Posted on 12/25/2007 12:55:39 PM PST by camerakid400
Tony Blair's conversion to Catholicism does not come as a surprise to anyone but I would have liked him to turn to Islam instead. Blair has claimed on many occasions that he has read the Quran and has said he found its teachings "progressive". He is right that the Quran is progressive and as a revealed book of God, it is the latest testament. Why would Blair turn to the older versions of God's testament when there is the Quran? His conversion sounds rather regressive to me.
Different denominational churches within Christianity are part of the same house. If the Church of England was not providing our former prime minister with spiritual fulfilment changing to another denomination within the same house surely will not make substantial difference. If he is looking for reform and spirituality, he should come to Islam. Blair has said the Quran strikes him as a reforming book "trying to return Judaism and Christianity to their origins, much as reformers attempted to do with the Christian church centuries later". If he so admires the Quran for its reformist outlook, why turn to Christianity and particularly Catholic Church, which has been plagued with centuries of baggage?
In an article published by Foreign Affairs early this year, Blair spoke of the Quran as being inclusive. His new Church has been the most exclusive and in the name of its own version of Christianity has murdered and destroyed the lives and properties of many fellow Christians over the years.
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to the author: Hillary would put on a burkha if it would get her the muslim vote. Why don't you fax your article to her?
“Why would Blair turn to the older versions of God’s testament when there is the Quran?”
Ummmm...maybe for the TRUTH???
The Koran is a terrorist bible. Why would any sane person convert to Islam?
I must confess that I never saw stoning, raping, enslaving, and cutting off heads as “progressive” activities, but I suppose you could say that the followers of Stalin and Mao did quite a lot of that sort of thing, so maybe I’m wrong.
Evidently it must be this writer’s support of Progessivism that appeals to the Guardian.
This is a common misdirection. Most certainly, the Jews, Christians and Muslims do NOT share the same ‘Book’. The Muslims believe that Abraham was to sacrifice Ishmael, not Isaac. And they do not believe that Jesus is God, but a prophet subordinated to Mohammed. This fellow is a dunce, though it probably reflects the low level of consciousness in the UK
He might reflect the Muzzie leadership in the UK. But he is a dolt.
It's "progressive" to mutilate and dismember?
It's "progressive" to convert infidels on pain of death?
It's progressive to blow up a train in the name of this religion?
How about pizza parlors?
Or buses full of women and kids?
How about a bus full of seminary students?
How about shooting a baby in the head while she is in her mother's arms?
Dis-bloody-graceful! These degenerates don't have a sane brain cell in their head.
Hmmmm ..?? “God” did not “write the Quran”
Mohammed revealed he was in a CAVE - when he was visited by an “angel of light” who gave him the writing of the Quran.
Mohammed is not nor was he ever - GOD. God is God!
And .. the Bible makes it clear that an “angel of light” IS A DEMON IN DISGUISE as an angel.
The Bible says, “It’s God’s desire than none should perish.”
The Quran says, “Kill the infidels”.
WHICH GOD DO YOU WANT TO SERVE ..??
Why would Tony want to go Muslim? Aside from the fact that Cherie would look better in a full-body veil...I don’t really see the upside.
Unfortunately there are no Moslems with whom that possibility can be discussed since they believe the text was handed down, as is, by God.
Whatever critical analysis that can be made of the Koran it will have to be performed by non-Moslems not living in Moslem countries.
Jesus died for your sins. Mohammed would kill you for yours.
Guess they've never heard of Moroni...
I guess he is waiting for Charlie to take over as king.
Both Jewish and Christian beliefs refer to THE Messiah. Despite the worldwide conversion and revolution that Jesus brought, Jews are still waiting. That’s their decision. Jesus warned us about the false prophets that would follow him. I don’t have to read the Koran to know that Mohammed is not the Messiah.
Islam is a form of Satanic Theism.....why would anyone with a brain at all functional convert to it?
And Allah is not the God of Abraham.
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