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Civilizations came and gone. Some of them disappeared and some of them stayed. But religions were there to stay. I think there is a place for everyone in this world. We need to have harmony and understanding with different religions that came from God.
posted by
Chuck_E_Ibrahim
on March 25, 2009 at 1:12 PM
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Not all Christians (and presumably not all Jews, Musloims, Hindus, Buddhists etc.) believe that. Some of us believe that there are many authentic paths to God.
posted by
Rockingrector_retd
on March 24, 2009 at 1:06 PM
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Civilizations have always clashed and probably always will. Religion stays right there in the middle of everything.
posted by
TAPS.
on March 23, 2009 at 6:53 AM
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Christianity is a factor in the Middle East conflict...
...to the extent that the Fundamentalists(who now own the Republican Party) believe the role that the Middle East plays in alleged Biblical prophecy, and unfortunately much of America's foreign policy in that region has been based on such nonsense.
posted by
metalrat
on March 23, 2009 at 6:31 AM
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I fully agree with Bernard Lewis on Judaism, but he misses the main difference between Christianity and Islam. It is certainly correct that "Only Christianity and Islam proclaim their message to all humanity, while also believing they are the fortunate recipient of God's final message to humanity, which is their duty not to keep selfishly to themselves."
But only Islam, as stated explicitly in the Koran and the Hadith, demands that the world be made to submit to Allah (who, as the God of Abraham, is thought of as being identical to the God of the Old and New Testament), not just by the word (ie. persuasion) but by the sword...
It may well be true that in the past, Christianity was also spread by the sword, but that was never central to the message itself, as is the case with Islam. And I really don't quite understand why Lewis fails to mention this absolutely crucial point, for he must have read the Koran, as I have...
posted by
Nautikos
on March 22, 2009 at 1:27 PM
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I quite agree with Sam...
posted by
Kayzzaman
on March 22, 2009 at 9:58 AM
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The clash is inevitable! I agree! I think there is a place for everyone in the Lord's
heart! Great entry! We need to cherish and understand our differences! It would be less stressful! sammy
posted by
sam444
on March 22, 2009 at 8:58 AM
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