We all have the same God. But some of us are not praying to God.
Allah the demonic principality isn't the same as YHWH. Not even close.
I think Bush may be sensing the coming massive wave of Muslim conversions to Jesus, thus his comment-- but to say that they worship the same God, no.
Either that, or he's believing some new age crap that somebody told him.
Tells me all I need to know.
I believe in the Triune God of Christianity, not Allah.
What ever happened to his Christian testimony? Was he lying or was he just spinning his theology to bait evangelicals?
Wrong AGAIN, GWB!
I sincerely hope that Bush is simply speaking out of ignorance.
I agree Muslims don't pray to God the same way Christians do, but that does not mean they are not praying to the same God.
I just can't get too worked up about this "controversy."
One must strain at a gnat to conclude that all pray to the same god. THe God of the Bible, whom Bush says he worships, is not Baal, the New Age Jesus, is not the Buddist notion of Brahman, is not the god of Shamanism or Nature Worhip (wiccan), is not the god of Mormonism, is not the god transendental meditation, is not the god Shakti or Shiva, or satan who is worshiped and prayed to, is not Allah, is not the god o Christian Science, is not the god of Unity, is not the god of Baba Ram Dass, is not the god of Myung Moon and Unification, is not he god of Bahaism, is not the god of Rosicrucianism, is not the god of Urantia, is not the god of Esalen, is not the god of mind sciences, is not the god ofthe Vedantia Society.....I could go on and on and on.
Mr. Bush shows profound ignorance in this silly statement. If it was a tepid attempt to coopt those who might see this gesture as magnanamous, the Christian sees it, at best flagrant ignorance of his Lord, or at worst a denial of the exclusive and unique position of Jesus of Nazareth as God the Son. As a Christian, and one who often references Christianity, he must know this and must have been willing to deny the Alpha and the Omega, the one and only God-man, Jesus.
"Many will come in my name, but believe them not."
Jim Jones claimed to be Christ.
"Many will come to me on tht day, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in ;your name drive out demons and in your name do many mighty works?" Then I will say to them, "Depart from me,I never knew you." Matt 7:22,23. This from the ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD. His attonement and His alone is sufficient. "the Way the TRUth , the Life...",
If Jesus is who Bush says He is, then the road to everlasting life must be broad, not narrow. Jesus said it was narrow.
I don't think we will all get to stand before our maker and claim an excuse of 'false identitiy'.....that is to say, ..."well I thought hinduism just as efficacious as buddism, as efficacious as true Christianity, or no different from Allah."
It is discouraging that Mr.Bush is this illinformed about his personal walk with whoever and whatever god he feels he walks with and then from his huge bully pulpit makes such a proclaimation. Remember Jannes and Jambrees who was in phaerohs court who, concerning some, proclaimed false pronouncements and led some astray......how many millions is Bush's pronouncement magnified. This is an irresponsible statement for any Christian, even an illinformed one, to make.
allah is not God.
(lack of capitalization intentional).
The West's only chance for survival is to destroy "allah", along with all that it represents, in the material world.
Otherwise, those who prostate themselves before allah will succeed in doing pretty much the same to us.
- John
Galatians 3:16: The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ.
If Bush really said this then it simply proves my long-held assertion that he’s a panderer or an idiot. (But in Kerry-esque fashion, I voted for him before I detested him.)
“...prays to the same God.”
No.
I’m not smart enough to wrap my little mind around the idea of defining God. However, I do have an excellent guidepost for religion in general. Someone once told me, “By their fruits you shall know them.” Once someone can show me the Islamic equivalent to Mother Teresa or Albert Schweitzer, then I’ll begin practicing tolerance immediately. As long as the Moslems keeps telling me to convert or be killed, though, I’m mighty skeptical.