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A Muslim student challenges Pastor Cliff about mentioning Islam negatively and claims Muhammad is mentioned in the Torah. Cliff disagrees and clarifies that Jesus is not mentioned as an historical figure in the Old Testament.
The student insists a verse in Song of Solomon in Hebrew refers to Muhammad, but Cliff disputes this, stating it's a love poem written centuries before Muhammad's birth. Another Muslim tries to help but fails to prove the claim.
The discussion shifts to comparing the reliability of the Quran and the Bible. Cliff argues against linguistic tricks used to interpret the Hebrew text, insisting that the Song of Solomon doesn't refer to Muhammad.
Arguments erupt regarding stereotypes and whether the pastor is reinforcing them. The student accuses Cliff of raising Islam when he was only asking questions. Accusations fly about misrepresentation and honesty.
The conversation turns to women's rights in Islam relative to Christianity. The student states that Islam gave rights to women way before than Christianity, but Cliff disagrees and brings up Surah 33 and 66. Jesus is an advocate for women's rights, according to Cliff.
The men debate the nature of Jesus, whether he wanted to be worshiped, and perceived contradictions in the Bible. Cliff accuses the student of twisting the New Testament, like in The Da Vinci Code. He clarifies that Christ was regarded as God from the beginning.
Cliff warns against using isolated examples to reject entire faiths, stating just as it would be wrong to reject Islam based on the actions of terrorists, it's equally wrong to reject Christianity based on historical perversions. He advises reading the New Testament and the Quran to for one's own opinions.
The debaters disagree on the deity of Christ. The muslim debater stated that he had issues with the deity of Christ even after reading the bible. One debater emphasizes that the Quran claims to be the infallible word of God preserved in its original Arabic, whereas the Bible wasn't preserved properly.
The debate goes back to the contradictions of the bible. John saying that no one has ever seen God, and Jesus stating he can only do what he sees his father doing. They cannot fully find resolve on the questions asked.