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"Islam is a religion in which God requires you to send your son to die for him."

A clever turn of phrase. And one with which I'm sure Ashcroft as a conservative Christian probably would PRIVATELY agree whether he actually coined it or not.

I don't think it's quite accurate--radical Islamists do think this way but I have never understood the entire faith to think this way any more than Jews still hanker to slaughter more cows and sheep.

But that's beside the point: Which is that I doubt Ashcroft would ever make such a statement in any context where he might be quoted--off the record or no.

Thomas gets a little excitable at times.

BTW: I wonder what CCs in here think of Genesis 22?

"BTW: I wonder what CCs in here think of Genesis 22?"

IMHO, the sacrifice of Isaac is a metaphoric prefiguring of the Passion of Christ.

.....I have never understood the entire faith to think this way any more than Jews still hanker to slaughter more cows and sheep.

Actually, there is a groundswell of support amongst the Orthodox Jews to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem and re-introduce the sacrificial slaughter of livestock and blood atonement. Just one reason the situation is so volatile in Jerusalem - there are many who would like to see the Dome of the Rock mosque, which currently sits atop the ruins of the ancient Hebrew temple (the ultimate desecration) blown to kingdom come.