I get your point especially about the not saying we are the same and about the potential brainwashing but I think the difference is not on a regular person human level, but more on a higher level. Islam does not seem to be compatible with the kind of freedom and non religious government principles that our nation was built on. And by tha…
I get your point especially about the not saying we are the same and about the potential brainwashing but I think the difference is not on a regular person human level, but more on a higher level. Islam does not seem to be compatible with the kind of freedom and non religious government principles that our nation was built on. And by that I don’t mean the extreme leftist view that any whiff of religion is cause for rage and panic, but that the government should be actively involved in religion. Islam seems to require a fusion of church and state when you look at the way it is laid out and how Muslim countries throughout the world function. And while I agree with you that there have been all kinds of atrocities committed in the name of religion and all kinds of persecution from different religions, I still think the principles of Islam and the way it is currently practiced compared to Christianity in the last 200 years or so, and certainty in the beginnings of Christianity, are very different. There are many factions who would love to impose sharia law in areas of this country. I would just be wary of being lulled into a false sense of commonality. The other thing that gives me pause is the principle of Taqiyya. While Muslims say it’s only allowed when under great duress (they are allowed to lie about their faith to save their lives), even with that, there is a huge difference between them and Christians. We are not supposed to ever deny the Lord. Regardless of the circumstances. I just think aspects of their worldview, especially the very strong legalistic tendencies, make them not quite as similar to Christians as it might seem on the surface. And again, this might not apply to individual people because there are always exceptions and people can live their faith differently from the mainstream too. Not saying we can’t work together but to keep in mind that they do have a different perspective that is often incompatible with ours as conservative Christians.
As for cui bono, I look at who is pushing and defending Muslims in America and those are not people I trust, to be honest.
I get your point especially about the not saying we are the same and about the potential brainwashing but I think the difference is not on a regular person human level, but more on a higher level. Islam does not seem to be compatible with the kind of freedom and non religious government principles that our nation was built on. And by that I don’t mean the extreme leftist view that any whiff of religion is cause for rage and panic, but that the government should be actively involved in religion. Islam seems to require a fusion of church and state when you look at the way it is laid out and how Muslim countries throughout the world function. And while I agree with you that there have been all kinds of atrocities committed in the name of religion and all kinds of persecution from different religions, I still think the principles of Islam and the way it is currently practiced compared to Christianity in the last 200 years or so, and certainty in the beginnings of Christianity, are very different. There are many factions who would love to impose sharia law in areas of this country. I would just be wary of being lulled into a false sense of commonality. The other thing that gives me pause is the principle of Taqiyya. While Muslims say it’s only allowed when under great duress (they are allowed to lie about their faith to save their lives), even with that, there is a huge difference between them and Christians. We are not supposed to ever deny the Lord. Regardless of the circumstances. I just think aspects of their worldview, especially the very strong legalistic tendencies, make them not quite as similar to Christians as it might seem on the surface. And again, this might not apply to individual people because there are always exceptions and people can live their faith differently from the mainstream too. Not saying we can’t work together but to keep in mind that they do have a different perspective that is often incompatible with ours as conservative Christians.
As for cui bono, I look at who is pushing and defending Muslims in America and those are not people I trust, to be honest.