Ridvan Aydemir, known online as Apostate Prophet, is a Turkish-born former Muslim who grew up in a devout Sunni household and later became a prominent critic of Islam. After a period of intense religious study and ideological shifts—including atheism, secular communism, and Judaism—he became an Orthodox Christian catechumen.

Ridvan launched his YouTube channel in 2017 to document his deconversion and critique Islamic teachings, gaining notoriety for controversial videos and public debates with Muslim apologists. A staunch advocate of free speech, he has been critical of both Islamic doctrine and Western institutions that, in his view, suppress legitimate criticism of Islam. Ridvan regularly collaborates with both atheist and Christian thinkers and has debated numerous Muslim figures on theology, human rights, and religious history.

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00:00 Introduction
02:25 Converting to Christianity
06:23 Raised in Islam
14:00 Islamic views on Jews and Christians
16:20 Rejecting Islam
19:19 Being cast out after leaving the faith
21:30 How trauma shapes belief
31:08 Doubting the Quran
40:41 Leaving Islam completely
48:54 Actively opposing Islamic doctrine
53:59 Life as an atheist
57:55 Depression in atheism
1:04:26 Examining arguments for God's existence
1:10:10 Considering Judaism
1:16:50 The decline of New Atheism
1:22:53 Leftism as distorted Christianity
1:28:11 Discovering the Rosary
1:38:28 Returning to church
1:42:08 Icons and sacred tradition
1:53:00 Christian unity in a divided world
2:00:03 Judaism and antisemitism
2:16:30 The growing influence of Islam
2:20:37 Debating Muslim apologists
2:31:28 Is Muhammad a prophet?
2:33:08 Why Christianity holds up
2:33:42 What’s commendable in Islam
2:34:22 Reading Christian thinkers
2:36:00 Feeling called toward Christ
2:36:45 The beauty at the heart of Christianity
2:37:40 Praying for Muslims
2:40:10 The deeper appeal of Christianity
2:43:08 Conclusion and wrap-up
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