026 (132,420)

Dr. Daniel Janosik challenges the traditional timeline of Islam, arguing that the origins of the faith, its central figure, and the Quran may have been constructed much later than standard history claims. Evidence suggests Islam evolved from earlier groups in Northern Arabia rather than starting in 7th-century Mecca. #christianity #jesus #quran #islam #muslim #apologetics #bible #christ #muhammad

The claim that Muhammad appears in Isaiah 42 collapses under examination. While Muslim apologists point to specific verses to force a connection, they blatantly ignore the actual text. Michael Jones breaks down why this common argument isn't just weak, it's a fabrication. By contextualizing the passage, he demonstrates that the text contradicts the very identity Dawah try to force upon it. #islam #muhammad #quran #bible #polemics #jesus #apologetics #muslim

This is the second of 5 evening talks which Jay gave at the famous Kensington Temple in central London, between March 2 - 7, 2026. You can see all of these talks on the KT site at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMYJ-9nYRpzqYlThAXnrZg This second video Jay compares the model for Christianity, Jesus Christ, against the model for Islam, Muhammad, and asks which is more relevant for today, but also which is more historical. With this latter question, Jay introduces some new and very damaging research into what we now know concerning how the story of Muhammad as actually passed down to us today. When compared to the historical authority for Jesus, there is just no comparison. Below is the outline of the areas Jay covers in this video: An outline of the areas Jay will be covering are: INTRODUCTION [I] JESUS IN THE QUR’AN: Even in the Qur'an Jesus is superior to Muhammad [II] WAS MUHAMMAD A ‘MAN OF PEACE’?: When you look at the record from the Islamic Traditions, he was a man of violence, and not a man of peace. [III] WAS JESUS A ‘MAN OF PEACE’?: In contrast to Muhammad, and in fact to any other great leader, Jesus turns out to indeed be a true 'Man of Peace'! [IV] A SUPPOSED PROBLEM WITH JESUS: Looking at the major questions Muslims pose against Jesus and answering them in 2 minutes. [V] COMPARING JESUS AND MUHAMMAD: When compared to Muhammad Jesus comes out on top every time. [VI] THE HISTORICAL JESUS: Historical speaking, the Bible has the right Jesus doing the right things at the right time, proving he really has an amazing historical record. [VII] THE HISTORICAL MUHAMMAD: New research shows how we know almost nothing about the Muhammad of Islam as we simply have no records of what he said or did for between 400 - 800 years after he died! This suggests that the Muhammad of the Traditions (i.e. the Standard Islamic Narrative), and the man Muslims follow today, is not the 'Muhammad of History', but simply the 'Muhammad of faith'! CONCLUSIONS © Pfander Centre for Apologetics & Polemics - US, June 27, 2026 (132,000)