Question for the devout Christians or Jews only

[Anonymous]

Please, this is a question for only Christians and Jews who are devout. Do you think Islam is evil or condones terrorist acts? Do you have any Muslim friends? Would you even consider being friends with a Muslim?

[Anonymous]

From the Hindu perspective you Abrahamic guys are all just having an intramural squabble.

Kidding aside, limiting questions like this to only the Abrahamic traditions seems kind of silly. Between Hindus and Buddhists you've got about 1.1 billion people.

[Anonymous]

Jewish and yes, I have Muslim friends.

[Anonymous]

Christian and I have Muslim friends.

[Anonymous]

We're Jewish and have Muslim friends but they are all Persian and non practicing.

I know a Moroccan nanny who's Muslim and her best friends in Morocco are Jewish. Religions live side by side in peace in Morocco.

[Anonymous]

Christian and I am friendly with Muslims. I don't have any close personal Muslim friends.

[Anonymous]

Christian here and I have Muslim co-workers with whom I have interesting conversations about faith and the Old Testament. I have learned that practicing Muslims believe Noah, Adam and Eve, and most of the Bible is true. Where we appear to differ is that while Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and He is the way to God in Heaven through Salvation and belief; the Muslim faith appears to teach that Jesus was a very important prophet but not the Son of God. Even Mary is very important as there is a book in the Koran called Miriam about Mary, the mother of Jesus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Christian here and I have Muslim co-workers with whom I have interesting conversations about faith and the Old Testament. I have learned that practicing Muslims believe Noah, Adam and Eve, and most of the Bible is true. Where we appear to differ is that while Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and He is the way to God in Heaven through Salvation and belief; the Muslim faith appears to teach that Jesus was a very important prophet but not the Son of God. Even Mary is very important as there is a book in the Koran called Miriam about Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Is Miriam a Virgin in the Koran?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Christian here and I have Muslim co-workers with whom I have interesting conversations about faith and the Old Testament. I have learned that practicing Muslims believe Noah, Adam and Eve, and most of the Bible is true. Where we appear to differ is that while Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and He is the way to God in Heaven through Salvation and belief; the Muslim faith appears to teach that Jesus was a very important prophet but not the Son of God. Even Mary is very important as there is a book in the Koran called Miriam about Mary, the mother of Jesus.

The Jesus of the New Testament is very different from the Jesus if the Quran. Much different emphasis on rules or lack thereof, much different attitude towards non-believers, et cetera.

[Anonymous]

I have read the entire Quran and the entire New Testament. I have read parts of the Old Testament.

I see much more similarity in violence and aggression towards the enemy in the Old Testament and in the Quran. It's pretty hard to find support for violence in the New Testament, except when Jesus says he came to bring a sword, and even then there's a context for that quote. The rest is about loving your enemy, how that outcast Sanaritan is a better person than your own people, and turning the other cheek, whether you interpret turning the other cheek as pure passivity or a firm of passive resistance.

I have a good Muslim friend from college 25 years ago. I last saw her a year ago when she visited the East Coast from her home in CA. She is devout in that she doesn't drink, she prays, but she doesn't veil.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Christian here and I have Muslim co-workers with whom I have interesting conversations about faith and the Old Testament. I have learned that practicing Muslims believe Noah, Adam and Eve, and most of the Bible is true. Where we appear to differ is that while Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and He is the way to God in Heaven through Salvation and belief; the Muslim faith appears to teach that Jesus was a very important prophet but not the Son of God. Even Mary is very important as there is a book in the Koran called Miriam about Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Is Miriam a Virgin in the Koran?

OP here. Yes.

[Anonymous]

Catholic and I have both Muslim and Jewish friends.

[Anonymous]

I'm christian (catholic) and I have muslim friends, moreso when I lived in my home country. They'll send us food during their celebrations and we would send them food during ours. I do not think Islam is evil but believe it does condone terrorist acts. I also think it cultivates a cult like following. How else can you explain being willing to die because of your religion. This is where they have an upper hand in religious wars. How many Christian suicide bombers do you know?

[Muslima]

Anonymous wrote:I'm christian (catholic) and I have muslim friends, moreso when I lived in my home country. They'll send us food during their celebrations and we would send them food during ours. I do not think Islam is evil but believe it does condone terrorist acts. I also think it cultivates a cult like following. How else can you explain being willing to die because of your religion. This is where they have an upper hand in religious wars. How many Christian suicide bombers do you know?

That is contradictory. If Islam condoned Terrorism, it would clearly be evil.....Certainly, throughout history you can find many people who have been and still are willing to die for their beliefs regardless of what those beliefs were/are, religious or otherwise, Islam doesn't hold the monopoly on martyrdom.

[Anonymous]

Muslima wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm christian (catholic) and I have muslim friends, moreso when I lived in my home country. They'll send us food during their celebrations and we would send them food during ours. I do not think Islam is evil but believe it does condone terrorist acts. I also think it cultivates a cult like following. How else can you explain being willing to die because of your religion. This is where they have an upper hand in religious wars. How many Christian suicide bombers do you know?

That is contradictory. If Islam condoned Terrorism, it would clearly be evil.....Certainly, throughout history you can find many people who have been and still are willing to die for their beliefs regardless of what those beliefs were/are, religious or otherwise, Islam doesn't hold the monopoly on martyrdom.

when I was growing up Catholic we were taught we should be willing to die for our beliefs. Of course, we were never threatened, but it was sort of exciting, as a child, to think some evil doer might give me that ultimatum and a chance to prove my faith. Now I'm disgusted that a religion would inculcate a child with the desire to be a martyr