Posted on 07/11/2012 2:32:01 PM PDT by oliverdarcy
The head of the religion department at Luther College in Iowa recently argued that Jesus Christ, the central figure of Christianity, was in fact, a Muslim.
“‘Was Jesus a Muslim?" asks Prof. Robert F. Shedinger in the beginning of a book he published this year entitled Was Jesus a Muslim? " I will answer with a very qualified yes."
In a recent interview Shedinger also defended his controversial thesis explaining that a Muslim undergraduate student had sent him on academic odyssey that culminated with him asking himself "Was Jesus a Muslim?"
"Even as a Christian I have to answer yes to that," said Shedinger, who is the head of the religion department at Luther College in Iowa.
Shedinger also argued that Islam is a better fit for Jesus since it is not a religion but a “social justice movement.”
(Excerpt) Read more at campusreform.org ...
I hear that Leonardo Da Vinci was a nuclear engineer.
The claim that Jesus was a Muslim is actually standard, orthodox Islam...something all Muslims believe.
They lump Jesus, all the OT prophets, David, Moses, and of course Abraham (and ESPECIALLY Ishmael) ALL into the “Muslim” camp... In doing this they try to co-opt all the godly men before Mohammed, and deny the legitimacy of Judaism and Christianity, as they these—and the Bible—are supposedly “corruptions” of true Islam.
Of course there is no evidence the Tanak (Old Testament) or the New Testament were corrupted...but, facts and real history have never stopped belief in Islam.
It’s not as odd as it may seem, as we tend to think of Abraham as a Jew—thought that name only came over 1,000 years later through one tribe named after one of Abraham’s 12 great-grandsons, Judah.
For a professor though, buying into an explicitly sectarian religious claim, is totally miserable though. I’d expect this from some Imam somewhere...but a professor? Sad.
You could have left the posing as an instructor part out and it would have fit. I would include my sister in law in that group. Usually economics, engineering and business have pretty straight up people. Most others not so much.
Just like St. Thomas Aquinas was a Founding Father.
OMG!!! FIRE THAT LAME-BRAINED TEAHER!
No, but his parents were Jewish.
A typical mooselimb argument, they believe Jesus was only a prophet and that his teachings were corrupted and Mohammad had to come to set the record straight..they must twist and convolute Christ teachings to reach their conclusions,, They say God had no son, they say there is no Saviour and God forgives as he wills..
What they don’t say is God willed Jesus be King of Heaven and the Saviour of all, as he is the only one who knows God the Father..They wish to say Christ was not the son of God even though he made clear he was His son..They also wish to twist the ten commandments into what they will...this is not a religion from God..Islam is the lie...
Jesus was no mooselimb, and they do not serve the same God..or have the same message..one must seek their heart to see what is God’s way..anyone who does will find many holes in the Islamic faith..Mohammad saw this happening before his eyes so he put provisions in place..death to converts, do not allow other teachings even though they say they were prophets..so many lies, so much deceit..so little love..
To hell with Islam
How foolish! How could Jesus Christ be muslim when islam is the anti-Christ?
... and Patrick Henry was a Loyalist.
Yep, nodoubtaboutit, Islam is a "Social Movement"
For any additional information on the "Religion of Pieces," ask this person:
from page 261 of the paperback edition of “The Audacity of Hope.
bzzzzt—WRONG! Satan may be a muzzie, but not JC.
Closer to 1/50th of that.
It’s hard being green. Or something like that. Kind of like picking up a chick on St. Patty’s Day in Boston.
Now that blue skinned chick with the antennas...whoa!
Parents are actually PAYING to submit their kids to this kind of ignoramus-barf!?????????
Is that the BTK serial killer’s brother?!?
Not the only group from the 1800s, but they do qualify.
Cost
The comprehensive fee for the 2012-13 academic year is $42,170. This breaks down as follows:
Tuition $35,950
Room $2,890
Board $3,330
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.