Do Morals require God? ( Abdullah's Opening Statement - 2 of 4 )
  • 12 years ago
Can there be ethics without God? Is it possible to be moral without God? Can we have morality without God? Representing the Muslim perspective was Brother Abdullah al Andalusi: Brother Abdullah a public speaker and activist. He is a former Christian who embraced Islam at a young age, and has studied Islam in depth since he was 18. He also has an academic background in Computer Science. Abdullah has had a long experience in working for Islamic revival and the establishment of Islamic shariah in the Muslim world. Abdullah is a member of the Muslim Dawah Initiative its formed of members from the Muslim community with experience in public speaking, apologetics, polemics, research and community work. His activities involve speaking at community centres, universities, colleges and appearances on various TV programmes. He is experienced in debates with Atheists, Secularists and Christians, and has be involved in public and radio debates with Atheists and Christians. He has made hundreds of videos defending Islam on Youtube. He has debated Christians on Hyde Park Corner for the past 5 years. Dr Robert. Stovold is a member of Brighton Humanists, UK, Brighton and Hove Humanist Society is part of a national movement of people who accept this life as the only one of which we have certain knowledge. Consequently, our activities should be concentrated on advancing human welfare and social betterment in the world we know. Hamza Andreas Tzortzis (www.hamzatzortzis.com) vs. Dr Robert. Stovold (www.homepage.ntlworld.com/robert.stovold/humanist/index.html) (University of Southampton, Southampton, UK 12th May 2010)