Christianity QA

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 It needs a reformation

Along with a Renaissance and an Age of Enlightenment —

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Men who have Embraced Islam There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from error. And he who rejecteth false deities and believeth in Allah hath grasped a firm handhold which will never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower [Qur'an 2:256] The following is a collection of converts’ stories which are enlightening, heart-warming and inspiring in equal measure. These new Muslims come from a variety of backgrounds. They include intellectuals, scientists, priests, and artists, young and old, from around the globe. Most of these converts are former Christians or from a Christian background. These testimonies only represent a drop in the ocean however, since every day hundreds of people convert to Islam all around the world. Amongst the most powerful and thought-provoking testimonies are those of former Christian priests and missionaries who have discovered the one true religion. ‘Revert’ is actually a more appropriate term than ‘convert’, since all human beings are born pure. By embracing Islam, one returns to the original and sinless state in which God created him or her. However we have used the term convert to avoid any possible ambiguity. http://thetruereligion.org/modules/xfsection/ How do I put this? There is much in Islam that I admire. Let me make that statement first in case reading the rest of my post leads anyone to think that I am out and out anti-Islam. For example, I agree very much with Muslims understanding that much of our western society is very shallow, but disagree to some extent on what the remedy is. Perhaps the biggest moral wrong, as opposed to intellectual error, that I see in Islam is hypocrisy in its handling of converts. Muslims, like any other religious group are pleased and encouraged when someone joins their faith. Muslims see this as someone coming back to God. Christians feel the same way about someone becoming a Christian. In fact the bible tells us that there is a knees-up in heaven when even one sinner repents (Luke 15.10). I too can understand the desire to help believers remain believers, but there is a fundamental difference between the Christian faith and Islam on how to do this. Islam claims to be a "reasonable" faith, i.e. one that makes sense, that you can use reason to help understand it. So good so far, but when someone disagrees with the intellectual correctness of Islam, this is where it all goes horribly wrong. Islam as a faith is inconsistent in its claims here. Islam is happy to convince me that Islam is correct, but what if 1) I change my mind and decide that Islam is wrong and some other faith or atheism is correct? 2) What if I am born in a Muslim-majority/Sharia-compliant society? The truth is that Islam then gives up on being reasonable and acts like a cult or worse. Its answer is for me to lose my family, my possessions and quite possibly my life. The idea that "there is no compulsion in religion" becomes, well, a bit silly and quoting the Qu’ran 2.256 is pointless. If ever Islam as a whole truly allowed people to make up their minds without fear of violence, then perhaps more people would give it the respect it deserves for some of its other ideas. As it is, many people can’t do that as they are afraid of it. Alan Cossey

 It needs a reformation

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Men who have Embraced Islam There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from error. And he who rejecteth false deities and believeth in Allah hath grasped a firm handhold which will never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower [Qur'an 2:256] The following is a collection of converts’ stories which are enlightening, heart-warming and inspiring in equal measure. These new Muslims come from a variety of backgrounds. They include intellectuals, scientists, priests, and artists, young and old, from around the globe. Most of these converts are former Christians or from a Christian background. These testimonies only represent a drop in the ocean however, since every day hundreds of people convert to Islam all around the world. Amongst the most powerful and thought-provoking testimonies are those of former Christian priests and missionaries who have discovered the one true religion. ‘Revert’ is actually a more appropriate term than ‘convert’, since all human beings are born pure. By embracing Islam, one returns to the original and sinless state in which God created him or her. However we have used the term convert to avoid any possible ambiguity. http://thetruereligion.org/modules/xfsection/

How do I put this? There is much in Islam that I admire. Let me make that statement first in case reading the rest of my post leads anyone to think that I am out and out anti-Islam. For example, I agree very much with Muslims understanding that much of our western society is very shallow, but disagree to some extent on what the remedy is. Perhaps the biggest moral wrong, as opposed to intellectual error, that I see in Islam is hypocrisy in its handling of converts. Muslims, like any other religious group are pleased and encouraged when someone joins their faith. Muslims see this as someone coming back to God. Christians feel the same way about someone becoming a Christian. In fact the bible tells us that there is a knees-up in heaven when even one sinner repents (Luke 15.10). I too can understand the desire to help believers remain believers, but there is a fundamental difference between the Christian faith and Islam on how to do this. Islam claims to be a "reasonable" faith, i.e. one that makes sense, that you can use reason to help understand it. So good so far, but when someone disagrees with the intellectual correctness of Islam, this is where it all goes horribly wrong. Islam as a faith is inconsistent in its claims here. Islam is happy to convince me that Islam is correct, but what if 1) I change my mind and decide that Islam is wrong and some other faith or atheism is correct? 2) What if I am born in a Muslim-majority/Sharia-compliant society? The truth is that Islam then gives up on being reasonable and acts like a cult or worse. Its answer is for me to lose my family, my possessions and quite possibly my life. The idea that "there is no compulsion in religion" becomes, well, a bit silly and quoting the Qu’ran 2.256 is pointless. If ever Islam as a whole truly allowed people to make up their minds without fear of violence, then perhaps more people would give it the respect it deserves for some of its other ideas. As it is, many people can’t do that as they are afraid of it. Alan Cossey

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‘Revert’ is actually a more appropriate term than ‘convert’, since all human beings are born pure. By embracing Islam, one returns to the original and sinless state in which God created him or her. However we have used the term convert to avoid any possible ambiguity.

Still spewing your shit  ?

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Men who have Embraced Islam There is no compulsion in religion.

Once you have your throat slit for leaving Islam, there is "no compulsion" in anything. In fact, most corpses don’t feel a thing!

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Men who have Embraced Islam There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from error. And he who rejecteth false deities and believeth in Allah hath grasped a firm handhold which will never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower [Qur'an 2:256] The following is a collection of converts’ stories which are enlightening, heart-warming and inspiring in equal measure. These new Muslims come from a variety of backgrounds. They include intellectuals, scientists, priests, and artists, young and old, from around the globe. Most of these converts are former Christians or from a Christian background. These testimonies only represent a drop in the ocean however, since every day hundreds of people convert to Islam all around the world. Amongst the most powerful and thought-provoking testimonies are those of former Christian priests and missionaries who have discovered the one true religion. ‘Revert’ is actually a more appropriate term than ‘convert’, since all human beings are born pure. By embracing Islam, one returns to the original and sinless state in which God created him or her. However we have used the term convert to avoid any possible ambiguity. http://thetruereligion.org/modules/xfsection/

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