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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even the blasphemer is communicating with/about the same God as the rest of us, because there is only one God - any monotheistic religion is dedicated to the same God as the rest of the others; it's just that some people are misguided. But being misguided about how to communicate with God and what he's trying to tell us doesn't mean that another God exists. That is simply not true. I'm not sure how any one who claims to believe in God could conclude differently. If you're a polytheist, I'll give you a pass on this one, but any monotheist should fundamentally understand more than anything that there is one God and he has a relationship with all of his creation. The fact that some people misunderstand that relationship doesn't take away from his singleness. [/quote]

This is a nice view, but it doesn't mean that Amun-Ra and the God of Islam are the "same."  Maybe if there is a God, he hears all people's prayers, but that does not mean all people are worshiping the same "entity."  In other words, a monotheistic religion could have a description of God that is "wrong," or a set of beliefs that are fundamentally different from another monotheistic religion.  For example, I do not believe that God is a flying spaghetti monster.  Someone worshiping a flying spaghetti monster is not worshiping the same God as me, even if he says that flying spaghetti monster is the god of Abraham.[/quote]

But none of the major monotheists believe that God is a spaghetti monster. Those of us who believe in God, believe that God created the world and all it contains and that over time he has continually reached out us to give his loving guidance - and every time he does that, there are those who reject his message and his sacrifice. His attempts to reach us and guide us are what materialize in the different religions. The source of differences between the religions is that people have a hard time distinguishing between God's genuine attempts to reach us and false prophets. Those who reject his genuine communication because they fear false prophets - those people are not worshiping a different God, but they now have mistakenly rejected a complete relationship with him. That is not the same as starting a relationship with a different entity. And those who mistakenly follow a false prophet are not worshiping a different God either. They are misguided and therefore their relationship with God is off-track, but that relationship has not died or been transferred to another power. [/quote]

Are you arguing that this is the Christian point of view?  I don't think you can speak for "those of us who believe in God" because many people would not agree with you.  The God of Christianity is very specific and has a character that is not replicated in other religions.  If "God" is some vague concept to you, it is easy to see how all versions of "God" look the same.  The "God" of other monotheist religions might as well be a flying spaghetti monster to me, because my God is a Trinity.  The "God" of Islam has characteristics that are completely antithetical to my beliefs, no matter the resemblance in other areas.  I don't believe in that god.  If you have a belief system that says all religions have some validity, that is great.  But it has no basis in Christianity.  [/quote]

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