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To: JimWayne

Savage fails to point out that whereas Judaism and Christianity are progressive revelations, where God reveals himself in the travails of his Elect, Islam remains in the mode of Joshua, the prophet and general. Allah is a despot; Christ is a servant. Allah is merciful and compassionate, but only to those who submit. But he does not enter covenant with his people, he does not suffer for them. Christ is the first-born; he leads from the front and places himself in peril. Allah stands beyond the horizon.


16 posted on 04/20/2012 9:10:22 AM PDT by RobbyS (Christus rex.)
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To: RobbyS
Your comparison is incorrect. Allah's counterpart is Yahweh who is an angry god. Again, let me point out that the nature of the two religions is similar and the nature of the followers is what differentiates the two. One had the European culture overlaid on it and the other has the Arab culture overlaid on it.

As the two religions share the same template (holy books, one god, prophets and war on heretics), I think it is important to ask the reasons for the similarities.

19 posted on 04/20/2012 9:50:25 AM PDT by JimWayne
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