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Originally Posted by Sir John Luke
Probably even more off-topic,but isn't there supposed to be only one God in Islam? The same God, in fact. The difference is that Christians believe Jesus was the Son of God, Muslims that He was merely a prophet?
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Islam, Christianity and Judaism are all Abrahamic religions, in that they all claim the same roots in Abraham and the One God whom he worshipped.
However, they now all insist on slightly different ideas of who God is and how he may be reached. It's possible to see the Christian view of God as a development of the one in the Hebrew Bible (the 'Old Testament') that doesn't contradict the view held by Jews (although some Jews would disagree with that). On the other hand, while Muslims claim the Qu'ran is 'The Last Testament', it doesn't really wash because it directly contradicts the Christian New Testament that it supposedly follows. Not least by denying Jesus' deity as expressed in the NT.
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Originally Posted by martyh
this whole topic just cements my belief that 90%of the worlds problems are caused by religion
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And your post cements my belief that you're more interested in intolerant sloganizing than in actually exploring or discussing issues.