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To: Dr. Eckleburg
*Have you read the Koran?*

Large parts of it.

And you still think they serve the same God as Christians?

They certainly proclaim that they do. I don't recall taking any position on who they actually serve. I just said they worship the God of Abraham, that they do; and I said that strict Muslim literalists are creationists; that they are.

I am aware of the many attrocities printed in the Koran. To be honest, I haven't studied the religion in enough depth to draw any sensible conclusions about what context some of the more abhorrent-statements are written in, and I won't try to here.

Are you aware of the many apparent attrocities written in the Bible? It could be quite easy for an overzealous reader to take many of these statements in the wrong context and wreak havoc (and this has in fact happened in history). Fortunately, though, Christianity has undergone a Reformation, so this is not as common as it was in the Middle Ages. But don't ever forget some of the abhorrently violent roots of much of what is contained in Scripture - there are passages within that I certainly hope you aren't taking literally.

451 posted on 09/13/2005 2:30:19 PM PDT by Quark2005 (Where's the science?)
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To: Quark2005; bluepistolero; Elsie

There is only one "atrocity" in the Bible. It is the source of our salvation.


453 posted on 09/13/2005 2:34:17 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg (Steven Wright: "So what's the speed of dark?")
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To: Quark2005; bluepistolero; Elsie
...there are passages within that I certainly hope you aren't taking literally.

I am not a literalist. And I believe every word of the Bible to be inspired truth as ordained by God who gives eyes to see and ears to hear.

455 posted on 09/13/2005 2:37:37 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg (Steven Wright: "So what's the speed of dark?")
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