[texanred]

There is no God named Hindu - Hindus may or may not recognize any of hundreds of different gods. Some are also atheists. Confucius was not a prophet of any god in Confucianism. Nor is Judea the name of any god. Most Buddhists also specifically deny the divinity of Buddha.

Muslims avoid the term Mohammedan not because they attempt to avoid saying the name of their prophet. They avoid doing that because it might lead some to believe that they worship Mohammed as a god. In their own teachings he is no god. He's merely the last in a long line of prophets and Muslim simply means one who submits before the will of god.

I'm not trying to be difficult here. I am just not sure what we are supposed to gain by calling them Mohammadans rather then Muslims. .

[NTHockey]

I accept your criticisms, as I was TECHNICALLY incorrect in equating religions with a person.

>>I’m not trying to be difficult here. I am just not sure what we are supposed to gain by calling them Mohammadans rather then Muslims.<<

You may or may not be a Mohammedan; however, you state that “Muslim means one who submits nefore the will of god”. My point exactly; it is the Mohammedans term for themselves. And it is factually incorrect. No diety could possibly approve of mutilation, bombing, forced conversions and wholesale slaughter. If that is your chosen faith, so be it. Don’t impose it on me.

Muslim is also a PC term and I am opposed to any and all PC terminology.