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To: homeschool_dad
However, a friend of mine pointed out one instance in the bible where 2 of the apostles record a specific incident one way, and a 3rd disciple has a quite different recollection. See below:

Or an instance where two similar events were recorded and a false assumption by you and your friend that they are the same event is being made.

From Jewish doctrine: “Although we do not follow this dictum, technically speaking, a girl can be betrothed the moment she is born, and married at the age of three” (Shulchan Aruch, Even HaEzer 37:1).

Humans make up all sorts of silly rules and justifications for their actions. Equating those with scripture will no doubt lead to such errors.

If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

There is nothing particularly evil about an indentured servant contract. Slavery is considered evil from today's standards, and in isolation that assertion is no doubt true. But when the requirements of Jewish law are added, or the Christian requirement that slaves be treated as brothers, the institution of slavery is far more just than a lot of the abominations that we "modern" people tolerate or even embrace.

Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.

Oh horrors; once the indentured servant contract is up, if the "slave" wants to stay with the family he gets his ear pierced as a sign of family membership. Many people do far worse with daughters before they are even old enough to understand what they are doing (I have seen infants with pierced ears).

September 11th for me was another milestone on my journey. I wanted to understand what makes those people (Muslims) hate us so much

Because they are victims of a perversion of faith. Throughout history, a variety of entities have claimed to be God. Obviously, only one of these entities can be telling the truth. The entity going under the assumed name of "Allah" fails the tests of reason in a variety of ways, but unfortunately its first victim Mohammed wasn't wise enough to see through its deception; and a great deal of misery has been the inevitable result. Islam is a tragedy in realtime, and the Mohammedans are victims of the dark lord Allah every bit as much as those who died on 9/11.

So what does this all mean? That Jews, Christians, and Muslims all pray to the same God (whilst calling Him different names)

Such a conclusion cannot be drawn from the available evidence. Considering the fundamental contradictions that immediately arise from such a claim there is no way for it to be logically valid. Faith is the evidence of things unseen; it is not an excuse to abandon fundamental reason.

19 posted on 11/15/2005 3:08:25 AM PST by Technogeeb
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To: Technogeeb

The available evidence that I was drawing on was scriptural teaching that by definition, Jews, Christians, and Muslims all pray to the God of Abraham.


27 posted on 11/15/2005 6:05:27 AM PST by homeschool_dad
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