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Christianity and Islam: A Common Heritage?
Crisis Magazine ^ | 7/1/14 | William Kilpatrick

Posted on 07/01/2014 6:45:13 AM PDT by BlatherNaut

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To: Daveinyork
Before getting too smug, let’s recall that historically, Christians did their share of butchering people who didn’t believe as they did. It was America and Americanism that cured them of that particular habit.

Really? In the entire history of Christianity, can you cite more than, say, 10,000 examples Christian-sanctioned and Christian-motivated butcherings, slaughters, killings, etc.? And of these, how many of the victims were innocents, and not participants themselves in military takeovers or occupation of Christian lands, buildings, states?

21 posted on 07/01/2014 7:04:20 AM PDT by mbarker12474
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To: BlatherNaut

Islam was concocted to be an imitation of Christianity and Judaism.

Not Satan’s most sophisticated effort — but one of his most successful.


22 posted on 07/01/2014 7:05:07 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: BlatherNaut

Taqiah


23 posted on 07/01/2014 7:09:12 AM PDT by Squawk 8888 (I'd give up chocolate but I'm no quitter)
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To: BlatherNaut

Hashish and Islam..a Common Heritage


24 posted on 07/01/2014 7:10:42 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: mbarker12474

Crusades, religious wars after the reformation, burning heretics, running Jews out of central Europe during the plague years. Pogroms in Russia. Blood libel.


25 posted on 07/01/2014 7:10:50 AM PDT by Daveinyork
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To: mbarker12474

Christian Lands? Excuse me, but the Holy Land was Jewish land, not Christian lands. I don’t remember the Crusaders taking it from the muslims and giving it back to the Jews. they slaughters Jews as much as they slaughtered Muslims. but, of course the Jews deserved it. They killed Jesus and they caused the plague, and they used the blood of Christian babies to make Matzoh on Passover.


26 posted on 07/01/2014 7:14:20 AM PDT by Daveinyork
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To: Daveinyork

Before getting too smug, let’s recall that historically, Christians did their share of butchering people who didn’t believe as they did. It was America and Americanism that cured them of that particular habit.
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Thank God we have Daveinyork to keep us plebes in line.
Did you run around using the same line on 9/12/2001...or would that have been just a little too smug?


27 posted on 07/01/2014 7:16:29 AM PDT by bramps (Go West America!)
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To: BlatherNaut
Excellent article. One to add to the arsenal.

Why do the claims of Islam merit so much serious consideration—let alone respect and esteem—if its founder was the perpetrator of such a massive fraud?

Yes. Why indeed?

28 posted on 07/01/2014 7:19:19 AM PDT by Oratam
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To: Nervous Tick

“The one and only Almighty GOD is in NO WAY the same as (or even similar to) that wet-dream figment of Mohammed’s perverted imagination nicknamed “Allah” (piss be upon him).”

Ya, but try to tell that to those radical murderers.


29 posted on 07/01/2014 7:20:36 AM PDT by sevinufnine (A moderately bad man knows he is not very good. A thoroughly bad man thinks he's alright. C.S. Lewis)
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To: BlatherNaut

These so-called Bishops reflect poorly on the real Christians—as in so many hierarchical regimes, the top few are out of touch wiff reality.


30 posted on 07/01/2014 7:21:45 AM PDT by SgtHooper (This is not my tag!)
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To: Daveinyork

Where in the Catholic Faith does it state that Christians should kill to convert? When did Jesus teach to kill?

Until you can prove that the two religions and two founders teach the same thing wrt murder you have nothing.


31 posted on 07/01/2014 7:22:37 AM PDT by piusv
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To: BlatherNaut

There has NEVER been love or understanding between the offspring of Ishmael or Isaac, whether that be blood or faith. Those who perpetrate such lies are only giving more power to the Enemy.


32 posted on 07/01/2014 7:27:01 AM PDT by Shery (in APO Land)
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To: Quality_Not_Quantity

ONE WAY....JESUS

Luke 10:16

“Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; but whoever rejects Me rejects Him Who sent Me.”

John 3:36

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.

John 12:48

There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not accept My words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day.


33 posted on 07/01/2014 7:31:05 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.)
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To: bramps

Smart ass. You know what I’m talking about, and you are trying to deny it.


34 posted on 07/01/2014 7:31:32 AM PDT by Daveinyork
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To: piusv

Whether their scripture called for it or not, the religious leaders encouraged, even demanded it.


35 posted on 07/01/2014 7:33:00 AM PDT by Daveinyork
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To: stars & stripes forever

“ONE WAY....JESUS”

and kill those who don’t take that way?


36 posted on 07/01/2014 7:34:03 AM PDT by Daveinyork
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To: Daveinyork

The slaughter following the capture of Jerusalem in 1099 is said to have been due to the Crusaders’ inability to distinguish Jews and Christians from Muslims.

Under Muslim rule all inhabitants of Jerusalem regardless of religion were required to adopt Islamic dress. All men wearing turbans & caftans when the Crusaders breached the walls were massacred in the mistaken belief that they were all Muslims.

Another historical theory has it that the Crusaders armed local Christian Arabs to carry out the slaughter of the Muslims of Jerusalem; they gladly did so & included Jews in the massacre as well. A huge atrocity in either case.

FWIW, the only previous mention of “Chrislam” I know of refers to protective coloration used by ME Christians to minimize themselves as targets of the Muslim majority.


37 posted on 07/01/2014 7:34:48 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
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To: Daveinyork

Wrong answer. Try again.


38 posted on 07/01/2014 7:38:50 AM PDT by piusv
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To: sitetest

Goes way, way back, to the time of Sarah and Hagar, Ishamel and Issac.


39 posted on 07/01/2014 7:39:49 AM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: elcid1970

Thank-you for that history lesson!


40 posted on 07/01/2014 7:41:04 AM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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