Sanders' Religion Thread, Begun @ LC Forum Options

[Sanders]

e-Dog and I have decided to re-constitute this from LC. It is a thread about the 3 major religions of the world. The goal was to follow the path of each from their common origins to the present day. We (a number of LC posters and I) got as far as the begining of the First Crusade while the thread was active.

What becomes of this thread when all the copying is done is not clear. It may be just a read-only thread for the Religion topic. Or it may be left open to posting, so we can finish the journey.

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Posted by: DayAfterTomorrow Jul 31 2006, 03:39 AM

I have questions (not to degrade anyone or their beliefs): how can Allah and God be the same being if they do not share the same attributes?

How can Allah be God, if God is a trinity and Allah is one being?

How can Allah be God, if God was to send a part of himself to die for the sins of mankind and Allah has done no such thing?

How can Allah be God, if Allah desires the destruction of the Jews and God does not?

I don't understand. I didn't take usediscernment's post to be offensive, but rather, pointing out that if Allah is God and vice versa, then Christians, Jews, and Muslims should agree that Allah/God has the same characteristics regarding love, sin, hatred, vindictiveness, murder, the trinity, one being, salvation, etc. But we all don't agree on that issue. So if we are not in agreement on that, how is it that they are one in the same?

I am just inquiring to further our understanding on the beliefs of each of these religions, I am not trying to insult anyone, and I believe this is crucial to understanding exactly what the conflict is.