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Portland Muslim imam graduates from Catholic university: 'I felt at home'
Oregonian ^ | 05/18/2015 | Melissa Binder

Posted on 05/18/2015 12:13:02 PM PDT by aimhigh

The 41-year-old recently completed a master's degree at Seattle University's School of Theology and Ministry, where he was the first Muslim to ever enroll.

"I was looking for a place to be accepted as myself and to be the true face of Islam, though I am not the best follower," Polovina said.

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Studying the Bible with the other students, almost all Christians, was a little uncomfortable at first, he said. But he quickly settled into sharing his own perspective and appreciating the overlaps. There are many similarities between Islam and Christianity, he said, from moral values to key historical figures.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: catholic; clerics; imams; islam; muslim; portland; rc
If he felt comfortable, then what does that say about the University?
1 posted on 05/18/2015 12:13:02 PM PDT by aimhigh
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To: aimhigh

Of course there are overlaps. Islam plagiarized much from Christianity.


2 posted on 05/18/2015 12:15:18 PM PDT by Parmy
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To: aimhigh

If he could study there without demanding that this Catholic University remove all of their crosses, then I say, good. This is progress, this is assimilation.


3 posted on 05/18/2015 12:16:32 PM PDT by lee martell (The sa)
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To: aimhigh

This is not new.
There were occasional Muslim scholars at western universities (when they were mainly intended to train clergy) going back to medieval times.


4 posted on 05/18/2015 12:19:33 PM PDT by buwaya
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To: aimhigh

There are many similarities between Islam and Christianity, he said, from moral values to key historical figures.


Muhammad was a thief, murderer, pedophile, illiterate, evil liar so I am not so sure about all that.


5 posted on 05/18/2015 12:21:14 PM PDT by boycott
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To: aimhigh

To all Catholics:

If you accept Vatican 2,

you think your church is alive.

If you reject Vatican 2,

you admit your church is dead.


Sola scriptura

Sola gratia

sola fide.....


6 posted on 05/18/2015 12:27:54 PM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: Parmy

Of course there are overlaps. Islam plagiarized much from Christianity.


It also swiped Christianity’s loose ‘adherents’ set back by the 10 Commandments with a ‘bible’ that advocates doing the *opposite* of the 10 Commandments.


7 posted on 05/18/2015 12:34:38 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: aimhigh
If you can get a masters degree in theology and not realize that the whole bible from Genesis to Maps is God's reveling of redemption through Jesus alone then I'd say your degree is worthless.
8 posted on 05/18/2015 12:38:59 PM PDT by tbpiper
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The way, the truth, the life: It ain’t islam and it ain’t mohammed. No one comes to the Father except through Jesus. Then you can feel comfortable.


9 posted on 05/18/2015 12:47:03 PM PDT by showme_the_Glory ((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
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If he felt comfortable, then what does that say about the University?

I was thinking the same thing. Apparently they didn't teach much about Hell, and who goes there. Otherwise he'd have been mighty uncomfortable.

10 posted on 05/18/2015 1:00:33 PM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: Parmy
Of course there are overlaps. Islam plagiarized much from Christianity.

Exactly right. Muhammad was a psychopathic mass murderer.

His followers were getting restless so he went off and after awhile returned and stated he spoke to God. His "revelations" were only intended to appease (fool) his restless followers.

The Quran was not put together as a single work until 100-200 years after his death. Until that time, it was kept in his idiot followers memory.

There is nothing divine about any part of Islam.

11 posted on 05/18/2015 1:01:34 PM PDT by sand88 (We can never legislate our way back to Liberty)
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To: fishtank

Sola scripture and sola gratis seem to make sense enough, but I can’t get how you would want to come up “sola fide” since James 2:24 says that we are NOT saved by faith alone.

It’s like saying that Thou shalt have other gods before me. Thou shalt commit adultery. You’re creating a theology based on the exact OPPOSITE of what the Bible says.


12 posted on 05/18/2015 1:01:45 PM PDT by MNDude
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To: aimhigh

Yeah, lots of similarities between Christianity and Islam.

Except for cutting off the heads of the infidel part.

Other than that....


13 posted on 05/18/2015 1:07:50 PM PDT by dan on the right
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Just curious:

I wonder who paid for his tuition.

Ya know what I mean?


14 posted on 05/18/2015 1:33:31 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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To: aimhigh

It’s Seattle University; I’m not surprised.


15 posted on 05/18/2015 1:44:46 PM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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To: aimhigh

Interesting name: Polovina is Russian for “half”.


16 posted on 05/18/2015 1:54:16 PM PDT by Chainmail (A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
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To: fishtank

False dichotomy.

Unfortunately, it seems the Vatican was infiltrated and allowed its enemies to rise to the curia.

It’ll be just like the Mainline churches and Evangelicals, the fake Christians will split from the true believers.

I can guarantee which group will continue to flourish, and it ain’t the Oprah Winfrey God crowd.

The apostates will be purged and after the Warning all that’s left will be the truth.


17 posted on 05/18/2015 3:41:38 PM PDT by Shadow44
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To: MNDude
since James 2:24 says that we are NOT saved by faith alone.

Wrong. James is describing real faith. The context is justification BEFORE man, not God. "If a man shall say . . ." James is saying the same thing Paul said in Romans: Abraham was justified by works, but not before God.

18 posted on 05/18/2015 7:53:33 PM PDT by aimhigh (1 John 3:23)
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To: aimhigh

Yep.

Good post.


19 posted on 05/20/2015 11:22:56 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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