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Apr 2025
1h 19m

118: Ex Marine Tries to Blow Up a Mosque...

Mahmoud Ansari
About this episode

Richard McKinney, a former Marine who went to bomb a mosque in his local town after Iraq, converts to Islam instead. He shares what his were towards Muslims and why he had hatred in his heart. This is a heartwarming Islamic story about a man who changed his life for the better. He’s a living proof that anyone can change.

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00:00 Wife Leaving Islam

05:50 Zionists are Why We're in the Middle East

10:47 Palestine

14:53 Why Did You Hate Muslims?

20:50 How Death Changes You

26:41 Learn to Forgive Yourself

32:19 Documentary

37:06 Trying to Prove Islam was Evil but Failed

45:06 Discovering Islam

49:31 Unaliving and Drinking

53:35 How The Story Went Public

01:06:20 Final Thoughts

01:08:21 Heaven, Super Powers, and Time Travel

01:15:18 Tattoos

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