Ayaan Hirsi Ali: In Her Own Words || Conversation with Glen Scrivener

[@cath3638]

This woman is one of the most intelligent people alive today. I wish her words could be made compulsory listening for all western governments.

[@musthaveacamel2157]

And yet can't seem to answer the most simple question , Is there evidence for a God?

[@rosemaryalles6043]

I pray that I may have her faith. That I may come to Christ. 💜 I pray for the west. I am grateful for Ayaan.

[@amynatzke1050]

Blessings on you, dear, I pray for you now.

[@jesusheart977]

Praying for you and in Jesus name I declare you WILL come to faith in Jesus and recieve salvation and eternal life!🙏✝️❤️‍🔥☦️ because Jesus promised us in the Bible that ALL who come to him and ask of Him, He will answer and NEVER reject them and never abandon them!❤️‍🔥 so if you have asked, the answer is on the way!🙂 I was like you and Jesus Christ revealed Himself to me☺️ I had gone faaaar from God, but I heard some Christian testimonies and decided to try, maybe God will answer me too. So I prayed ‘at Jesus’ feet’ for probably 3 months every evening for God to heal me from depression and to reveal Himself to me, and ONE DAY suddenly He did answer fully, 100%. Not only was I fully healed, but completely transformed as a person, I becamed RENEWED like a little girl, I have never looked back since🙏✝️🥰 it’s been over 16 years since then.

[@rosemaryalles6043]

@@amynatzke1050 thank you.

[@rosemaryalles6043]

@@jesusheart977 thank you.

[@nancydodd9940]

1 Jn. 1:9, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Rev. 3:20 "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with Me." Jn. 3:16, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." The Lord Jesus bless you Rosemary, & lead you to life everlasting.🌹

[@NRTSean]

A remarkable Lady. A sister in the Lord.

[@monthc]

Some incredible minds joining the kingdom. This is a great time to be alive. Getting to listen to these conversations is such a privilege.

[@nassergabriel4778]

Us somali Christians always knew that she eventually would come home, Christ is risen ☦

[@Clairsmith123]

Amen 🙏 Beautiful ❤ Praise Jesus!!

[@finchsparrowbird]

Bless you. He is Good.

[@Talsargar]

❤❤❤

[@ajNKaj]

Aaaaah❤❤❤🎉

[@larschristianalm]

Christ is not risen

[@hyweldda56]

I cannot speak highly enough of this woman and her courage. May God bless her and her family.

[@Fanny_Snuffle]

I find her very attractive.

[@kiruab]

Ayaan is a living courage to truth and genuine life. She spent all her life reading her own deep self.

[@bettymofokeng3404]

God is using Ayaan in the atheist world, and the world at large, may God protect and increase her in the knowledge of Christ, thanks to Glen, great conversation 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@scottgodlewski306]

What does God protecting someone look like?

[@louisegray4289]

I confess I am, perhaps one of several Christians, who prayed for Ayan. Several years ago when listening to her I sensed a profound sadness in her. I prayed for her salvation and, she would experience the joy of Jesus. I have been urged to pray for her a couple of times since then. I am jubilant at hearing and seeing the change in her. Thank you Glen, please continue to Speak Life!

[@rosemaryalles6043]

Thank you for doing that. Bless you. 💜

[@faithburns8379]

Me too 🥹

[@jesusheart977]

Me too hehe🥰🙏✝️ she said in one of her interviews (maybe with Dawkins) that back in the days she was atheist criticizing christianity and islam, she had to have bodyguards because of death threats from muslims😅 but christians were sending her letters saying that she is misguided and they are praying for her☺️ obviously MANY enough of us prayed for her🙏✝️ PRAISE YOU FATHER GOD for opening her eyes to the truth and bringing her out of darkness into Your love and light🙏✝️❤️‍🔥🥰 I also pray for Mosab Hassan Yousef’s life and heart🙏✝️

[@stephengiles2052]

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[@stephengiles2052]

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[@martynmettam9296]

Ayaan says "simple basic prayer, and surrender, worked... and I am at peace, those awful thoughts have gone, my head is clear. I'm more productive, I'm a better person. That for me is all the evidence I need" "the surrender is help me God, please get rid of them (awful thoughts)". Hallelujah, how beautiful.

[@demogorgon4244]

the idea of surrenderring to anything makes my skin crawl.

[@StevenChai77]

BIBLE = BeLIEve In Big LIE Eternally. The God in the bible with the Capital G is almost similar in practice with the great Roman Empire, British Colonalists, American and Western Imperialists. Every book is written by man however inspired and visionary it may be. As far as I am concerned God is natural like every organic living being, however the practices of God in the bible is totally psychopathic, genocidical, barbaric, bloody in practising removal of foreskins of a eight day old baby, killing of women, children and babies and yet keeping the virgins for themselves, hypocritical, prejudice, killing masses of people depending on his whim and fancy. This God is just a bogey man created by very evil and clever people to justify the evilness that they are doing. God is created by man in his own image. BIBLE = Bible Intervention By the LORDS of England. Otherwise why do you think they keep spreading the gospel. Jesus had no geneanology he did not even have a rightful father. He was away from the age of 12 to 30 spending much of his time looking for his father. He was in India learning under the Brahma but he went against their teaching on the caste system, and the untouchables. Jesus taught that all men are equal. The Brahmins wanted to kill him him and Jesus escaped to the Buddhist Ashram to learn from Buddha disciples. Jesus practised samadhi to fake death on the crosd and eventually went to India again and lived to a ripeful age of 120 years old. There was a tomb in India in his name.(kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpTcaYBqi9-IY7s) There was also a scroll of Jesus written in the extinct Pali language. The scroll was translated to the Tibetan language and remain hidden in one of the Tibetan temple in Lhasa. Should you believe in the God in the bible and worship the mass murderer or believe in Satan whom killed only 10 people and with the permission from God. The bible was the political and marketing handbook for the Roman Empire. The gospel means good news of another military victory. Could you imagine these culturally, "civilised" and technologically advanced civilizations went round the world enslaving and colonising numerous nations and ignoring their pride, pain, suffering b and poverty clearly point to a God that is beyond belief. I believe China in the last 50 years had done more for African countries than what the Western Colonisers did in the last 500 years. Many people called China an evil and dictatorial empire but they failed to mention their GOD is monotheistic so who is more dictator. China or their GOD. US Dollars is the world reserved currency, hence USA can literally print as much US Dollars as they want. But the Chinese and other nations had to toil and sacrifice blood, sweats, and tears to earn the US Dollars in order to buy USA goods. How America did not collapse even as at today is because of her military might. At the end of the days all these Americans and Western powers, except Austria and Hungary, are just a bunch of looters, pirates, bullies, hypocrites and legalised liars just like the God in the bible. Their god is; Gold/money, Oil/resources/minerals, Drugs/diseases. Sorry I digressed. God is a major part of the problem.

[@ddz1375]

​@@demogorgon4244when you are constantly at battle and on defense there is no time for peace or joy.

[@Jonathan-z8j]

​​​@@demogorgon4244Any such thing as we could know of as being 'god', seeks to serve you. I would say, so personally, so long as you wish, seek, the survival and thriving of creation and of human life. Then, God, serves you 'christians' would have you believe, that their prayers are sufficient, every is for God, to do. Of course most don't dare to speak about, let alone to pray for 'deliverance from this evil. They say, one can not serve two masters, eg, 'Give to Caesar what is Caesars', and, 'Why make just the outside clean?', 'If one serves two masters, one will love one and hate the other'. So quite how they think their lives, devoid of any action, word, or thought even, to be delivered,... .., in yet they will when pushed, say, 'Oh that's alright, it's in God's hands, etc ' They may have convinced themselves, each other, but you say, have they convinced you? What chance is there that they have convinced God? Well, that's an interesting question? In short, they are ridiculous. One might add, it's as well God is given to be merciful, but you have to ask to what point,.. ..., towards the, cowardly, self deceivers? There's a test of one's belief if ever there was one! Now for what may we pray for? Buckets of money, as with certain brands of "evangelicals"? That God should do everything for a person, yourself, or your group, so, 'church'? Should do everything for mankind? Notice the inverted commas are there for the reason of saying, so called, christian, so called, church. We may pray for fortitude, patience, understanding, steadfastness, and protection. Only WHEN we have engaged with God, in ALL sincerity. You think perhaps, something other than, will be sufficient? Tell me, tell ALL about that.

[@demogorgon4244]

@@ddz1375 i can reject surrendering without trying to be a tyrant.

[@kibbah]

When you have come to the end yourself, and most will, we will call out to a higher unknown... it is human nature. God made us with a need to seek Him, a void of some sort, and we do seek Him. However, plenty gets misdirected by the lures of the world, seeking comfort, its charm, pleasures and money. Only ONE can satisfy the emptiness... call on Him and He will find you... Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

[@PaulVanderKlay]

Excited for this!

[@SpeakLifeMedia]

You get a mention, Paul!

[@TruthUnites]

outstanding, thanks for sharing this.

[@raywelsh5335]

Thank you Ayaan.

[@lbircher1]

Bless her heart. I have followed her life since she left Islam. I have prayed for G-d to speak to her heart. What a great blessing for His Kingdom.

[@aliwazzani-q6n]

islam left her not her left islam. because islam is a star shining in the heaven and she is a speck of dust on this earth

[@apbtxca]

Amen, me too

[@K-townCat1997]

Thank U Lord Jesus for revealing Your salvation to Ayaan!!!! I prayed for u, Ayaan, to come to know Christ after listening to you on Hoover Institution. I too experienced the dark night of the soul before surrendering to Christ after my existential philosophy classes brought me to despair over how to view the world - so I totally agree w/u that your depression came from the lack of spirituality. I ❤️how your brain works in how u explain deep things so simply -sometimes u remind me of CS Lewis- he too thought like u did when he first sat in church as a believer - so look forward to meeting u one day, little sister! ❤

[@samueltopping7812]

The advantage of atheism is that it is just a negative- in a debate it is much easier to attack another position but much harder to defend or offer a better alternative. If you have ever talked to a negative person, nothing you do can make them happy or grateful

[@Huckabilly-w7g]

The distinguishing factor of atheism is a lack of reason. It takes no reasoning to lack belief. A rock can lack belief and reason. Yet atheists make a conclusion that a god does not exist. There are atheists that have reasons, but the ones that claim they don't need a reason didn't reason themselves into atheism.

[@hughfawcett4333]

And I think you'll find that most such people are atheists

[@Piercetheveilnow]

Also, the atheist feels they achieve victory by simply declaring there is no evidence. Ignoring the Laws of Nature, DNA, the unfolding intelligible universe and more. All reasonable evidence that many feel points toward an Intelligent Source for our universe.

[@Omegatonyisgod]

You should see when people use their own impossible standards of proof against them. A podcaster I followed uses it to argue against them with the whole "the moon landing was faked" narrative and they get their nuts twisted.

[@brianwolthers2762]

Reading Dominion now. I was a committed atheist but as Ayaan said in something i listened to a while ago. Atheism can be boiled down to " You have no more significance than a worm" This really struck me. Well here i am. Turned into agnostic, now perhaps more a Christian.

[@oliverjamito9902]

Our beautiful AYAAN! Thank you for attending unto our OWN and thy sincere conversations = sincere answers will be given.

[@eliotkern]

Recently heard a series about Jesus' 'Sermon on the Mount', so Ayaan's phrase "spiritual bankruptcy" caught my attention. It was Jesus who said, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs in the kingdom of heaven."

[@weslieonsando1124]

This is an amazing connection.

[@myal7532]

I love Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Such a brilliant and beautiful soul. Thank you for this wonderful interview!

[@dejenyalawesson]

You love her because she is now christian? Love your Kinship. I see that. Typical.

[@scottgodlewski306]

Did you have the same opinion of her pre-conversion?

[@myal7532]

@@scottgodlewski306 yes, definitely! I read Infidel in 2009 and I've been a big fan of hers ever since.

[@elroivision]

What a friend we have in Jesus ! ....

[@enzodivincenzo5315]

Un Amico e un Maestro ❤

[@vivianedepaula693]

Amen

[@CarolineMojica]

Amazing discussion. I ask God to continue to guide Ayaan and protect her. She was born for a time like this! Please pray for Ayaan and all who struggle with anxiety. Jesus is the answer! God bless you all. 🙏🙌

[@shammahpeters586]

This lady is getting deep in her new belief really fast

[@AutisticVaxtard]

Judeo Christian is an oxymoron

[@AeiSedai1976]

Bet she has a book out or coming. I am so disappointed 8n her

[@borneandayak6725]

The colse she to the truth, the deep is getting into. Atheism is a very shallow religion, thats why.

[@maralfniqle5092]

It was always in her. ❤

[@psychologianiestacjonarna6558]

@@AeiSedai1976 lol... I'm disappointed how ideologically superficial you are. Is it your kind of "faith"?

[@subashinirao9334]

Ayaan you’re beautiful, kind, intelligent and i am sure God is going to use you in helping many who are lost to return to Him. I pray for your safety, good health and more lively conversations like this to happen for you. All the best for your work. Love & Blessings from a sister in Christ

[@kibbah]

Thank you for your comment of this amazing woman. You are beautiful too yourself. Be blessed.

[@richardbainbridge5258]

Having read Heretic and Nomad some years ago, it is fascinating and encouraging to see Ayaan's spiritual journey come to this point. Quite a story.

[@mvj1153]

I could listen to her all day. Very insightful

[@Maltekinese]

She is an outstanding bold and wonderful women with a very self experienced clear view to real life and facts! ❤ All the best wishes and big respect to her! ✨️🍀🌹🍀✨️😊👍 From Germany

[@erinbottger5815]

Excellent discussion full of heartfelt insights by both Glen and Ayaan. Thank you.

[@james.hill10]

Amazing! Well done Speak Life for a great interview

[@amymantravadi5057]

Very nice that you were able to interview her.

[@emmalawson-]

Fantastic interview! Well done for setting this up @speaklife

[@truthreasoncampaign]

I like that Mr Glenn was by some of his questions testing to see if Ayaan believed some the orthodox doctrines of christianity 😀😊 brilliant😮

[@prof.karolinjau6045]

This is such a beautiful discussion. May you both be blessed by the Almighty God. Greetings from Tanzania 🇹🇿

[@ajNKaj]

Tanzania my favourite african country

[@davidsalami3069]

Please pray for my son who has turned to atheism, having spending years of his growing in embracing Christianity,which and his mother have lived for. lives for

[@scottgodlewski306]

I hope it hasn't damaged your relationship.

[@hyweldda56]

Hi Glen, having heard the interview through I am so struck by it and see it as a valuable resource in our understanding of where we are as Christians in the west at the moment. The great value of the interview was not only your wonderful questions and the insights that they drew but Ayaan’s powerful testimony which comes from someone who understands atheists and where they are coming from and therefore offers valuable insights about them. I also very much appreciate her eirenic approach to atheism which is built on friendship and the importance of listening to them and trying to understand not just debate with them. It is getting behind their arguments to see the true source. This is a wonderful help for the church and I am so grateful for it. May God bless the work you and others are doing in this. Mark

[@sherryhaines4818]

Sooo beautiful!!! I love and pray for my Muslim neighbors...

[@nandhi108]

Atheism does lead to intelligent questioning of belief systems. Sadly Abrahamic religions fall apart in questioning. Eastern religions hold the higher aspirations of human- freedom, choice, equality, coexistence, nonviolence, inner knowledge and women's rights as Divine Feminine. As atheist it is wise to seek deep to align our higher Self to the pathway within of joy & Light.

[@lotusisme21]

so hinduism does not teach to b*rn women alive after the death of husband ?what about budhha at first refused women as his disciple and later he said a nun should always bow down to a monk even if she is 50 years old and the monk is 20 years old?your scripture does not teach being born as a woman is a bad karma and women can't achieve enlightment until being born as man again?broh plz😂

[@mrjensen1135]

Am an Atheist and am not surprised why she converted to christianity. I respect her decision

[@scottgodlewski306]

I respect her feelings but I'm not sure I respect her conversion.

[@prinsespluis]

Her decision was to emigrate to the free wealthy West. And she lied during her immigration process This yells "opportunist"

[@randyrobinson2609]

Another heart transformed by the love of God.

[@dejenyalawesson]

@randyrobinson2609 Today, for every person transforming to god, ten is walking away from god. Choose evidence. Choose science.

[@laetitianizeye3368]

Amen Amen Amen ❤❤❤

[@mariuscobzarenco8096]

Fuck god

[@tanisabenulic2861]

Do you think there is no good and noble Muslims?

[@dejenyalawesson]

@@tanisabenulic2861 No. I never said that. But one doesn’t have to be Muslim or christian to be good.

[@biancacastafiore7908]

Ayaan is a hero because she is so exceptionally brave intelligent and wise. Her way of describing the problems that western society is facing .It is truly wonderful thatl she has chosen to follow Yeshua Messiah :the only Way to the Kingdom of Heaven He is the living Word of God the Truth and the Life. May the Eternal One God keep her safe and bless her life abundantly

[@bowlampar]

'Political Islam' required supporters to use violence, 'Radical Islam' request followers adopt terror, while 'Fundamental Islam' demands believers to adopt both means for Dominion

[@Gorbyrev]

Hallelujah, what a heartfelt and erudite presentation of the need yo share Jesus's love with our neighbours. By God's grace we have work to do.

[@robmckay5421]

I remember reading 10 years ago Infidel by Ayan Hirsi Ali, and ever since I have been amazed at her courage, depth of thought, and the struggles she has endured since leaving Islam. I admired her when she was a New Atheist explaining to us in the West the problems with Islam as one who was formerly a Muslim. She has recently embraced the Way and the Word of God. That too is amazing and a boost of faith to fellow Xns.

[@zgobermn6895]

Ayaan, 'for such a time as this' you were called.

[@fil9574]

It’s good to hear Ayaan. God Bless you and keep you safe. I guess Dawkins must be feeling ‘Left Behind’ on his way to ‘Enlightenment’. I do hope he will catch up with you, Ayaan. Just be patient with him as he needs to make up his own mind and use his FreeWill that God has given him.

[@dejenyalawesson]

His world is based on reality, not on fantasy.

[@dejenyalawesson]

Free will; Did those innocent Palestinian babies have free will?

[@Jcremo]

I’m half way through this interview and had no idea who the interviewer was. But he’s speaking on the exact topic of a book I’m currently reading. I read the title and it’s the author of the book I’m reading - the air we breath. Haha.

[@SpeakLifeMedia]

Ha! Enjoy!

[@benreed3517]

Courageous woman who follows the truth to Jesus. Just brilliant!

[@laetitianizeye3368]

Amen Amen Amen. ❤❤❤

[@olusegunadewale3631]

I read his article today and I keep thanking God for her life. May God continue to be with her and keep her

[@theresecalixto6383]

Covers a range of topics. Excellent dialogue/interview!

[@artladi1453]

We also prayed for her salvation. We followed her from "Infidel". Heard her speak in America later and she seemed close, but not a Christian. Now I'm so very thankful our prayers are answered and she believes in Jesus's great sacrifice to cleanse us from our sins...What Great Love for each of us! We only need to believe. Oh precious Ayaan! I Thank God you are now our Sister in Christ!

[@Jonathan-z8j]

You, prayed for her salvation. You who on the whole have been silent about '----' for how long? How strange and completely 'back to front': that you should imagine you could 'pray for her'. I think perhaps you mean you 'pray': for yourselves, absorb Ayaan into some sort of submission to your ways of thinking, to be thus relieved, and never to have to look at yourselves. It is written (this to aggravate -------s, who believe what is written, no matter it contradicts itself at every other page, is the 'truth') that when they were about to stone to death the adulteress, h said, he who is without sin, throw te first stone, faced with one who knows the truth, they scurried off. Then to the lady, you are absolved of your size go and sin no more. What did that mean? Go away, keep your head down, lest these evil hypocrites cause you more trouble. As it was then, STILL the SAME TODAY

[@daveg-j1866]

What a wonderful interview - loving Ayaan's story and wisdom. "Even if you rebel against [Christianity] you need to know what you're rebelling against"

[@andrewcadman951]

This is profoundly moving. God bless you Ayaan.

[@davidsibley6444]

Well done, Speak Life team - I think her most significant public outing on her faith to date. She is learning so much and making a kingdom difference at the same time. Never had John 3:16 had more meaning when you consider her narrative.

[@BenEcho]

Thank you Ayaan, you are an incredible woman

[@emmajeanhop]

Great intro, great production values, great interview, even greater Gospel and God!

[@TheNinjaInConverse]

That is a beautiful interview!

[@niranpieries63]

All Glory and Honour, Dominion and Power belongs to You. It's so amazing to see how God has touched Ayaan's heart we pray that God will continue His work in you and in All of us🙏

[@jamesleonard7248]

I will always be a huge fan of AHA, but I have to disagree with her painting, a picture of Christianity as unconditional love. Plenty of children are terrified by its message of believe this or you will end up in hell. I do think Christianity has a lot to understood metaphorically but I just can’t go along for the ride, believing it or thinking of it as unconditional love.

[@ezekiel183032]

Incredible statement, “it’s a surrender to love.”

[@dejenyalawesson]

Do you have to be christian to love?

[@loganwillett2835]

@@dejenyalawessonno. But you have to be a Christian (surrender to God) to experience the fullness of His love in Christ, which is what this commenter and Ayaan were referencing. If you reject Christ you reject God’s ultimate love offering, ie you are not surrendered to His love.

[@dejenyalawesson]

@loganwillett2835 you know, you are totally ignoring more than half the world population who are as loving as you are, perhaps more loving but not buying into your faithfully christian ideology. Think about it.

[@dejenyalawesson]

@loganwillett2835 Anyway, why would you want to surrender to an idea that has no backing of a single evidence?

[@loganwillett2835]

@@dejenyalawesson I never said there weren’t non Christian’s more loving than me. I don’t say this to be rude, but you’re genuinely missing the point. The idea is not about being loving, it’s about surrendering to someone else’s love. There’s a big difference. Although I do think if we surrender to God’s love we become more loving than we used to be

[@DesmondStephens-th6jq]

For a new Christian, she's Abel to clearly see Truth and falsehood. Want to hear more.

[@gilah718]

I love her

[@marshan1690]

Wow. Total scoop!

[@bettymofokeng3404]

Thank you sir for bringing Ayaan ,I love her❤️❤️❤️

[@bcatcool]

Awesome...again

[@margaretcchen]

Listening to you both, with great admiration, from Singapore.

[@kibbah]

I just love this woman; for her stuggles, intellect, foretitude, and charm. I never doubt she would eventually emerge to do the will of our Father... her journey was well scripted, as it was for Paul: once called Saul. Be blessed beautiful spirit. May God, our Lord continues to shine His Light upon you. Safe journey.

[@ajNKaj]

I loved Aayan as a fellow african migrant in Netherlands and now she is my sister in Christ. How cool is that. Loved her intelligence and tenacity and her ability to master the ‘darned’ hard dutch language in record time and even do higher academic pursuit. I barely passed my automobile theory… but now she is running with the bible too’ I too came from a tribal world… born in exile in Uganda as. Tutsi kid only to flee to kenya, tanzania and then UK. I too was blown away by western formula and before that the Tanzanian formula by Nyerere. But the West was flabbergasting as i entered UK in 1985 at the height of ‘free Nelson Mandela’!! I was so impressed these people cared ….. in time i saw all eroding into selfhate where iam a big fan of Pim Fortuin and later Thierry Baudet above our Aayaan… I could go on and on… love you Sis❤

[@Steadfast-Lutheran]

An amazing testimony!

[@resilientrecoveryministries]

Deep and heartfelt conversation. Who was that brave therapist that opened the door? God bless them.

[@thefioretta100]

Wow, great interview

[@VanessaDoorsamy]

AMEN ❤❤❤

[@mlts9984]

It’s always nice to see PVK’s big beard

[@davidlee8019]

🎯 Key points for quick navigation: 00:00:00 *🌍 Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Background and Shift* - Ayaan Hirsi Ali was born in Somalia and fled fundamentalist Islam, finding asylum in the Netherlands. - Initially a voice in the new atheism, she later declared herself Christian, surprising many. 00:02:05 *🙏 Personal Spiritual Awakening* - Ayaan experienced a spiritual crisis leading to her conversion to Christianity. - She found peace and fulfillment in her new faith, contrasting with her past atheism. 00:05:10 *📚 Critique of Atheism and Secularism* - Ayaan critiques atheism for lacking a moral framework and believes secular institutions have failed. - Discusses irrationality within highly educated communities, citing gender identity issues as an example. 00:08:00 *💬 Dialogue with Richard Dawkins* - Ayaan values her friendship with Dawkins despite disagreements on religion. - They discuss the limitations of atheism and secular philosophy in providing moral and existential answers. 00:11:00 *🕌 Islam and the New Atheism* - Ayaan reflects on the rise of new atheism post-9/11 as a reaction to Islam, not Christianity. - Discusses challenges in criticizing Islam due to cultural sensitivities and the historical context of minority treatment. 00:13:00 *✝️ Transition from Islam to Christianity* - Ayaan explores her hypothetical path to Christianity, influenced by her interactions with Christians in the Netherlands. - Considers her journey from Islam through atheism to Christianity as a complex but eventual transition. 00:15:20 *📖 Influence of Western Christian Values* - Discusses the impact of Christian values on Western civilization, referencing Tom Holland's "Dominion." - Highlights the cultural roots of values like human rights and dignity in Christianity. 00:18:00 *🌱 Rediscovering Christian Roots* - Reflects on the importance of understanding and acknowledging Christian heritage, even for non-believers. - Criticizes the failure of older generations to transmit these values to younger people, leading to cultural amnesia. 00:24:29 *📜 Challenges of Sharing Christian Values* - Sharing the benefits of Western civilization, rooted in Christianity, is often criticized as eurocentric or condescending. - The message of Jesus and Christian values is sometimes perceived as patriarchal or white supremacist. - Younger generations are less familiar with Christianity, leading to difficulties in defending or understanding their cultural legacy. 00:28:21 *🌱 Need for Christian Revival* - The importance of restoring Christian teachings and values in Western civilization. - The impact of spiritual decline is visible in societal confusion and the attraction to harmful ideologies. - Advocating for a Christian revival without self-doubt, emphasizing humility and restoration. 00:30:58 *🌍 Western Civilization and Christian Influence* - Ayaan Hirsi Ali's experience of Western prosperity and the belief in transplanting Western values globally. - Realizing that simply replicating Western models is insufficient without underlying Christian values. - The role of Christian teachings in conflict resolution and understanding human nature. 00:35:08 *⛪ Community and Personal Transformation in Christianity* - The communal aspect of church life as a remedy for societal atomization and individual isolation. - Ayaan's personal journey of spiritual awakening, influenced by mental suffering and a newfound peace through prayer and surrender. - The distinction between Christian surrender to love and Islamic submission to a set of rules. 00:39:11 *✝️ Differences Between Christian and Islamic Theology* - Christianity's emphasis on love and humility, contrasted with Islam's focus on power and submission. - The concept of a loving God in Christianity versus the monotheistic Allah in Islam. - The challenge of reconciling Islamic teachings with modern values, and the need for reform in Islam. Made with HARPA AI

[@teklitberhe8738]

She says that the biggest mistake was that "we" equated Christianity with Islam. Who is she referring when she says "we"?

[@davidlevy4291]

I suspect she might be referring to her identification with the new atheist figures

[@AndrewBorrill-q4c]

She seems like a very lovely woman.

[@dejenyalawesson]

Is that now she’s converted? Typical christian hypocrite.

[@StellaJerahuni]

What a great interview with so much truth that is desperately needed. A revival in the Christian domain. Thank you Ayaan and your host. We need more of such truth.❤

[@olliemcfarlane1418]

PLEASE GET IT ON THE PODCAST ASAPPPPPPPPPPPPP

[@SpeakLifeMedia]

It's out now :)

[@Charlies247]

It is true… ❤✝️

[@mjmedia7151]

Am from uganda 🇺🇬 east Africa my prayer was always i wishe she can read the bible and find the truth and really God did it. thank you Jesus christ for her salvation and may her grow more stronger in faith spiritually in Jesus's name Amen 🙏

[@ethioagnogirl3768]

Some one can say the same thing using Islam because you can block the bad things in Islam to justify your bs looll

[@50RobinHill]

Just reading 'Infidel'. She is amazing.

[@oliverjamito9902]

Hosts shared "i" AM will say, there are from us but not of us! Yes, ye will recognize don't belongs!

[@danieladedosugbadero7373]

Ayaan is an authentic real human! Kudos to her and God bless .

[@scottgodlewski306]

Did you have the same opinion of her pre-conversion?

[@mrtaurus51]

May God bless Ayaan and may God bless us all.

[@heidiooohs]

I’ve greatly admired Ayaan for years (since my high school days). Love watching her journey ❤️

[@PeterMcGuirk]

This really is an interesting conversation. Thank you very much.

[@williamlewis1515]

Beautiful interview. God bless her.

[@CriticalThinker02]

I would LOVE to share a small group with Ayaan!

[@JoanRoberts-ok4rl]

I tried to be an atheist but I couldn’t stop praying esp when the chips were down. It was hypocrisy. Eventually I repented... I called on the name of the Lord ✝️ .....and then the peace came 🕊

[@viralstuff6556]

Thank you very much Glen for this phenomenal interview. ❤

[@edwardwalsh5477]

Some miss the most useful point here, apologia. Before she was able to receive forgiveness and redemption, she had to witness or experience another way and suffer greatly for it. That precipitated a look around for something better (psychology, alcohol, drugs) and so she found Christianity, then found how well Christianity merges with her conscience and with life. Only then could she move from her childhood teaching of SUBMISSION to the Christian SURRENDER that forgives, heals and transforms broken souls into children adopted into God's family by Him thru Jesus' sacrifice on behalf of all currently on planet Earth. Here we are given by her a strong rationale for approaching secular "Christians" with the whole truth of John, "I am the way the truth and the life; no man [or woman] comes to the [heavenly] Father but by me."

[@alanmill793]

G'day Glen and Ayaan, you are making numerous generalisations that don’t align with political reality. Yes, political reality is annoying as it upsets the apple cart of narrative. I've yet to see that Aayan has become a true believer Christian and embraced the authoritarianism that is inherent in Abrahamic monotheism and understood the theology and politics of the Christian version of Abrahamic monotheism. Having been a professional liberal social democratic politician in the Netherlands, Aayan has to be aware that the foundational identifier of the West is Liberal Social Democracy, a broad coalition of people inclusive of many religions and philosophies, and that Liberal Social Democracy is way more successful than John Locke’s much more limited Liberal Democracy. As an Anglican cleric, Glen would have done well in Locke's democracy as Glen would have been in the white male Protestant elite but many of the rest of us who make up the modern West would not have been tolerated as Locke made clear that he would not tolerate Muslims and Atheists and heretic Christians like Catholics. It takes more than Christianity to make our Western counties successful and prosperous. It takes Liberal Social Democracy. The political reality is that despite Russia being a majority Christian country where the church now has great political influence, neither Glen or Ayaan or I would ever dream of migrating there as it is now a Fascist dictatorship and one fully supported by its Christian church. I have not seen any evidence that Ayaan has abandoned Liberal Social Democracy for Christian authoritarianism. I have not seen any evidence that she is not using Liberal Social Democracy as her bulwark against Islamic totalitarianism. What I’m seeing and hearing is a clayton’s conversion. Just becoming a Christian will not cut it for Ayaan or anyone else. To live in a Western democratic country that, as Ayaan says, millions of people want to migrate to, requires Liberal Social Democracy using a Secular and Humanist mechanism to bring about moral and material progress. That is why millions of people want to migrate there. They are not lining up to migrate to Russia. The issue here with Christianity is that it can't be used successfully to practice the humanist moral values that are falsely claimed to be uniquely Christian in origin, as the inclusive politics of those moral values are diametrically opposed to the exclusive governing politics of Christianity which are inherently authoritarian and intolerant of others who are different and don't submit to the prevailing orthodoxy. Practicing inclusive moral values politically requires a politically inclusive governing framework and the most inclusive and successful political framework humans have devised for use across society is, despite its flaws, Liberal Social Democracy. Christianity does not supply this framework. Certainly, an individual can use belief in humanist values they think (incorrectly) are uniquely Christian, to lift themselves out of depression or alcoholism or domestic violence but to implement those values across pluralist society requires the inclusion that Liberal Social Democracy provides. So, what is it that you need Glen that only Christian authoritarianism can supply? What utility does Christian authoritarianism supply you with?

[@Jonathan-z8j]

If we look at how, being a submissive and subservient is, as told in 1984, Winston broken in so many ways, spent his time in cafes, drinking victory gin, living like a rat. That's possibly the nearest allegory (right word) we have in literature. Further, he had lost, had had everything that could allow a person to be a human being, stripped from him. In yet at one point, does he cry, realising at some level he loves Big Brother, that which has destroyed him. Another allegory then.

[@stephenchavura8456]

Fantastic discussion. Thank you!

[@jreberanlc]

Great interview Glen, great woman

[@jyrkiseppala3385]

Next hinduism? I just love Ganesha. Freedom to believe what ever god you want to is just great. Maybe Jews are right. Buddha was cool, he said don’t pray nobody is listening.

[@tonygoodkind7858]

Does your non-belief in elves "do" anything for you? Of course not. Does that mean we should call it "empty" and believe in elves? _Of course not!_ We don't have evidence of elves, so we don't know they exist, so we don't believe. Well I'm sorry, but non-belief in gods is exactly like that. It's not supposed to _do_ anything. It's just that we don't know gods exist, so we shouldn't believe in them! Instead, things like morality come from other places. Look up writers on ethics. Learn about the veil of ignorance. The most basic moral framework (limit the suffering of sentient beings, and promote their well-being) is honestly all that's needed to start out, since you can intuit _tons_ of basic stuff with that alone! I do think we need to be better as a society at providing communal events and spaces. Do we need to delude ourselves a god exists to have that? I sure hope not!

[@jfkmuldermedia]

What a wonderful discussion. Thank you so much. One remark on what Ayaan said at 42:40 - I think Ayaan is mistaken in saying that no religion can compare with Islam that was founded on a Supreme Leader as in Iran. Roman Catholicism is in fact also founded on a Supreme Leader also referred to as Pontifex Maximus who is commonly called the Pope. He has supreme authority and power in that religious system.

[@katarinam2434]

Thank you for the interview! Love Ayaan and this channel ❤

[@achimwollmershauser8328]

In the meantime, her KZbin channel " Ayaan Hirsi Ali / Restoration Bulletin" has become available (two conversations so far)