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28737. jexster - 11/2/2006 5:48:16 PM

His Life, His Miracles and His Being Raised Up
48. And He (Allah) will teach him [Jesus] the Book and the Wisdom, (and) the Torah and the Gospel.

49. And will make him (Jesus) a Messenger to the Children of Israel (saying): "I have come to you with a sign from your Lord (Allah), that I fashion for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah's Leave; and I heal the blind one, and the leper, and I bring the dead to life by Allah's Leave. And I inform you of what you eat, and what you store in your houses. Surely, therein is a Sign for you, if you believe.

50. And I have come confirming what was before me of the Torah, and to make lawful to you part of what was forbidden to you, and I have come to you with a proof from your Lord. So fear Allah and obey me.

51. Truly! Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him (Alone). This is the Straight Path.

52. Then when Jesus came to know of their disbelief, he said: "Who will be my Helpers in Allah's Cause?" the Disciples said: "We are the Helpers of Allah; we believe in Allah, and bear witness that we are Muslims (we are submitting our selves to Allah)."

53. Our Lord! We believe in what You have sent down, and we follow the Messenger (Jesus); so write us down among those who bear witness (to the truth i.e. Lâ ilâha ill-Allah - none has the right to be worshipped except Allah).

54. And they (the disbelievers) plotted (to kill Jesus) but Allah also planned. And Allah is the Best of the planners.

55. And (remember) when Allah said: "O' Jesus! I will take you and raise you to Myself and clear you (of the forged statement that Jesus is Allah's son) of those who disbelieve, and I will make those who follow you (the Monotheists, who worship none except Allah) superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then you (all) will return to Me and I will judge between you in the matters in which you used to dispute."

On that last point, Islam's befuddlement and that of the Jews is strikingly similar. At the same time it is worth noting that Muslims are much closer to the Christian God than the Jews precisely because of their beliefs about Jesus, Mary, the Resurrection, the Last Days etc

28738. jexster - 11/2/2006 5:54:47 PM

Thers is no Compulsion in Religion


  • 19:64. Say (O' Muhammad): "O' people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians): Come to a word that is just between us and you, that we worship none except Allah, and that we associate no partners with Him, and that none of us shall take others as lords besides Allah. Then, if they turn away, say: "Bear witness that we are Muslims (we are submitting ourselves to Allah)."

  • "Strongest among men in enmity to the believers (Muslims) wilt thou find the Jews and Pagans; and nearest among them in love to the believers wilt thou find those who say, 'We are Christians': because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant. (The Noble Quran, 5:82)"

      {fucking Jews....5000 years - hemorrhoids on the asshole of mankind...can't live with em

      Can't live with em]


    28739. Jenerator - 11/3/2006 3:38:50 AM

    Jesus was a Jew, you "practicing" Catholic!

    28740. wonkers2 - 11/3/2006 4:56:43 PM

    More hypocrisy from the evangelical pulpit.

    28741. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 11/3/2006 5:18:22 PM

    FYI & Good Read Department:

    Soldiers of Christ

    Inside America's most powerful megachurch with Pastor Ted Haggard

    28742. judithathome - 11/3/2006 6:45:32 PM

    Just read transcripts of voice mail over at my forum. Seems old Ted was addicted to meth.

    28743. judithathome - 11/3/2006 6:47:42 PM

    You can see it HERE

    28744. jexster - 11/5/2006 2:59:41 AM

    It would seem that those who criticize another's religion would at least firt make an honest effort to know something about it.

    Here we have seen examples ad nauseum of persons doing exactly the opposite, condemning out of ignorance, bigotry, hate.

    Those who care to know what they are talking about before they talk about it should watch Muhammad: The Legacy of a Prophet. Particularly moving and illuminating on many of the matters discussed here is found in the last 20 minutes in which Mohammed's Final Hajj Sermon on the Plain of Arafat is discussed.

    In the sermon, Muhammed condemns the violence and tribal revenge killings that marked his life from birth. Muslim believe the Sermon to be a summary of the teachings of the Quran.


    Those genuinely interest in learning before they speak should read a collection of essays by American Muslims:




      How a Muslim Sees Muhammad
      Michael Wolfe

      A Muslim Cleric on the American Frontier
      by Imam Sayed Hassan Al Qazwini

      Of Muslims and Muhammad
      by Azizah Al-Hibri

      "The Best Speech is the Speech of Allah,
      And the Best Guidance is the Guidance of Muhammad"
      by Jameel William Aalim-Johnson

      A Daughter of Detroit
      by Najah Bazzy


      My Journey in Islam
      by Kevin James, Supervising Fire Marshal, FDNY



    28745. jexster - 11/5/2006 3:14:16 AM

    The Final Sermon of the Prophet Muhammd

    In essence, though not in substance, this Farewell Sermon of the Prophet is similar to the Jesus's Farewell Discourses in the Last Gospel.

      Jesus Prays for All Believers

      20"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: 23I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. 24"Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. 25"Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. 26I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them."


    John 13-17

    28746. jexster - 11/5/2006 3:41:19 AM

    Now that we've disposed of the last wave of bigotry, ignorance, hate, and hypocrisy, it is time for Judith's points!!!!

    Haggard Case Fuels Debate Over Hypocrisy -

    28747. Jenerator - 11/5/2006 3:55:30 AM

    I agree...I got into over on the Mote in American Politics with this woman who was agonizing over poor Ted..."he must have been totured by this wicked feelings; my heart aches for him; we should all pray for him" yada yada yada.

    Yeah, right

    28748. jexster - 11/5/2006 3:59:43 AM



    Toys Jen toys

    I know you're upset. Shall I put you on the Parish Weekly Intercession list - for The Sick?

    28749. jexster - 11/5/2006 3:59:59 AM

    ;)

    28750. winstonsmith - 11/5/2006 4:23:57 AM

    Really, it's as simple as this:

    There are lots of religions and they can't all be right.

    Gosh, I guess if you're really lucky, you might be born into a family that believes in the only true religion.

    28751. concerned - 11/5/2006 6:54:25 AM

    Give me a break, Winston.

    28752. concerned - 11/5/2006 7:03:46 AM

    I don't think you have shit worth reading on religion.

    28753. judithathome - 11/5/2006 7:06:13 AM

    I'm flattered you read there, Jen.

    28754. judithathome - 11/5/2006 7:07:36 AM

    You are damned lucky I don't return the favor and quote some of the stuff you and Ruth have to say. But to do that, I'd have to read over there and it makes me ill.

    28755. judithathome - 11/5/2006 7:32:32 AM

    Ted Haggard dismissed from New Life Church

    The board of overseers announced today that Pastor Ted Haggard will be dismissed from New Life Church. The board, comprised of four pastors outside New Life, said in a statement Haggard "had commited sexually immoral conduct."

    The actual quote from the church's statement says:

    We, the Overseer Board of New Life Church, have concluded our deliberations concerning the moral failings of Pastor Ted Haggard. Our investigation and Pastor Haggard’s public statements have proven without a doubt that he has committed sexually immoral conduct.

    So, Jen, are they wrong or is it as we thought...the man is a lying hypocrite.

    28756. winstonsmith - 11/5/2006 8:27:49 AM

    Uh, sorry Concerned, for anyone willing to be honest with themselves, that *is* all there is to it.

    You have to accept the fact that if there is really only one true god, all the other religions are false.

    Then, you have to ask yourself whether your god is real or the other guy’s.

    Religion has some utility. Believing in god might even be a hard wired human characteristic, but, the odds are stacked against any particular religion representing the one and only truth.



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