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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Likewise. And this is why Muslima & I felt it so necessary to correct other pp's absurd distortions of Islam.

These threads may or may not clarify distortions. Based on the conversion rate, I think people are reading and it gets them thinking.

But my goal is not to proselytize, people seem to be going to Islam on their own so they certainly do not need my posts.

But if I read nonsense conclusions made about Islam, I will keep starting new threads to clarify.

And I did read the entire Corinthians passage. You accept Paul but not everything he said. You reject Old Testament but still regard it sacred and consider it part of the Bible. Statues of Mary are always wearing a veil in and even outside of churches. Was she always praying then? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Where in New Testament does it explicitly say veils even during prayer no longer required? Without expressly rejecting the veil how do Christians come to the conclusion it is indeed rejected practice? There must be principles in the OT that are not reiterated in the NT but still hold value, no? If everything in the OT was rejected, it would not be considered sacred, no?[/quote]

Like many Christians, I respect the Old Testament, but Jesus came with a new set of rules. Jesus specifically countermanded Old Testament rules for marriage, concubines, dietary rules, eye for eye, dealing with your enemy, and whatnot that you keep bringing up. So those Old Testament rules aren't just irrelevant to me, I'd actually be going [i]against [/i]Jesus' commands if, for example, I took a second spouse. This is why most Christians don't take the Old Testament word for word, although of course they respect it. I don't think you realize how ludicrous it looks to Christian eyes, when you post a passage from Kings about polygamy and then insist that Christianity allows polygamy - this statement completely ignores Jesus' subsequent declarations about marriage. This distinction between respecting the OT vs. following the OT literally is clear and simple to millions of Christians, but if you can't get comfortable with that, then it's not really my concern.

Similarly, I've explained that most Christians see Paul as "inspired" but not equivalent to Jesus. Paul wrote letters to the early Christians; Jesus is God's son. This distinction is clear and simple to millions of Christians. But if you can't get comfortable with it, then I'm not bothered.

Unlike you, I don't feel the need to get my religion out there in front of everybody. I'm really only here to correct some howlers you've posted about concubines and polygamy being allowable in Christianity, veils and such. So you can take what I've just said, or leave it: I'm not going to follow your example of arguing and recasting for 10 pages and then end up insulting peoples' employability. I'll make this last post, and then that's all.

Nor do I share your obsession with converts to your religion. Yes, I know lots of Muslim atheists and several Muslim converts to Christianity. But what's important is my own comfort in my faith. I'm proud of my faith and how it treats women and the vulnerable in our society. Perhaps my favorite part of Christianity the absence of an "us vs. them" mentality. Lots of religions tell you to love your neighbor, but it's pretty easy to love your neighbor. Christianity tells you to love your enemy. Of course, you will certainly see Christians who have this "us vs. them" mentality. But that goes against everything Jesus said about turning the other cheek and loving your enemy.[/quote]

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