Do We Need Religion To Create A Moral Society? - Dr. Shabir Ally

Do We Need Religion to Have Good Morals?

Can A Muslim Be A Good Citizen In A Non-Muslim Country?

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Biographies:

Dr. Shabir Ally is the President of the Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International in Toronto. He holds an M.A. and PhD in Islamic studies from the University of Toronto. He completed his B.A. in Religious Studies from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, with a specialization in Biblical Literature. He has recently taught courses on Arabic, the Qur'an, and Islam at the University of Toronto in the Near and Middle-Eastern Civilizations department. For more information visit www.quranspeaks.com

Andy Bannister is the Director and Lead Apologist for RZIM Canada. He speaks and teaches regularly throughout Canada, the USA, Europe and the wider world. From churches to universities, business forums to TV and radio, Andy regularly addresses audience of both Christians and those of all faiths relating to faith, culture, politics and society. Andy holds a PhD in Islamic studies and is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths at Melbourne School of Theology. For more information visit www.stayintheconversation.org

Justin Trottier is spokesperson for the political advocacy non-profit the Canadian Secular Alliance / Alliance laïque canadienne and founder of the Centre for Inquiry Canada, an educational charitable organization advancing secular humanism. He is a frequent guest on radio and TV programs discussing church-state separation, skeptical inquiry and fundamental freedoms. For more information visit www.secularalliance.ca

Moderator:

Steven R. Martins is Staff Apologist & Jr. Scholar in Residence at the Ezra Institute for Contemporary Christianity, and founder of Nicene International Ministries. He holds a BHRM from York University and is working towards his M.A. in Christian Apologetics at Veritas Evangelical Seminary. He has participated in debates, dialogues and panel discussions, and has agreed to moderate the dialogue between the three guest speakers. For more information visit www.ezrainstitute.ca and www.nimcanada.org