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In the comment box of this post, Jerry T., who claims to be “THE Jerry Tackett from Doctor Caners past” submitted a comment on May 18, 2010. His comment indicates that he was disappointed that the only people who had contacted him were Muslims. He doesn’t provide much useful information for corroborating the disputed portions…

As I listened to various comments in Dr. Caner’s sermons and heard other comments relayed to me by others, I began to suspect that Dr. Caner’s upbringing was something that primarily fell not on his Muslim father, his mother (whose religion is not well known), but on his grandmother (who has never, to my knowledge,…

Sometimes Dr. Caner’s books are referenced in discussing his qualifications. The following are the books I can find: Books (other than theses) Unveiling Islam (2002, with second edition in 2009) (with Emir) – Spanish (2002) More than a Prophet (2003)(with Emir) – Spanish (2006) When Worldviews Collide (2005) The Sacred Trust (2003)(with Emir) Why Churches…

While Dr. Caner may have embellished his autobiography, he does have a number of qualifications. In other words, while I think that what Dr. Caner has done is serious and needs to be addressed, I still think he has the necessary qualifications to be Liberty University’s Seminary President. Dr. Caner’s qualifications occasionally come up in…

Lecture: “Don’t Mess with the Book” (mp3) dated 1/5/2009 according to SermonAudio.comThe recording of the sermon starts off with Ergun Caner making more claims about watching TV in Turkey (no Dukes of Hazzard mentioned as in other lectures). When the congregation laughs at his claim that all of America was like Mayberry he says, “it’s…

In the following, I’ve tried to identify the relatively early post-9/11 testimonies of the Caners, as reported in the press: A high school buddy invited Caner to a small church revival in Columbus, Ohio. His friend was not intimidated by Caner’s Muslim clothes or flawed English. And no one in the congregation ridiculed him with…