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To: Stone Mountain

If you are implying that their is some kind of symmetry of equivalence between Christianity and Islam, consider this. The early Christian church spread throughout the Roman Empire while it was still a savagely persecuted non-violent religion. Torture and execution could not stamp it out. (Later, of course, it became an established church in many areas.) Islam was spread by the sword from the very beginning. If the Muslims are so confident that their way is the truth, why do they kill any converts in their theocratic empire, forbid proselytizing by other religions, etc.? Atheists always like to depict all religions as basically the same. They aren't.


81 posted on 08/01/2006 3:58:58 PM PDT by hellbender
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To: hellbender
If you are implying that their is some kind of symmetry of equivalence between Christianity and Islam

Nope. I am saying that there is some kind of symmetry of equivalence between people who believe in a religion that would have the temerity to tell another person that their beliefs are wrong and that someday, they will kneel down before their God. I merely used Islam as a convenient example - the same is true for for any dogmatic belief system.
84 posted on 08/01/2006 4:03:11 PM PDT by Stone Mountain
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To: hellbender
Atheists always like to depict all religions as basically the same. They aren't.

But, every religion feels the same, i.e. that IT is the one true religion. How do you, as a christian, prove that THEY are wrong, and not YOU?

To a Jew, the whole argument of going to heaven or not depends on 'accepting' Jesus Christ as their savior, is a non issue, So they are all going to be punished at some point for that?

I don't disagree that many need a deity or faith in some higher power, but I do disagree with the idea that 'My deity is better than your deity'. To each his own. ANY person who kills in the name of religion is a fool, I don't care if they are Muslim, Christian, etc. They are killing in the name of a superstition.
271 posted on 08/02/2006 5:51:43 AM PDT by BritExPatInFla
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