David Wood (Christian apologist)
Christian apologetics
Wood has been described by scholar Michael R. Licona as one of "a number of Christian apologists and scholars", who "have stepped up to the plate and interacted seriously with Islam's truth claim", and by philosopher William Lane Craig as a "prominent Christian thinker". Writing for The Catholic World Report, William Kilpatrick says that Wood on YouTube has made "highly effective short videos that set the record straight on areas of Christian-Muslim disagreement," and that he "comes across as the quintessence of calm, controlled manhood. Armed with a winning sense of humor, a razor-sharp mind, and a ton of knowledge, Wood doesn’t even have to raise his voice to make his points." His YouTube page has furthermore been described as "a great resource with debates, testimonies and much important information concerning Islam, Muhammad, the hadith, sirah and Qur’an". Wood has also been described as a part of the counter-jihad movement.
Christian apologetics
In addition to YouTube, Wood has participated in more than fifty moderated public debates with Muslims and atheists, including debates with Muslim scholars like Dr Shabir Ally. He has also hosted the satellite television talk show "Jesus or Muhammad?" on the Aramaic Broadcast Network. In 2008, Wood, Qureshi and Acts 17 Apologetics organized several debates in Norfolk, Virginia at the Old Dominion University and the Central Baptist Church in Ghent titled "Christianity vs. Islam", which included Muslim debaters Shadid Lewis, Nadir Ahmed and Sami Zaatari.
Christian apologetics
Wood and Qureshi were involved with preaching to Muslims at an Arab festival in Dearborn, Michigan in 2009. They were then ejected for filming interviews at a Muslim booth, after which they protested with YouTube videos titled "Sharia in the U.S." In 2010, Wood and three other evangelists were arrested outside Dearborn, after again preaching at the Arab festival and being charged with a misdemeanor of disturbing the peace, but they were later acquitted. In May 2013, the City of Dearborn was required to post a public apology to be maintained on the City's website for three years and pay $300,000 to Wood and his three compatriots.
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