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1 | Islamic View of Crucifixion? | John 1:4 | Taleb | 98952 | ||
EdB, I apologize for not acknowledging all of your previous “correct” assessments of Islam. It is brutal. It is hateful. It is wide-spread. Please forgive me, if you feel I wasn’t given you a “fair ear”. I DO appreciate ALL that you have shared on this topic (and, I would like to add, other topics as well). When I worked in the Middle East, the animosity between the Muslims reminded me of the same thing between the denominations of the Christian Churches, both world-wide and in neighborhoods. Egyptians hate Lebanese which hate Jordanians, which hate Libyans etc. etc. Lutherans "don't love" Baptists, Baptists "don't love" Pentecostals etc. etc. That said, I must add, it doesn’t take much to understand that to the “world at large”, Christianity, (remember Ireland?) Judaism and Hinduism seem brutal. And less we wrongly conclude that “it’s only the religious” who are brutal, we can’t forget the “godless” communists’ brutality against its own too. You mentioned that there are 10 Mosques in your city now. That tells me there are numerous Muslims in your “world”. I’m please to read that you acknowledge their need. In my area, the Muslims meet in a small house. Since 9-11, many Muslim (and other “religions”) students which would have come from around the globe – haven’t returned. EdB, why do you think my wife and I “choose” to go to the Middle East? We had always ministered to our neighbors in the south. The people in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador (during its civil war), and Honduras’ interior, welcomed us and the Gospel. In Luke 10, Jesus instructed His disciples to “ask the Lord of the harvest to send more laborers, because the harvest is rich, but the laborers are few.” In the Muslim world the laborers are where the fewest go. If the Muslim world (the 10-40 window) had the same ratio of “Christian workers”, as we experience here in the good ‘ol U.S.A., there would be 5,000,000 “workers” just for the Muslims. The actual numbers are rising, but are so far from efficient. And, just like many “Christians” are that by name only, so are Muslims. We need to reach those who are “radical as Paul was when he was Saul” and also those who merely want to get through this life and hope for the best in the next one. The later is the most of the Muslim world, in my assessment. This is just a thought, but, do you suppose the reason this country has had so many Muslims come here is because God knows they can easier find Him here than they could at home? That, because so many of us didn’t answer His call to go to them, or at least pray that others would go? That the Lord of the harvest merely said, “OK, because enough to get the job done right didn’t go into all the world, I’ll just bring all the world to you.” It’s a scary thought that even when they are right next door, we STILL might not do what He commands us to do. “Love thy neighbor as yourself comes to mind.” And the conviction - “practice what you ‘preach’, Taleb”, does also. Blessings, Taleb |
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2 | Islamic View of Crucifixion? | John 1:4 | EdB | 98980 | ||
Taleb Interesting you agree Islam is brutal and hateful and then you point to shameful instances in Christianity that were also brutal. However we both know what took place in Ireland was the exception rather than the rule. The animosity between Baptist and Pentecostal is no where near the animosity between Islamic orders. How many times have you heard of mainline, respected, and noted Pentecostals bombing a Baptist church. And if they should would they be treated as a hero or as a deranged criminal. Yet we see in Iraq one faction blow the other faction up and the bomber is revered within his group. therefore I think any comparison you try to make to the brutally of Christianity or even Hinduism falls far short of what is the norm within Islam. As for the 10-40 window needing workers I agree and if God has called you to another nation fantastic. However if you haven't noticed United States of America is headed straight to hell in a hand cart. As I shard with someone else, today our prisons are methodically being converted to Islam, many inter city after school care centers are actively being used by Muslims to enlist young children into Islam. Islam is being painted as a peaceful, gentle religion that places no requirement on it’s adherent other than living in peaceful healthy life aside from the morally corrupt lifestyle of present day America. Christianity is becoming a bad word in this nation, churches are closing, denominations are losing people faster than water through a sieve. One of the ten mosques that are now in my city was once a Baptist church. While I agree the fields of the world are white for harvest the fields right here in the US are even more so. Islam is anything but the benign harmless gentler, kinder religion so many seem bent on portraying it today. It is a vicious cancer that is seeking the very souls of our children. Let’s stop down playing the true nature of Islam. EdB |
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3 | Islamic View of Crucifixion? | John 1:4 | Mommapbs | 98987 | ||
Amen EdB! Pick up a copy of "The New World War" by John Clark Mead - excellent expose of the "real agenda" of Islam - chilling! mommapbs |
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