[SirAllen]

Gen 18: 23; 25: And Abraham came near and said, "Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked?... "Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?"

Well, being a Christian I believe that Islam is not righteous, but your point is made. I don't want to attack innocent, peace loving muslims, but I have a LOT of questions about their religion. Like, how can the violent and non-violent muslims believe the same thing? I mean when Christians do bad things, they are not practicing Christianity or doing it in the name of Christianity. But Islamic "fundamentalist" do bad things, totally believing in their cause and their religion, and that it's "holy" yet other muslims condemn it - kind of? Something just doesn't jive. It's more like they all believe the same thing but some act on it, some don't. Please explain. And while you're at it explain how one can murder 5,000 people and go to heaven for it.

[Romulus]

I don't know enough about Islam to speak with confidence about what they believe, or why. I do feel certain that most Muslims follow their faith because they were raised in it, have never been exposed to anything else, and thus have never had the opportunity to embrace Christianity. This is a tragedy for hundreds of millions of human souls; it pierces my heart to think of it.

How God deals with them after death is His own affair; it would be presumptuous for you or me to speculate on their fates (or ours, for that matter). In any event, the Church teaches that because God's natural law lives in all consciences, even pagans can know and follow Him, even if only in part.

And while you're at it explain how one can murder 5,000 people and go to heaven for it.

Beats me. What are you implying?

[Don Joe]

Isn't that verse the one that's right before God saying something like fine, then find me one righteous soddomite and I'll spare them? And didn't they end up not getting spared? Hmm...

[vigilo]

"Something just doesn't jive. It's more like they all believe the same thing but some act on it, some don't."

It looks this way because that's the way it is.