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I'm going to exploit the conception that the four gospels are harmonious. Keep in mind, this isn't my belief, but for the sake of the argument it seems permissible. On accepting worship: Mat 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship...

Again, I have to say that language isn't at fault here. By the restrictions of logical fallacy, this is called a 'straw man'. There are curious vague passages, but there are far more that outweigh what is at play here. And if Christ claiming to be the sole pathway to salvation isn't demanding...

Got another theory. LOL One a day, seems like. Since Christian prophecy of Jesus was seen in Isaiah more clearly and more abundantly than any other book of Jewish prophecy, could it be that Mahomet who claimed erroneously that Jesus had written a book (subsequently perverted by Christians), have...

Well, due to opinions like 'all the apostles writtings are in complete harmony with each other' I'm not sure how possible such a discussion is. I apologize for saying 'a good lot of fooling around with semantics'. While technically, that's what I meant it sounded more rude than I intended it...

One of the many things I always disagee with Moslems on is the verse in Surah 19 about Miriam (mother of Isa) being the sister of Aaron spoken of in the Torah. There's a million paths of apologetics to this. That its figurative, meaning she's from a tribe associated with Aaron. That she simply...

Eh... that's a good lot of fooling around with semantics and if it weren't for so many contrary remarks in the gospel story it'd make a substantial argument. But semantics aside, Jesus demands (one of the elements of Christianity I ignore because I find it adverse to my preferred interpretation)...

Well, see that goes toward my 'blotted out name' theory. The idea of a messiah or embodiment of God having a generic Hebrew name seems queer. Whereas a nameless God, named after his namelessness... now that's class. None of that Gott 'n Elah stuff. Exodus 3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM...

I've been looking all over for the origin of I'sa. The meaning, I mean. I found the Christian response that it was either a mispronunciation of Iesus or that Muslims coming to Christian liturgy from afar heard Arab Jews refer to Jesus as the unfavoured son of Isaac, Esau. Islam is keen on...

Found out last night after a search on the net, that the theory isn't anything new. There was also the idea that 'sus' is the Latin for pig. That seems to be stretching it a bit. It all seemed a bit stretched, but...

When I was searching the net, I found that one, but no source for it. It seemed awfully related to Christianity. But anyway, that's the thing. I can't find the sources for the various miracles.

Religion does more than satisfy superstition, for one thing. Bad religion is like SPAM. It makes grand promises to solve genuine problems. Just because the promises are unfulfilled doesn't mean the problems aren't real or can't be solved. Just ask the guy who invented viagra. A cure for...

That was the lesson I was looking for. Thanks.

Beats me. Hence this thread. I figured the general definition was more broad. Like, if you say something negative against... something. Mahomet sent a blind assasin to kill a poetess and mother of five because her writing was critical of 'the prophet' and thus she was a blasphemer. Peter killed...

I've returned from my journey out into the world of the mainstream religious and I've brought back some more interesting stuff on this topic. I thought this new theory was bogus until I went back and read some of the Talmudic traditions that surrounded the Jesus followers of the third/fourth...

I hate to add this anecdote following Quahom1 since he summed things up so well, but just recently I encountered some (what I would call) fundamentalist Christians. I was poo-pooing the Rapture and the alpha male quoted from the book of Deut - in the old English KJV with the stereotypical...

Really? I'd never heard of that criteria.

I was going to start a thread discussing Animism in Islam, but the root question is: how much validity can any of the Abrahamic religions have if they've clearly borrowed from Pagan (a derogatory state of being in their belief) traditions? Sure, they can provide moral centers, etc, but they...

And they still just lurk. I've been searching my brain for something to discuss.

Rest, rest at last. My immortal reign has come to a close. LOL Eh, now its downhill from here until it hits 2,000. Friggin' plateau.