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Thread #56348   Message #1533200
Posted By: GUEST,David Hannam
02-Aug-05 - 04:15 AM
Thread Name: How to End Racism
Subject: RE: How to End Racism
Then fast-forward to Matthew where Jesus says that only thru him one can know the father... If I am of Islamic Faith and am being told that I can't have a relationship with God because it has to be thru Jesus then I can see how that might be as offensive as the passgaes in the Koran about Christains...

No, that is not offensive, as religions have always differed as to what exactly is the path of 'righteousnous', hence that is why we have different faiths. islam states it is the only 'way' too, so should we take offence, no, maybe, perhaps, who knows, what i do know, is that although we differ, our modern christian insitututions do not read from scriptures such as,

"Qur'an 8:12 "Your Lord inspired the angels with the message: 'I will terrorize the unbelievers. Therefore smite them on their necks and every joint and incapacitate them. Strike off their heads and cut off each of their fingers and toes."

It is hardly tolerant is it! And of course your above quote, pales into insignificance when set next to the quotes that were made eariler! Yes, you are right, Christianity says it is the only way, and Islam states to strike off the heads of UNBELIEVERS, CUT THEIR FINGERS OFF AND THEIR TOES!!!!!!!!

Your comparison is laughable.

"For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For they have no pangs; their bodies are sound and sleek. They are not in trouble as other men are: they are not stricken like other men. Therefore pride is their naecklace; violence covers them as a garment. Their eyes swell out with fatness, their hearts overflow with follies. They scoff and speak with amlice, loftily they threaten oppression. They set their mouths agianst the heavens and their tongue struts through the earth. Therefore the peopl;e turn and praise them; and find no fault with them. And they say, "How can God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?" Behold, these are the wicked; always at ease, they increase in riches..."

Psalms 73: 3-12

Again, the bible talking about envy, greed etc, is an entirely different subject from Koran quotes about murder, mutilation, rape, pillage, and stonings.

Get real, please find me passages in the Bible which specifically talks about killing the unbelievers, mutilating their bodies, raping their wifes, pillaging etc, please find me them, and not quotes from the bible about envy. lolol. You seem to have missed the entire point.