Hi Alex,

>>Chris,
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>>>>>>I think that there are many fine individuals who are members of the Islam faith. However, it really isn't as peaceful or harmless a faith as some would want you to believe. Look at the 1400 years of its history. It's factionalized and there are many sects that hate each other and so forth. Not very pretty I suppose.
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>>>Stay on topic Doug. Your point was that Islam in factionalized and that there are many sects who hate each other. The same can be said of Protestants and Catholics in N. Ireland. Or, as my Catholic friends call Protestants, Splinters (reference to Monty Python's Life of Brian). Or you can look at Bob Jones calling the Pope the Anti-Christ. The list goes on and on.
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>>>If your next point is going to be that these are not true Christians, I am sure a Muslim can join in and say that the Muslims you reference above are not true Muslims. Yadda, yadda, yadda.
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>>No argument there. I'd just ask you if you know the difference?
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>>IOW, I think that few people have a very clear view, not only of the Historic Christian positions, but if Islam as well.
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>>That Islam is more aggressive towards 'non believers' in its writings is evident.
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>And the Bible is nice to non-believers? Come on Doug! What did God do to his enemies? What did God do to the Egyptians to let Moses and his people go? Killed their first born didn't He? (this after he utterly failed several times after sending them locust, and other niceties).
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>And Christians have nice people in their ranks too! These 'so called muslims' are just a bunch of thugs and criminals. But so were many Christians. Ever hear of the Crusades? Or the Inquisition? Or burnijng young women in Europe because someone accussed them of being 'witches'? How about slavery? OK. Who will cast the first stone?

Well, the difference is this; Christianity does not teach its adhehants that killing someone in its name guarantees them 70 virgins in paradise. Sure, many people have perverted Christianity and killed others using this perversion as a justification for theid deeds but this is not Christianity.

Look.. What I'd suggest you do Alex is some homework on Islam (and Christianity) before you embarrass yourself too much. I'll be happy to provide references if you're seriously interested.

There is no doubt that Christianity has some 'thugs and criminals' within its midst. You appear to be unasware that Christianity teaches that 'judgement begins in the house of God'. That is, those who call themselves 'Christian' must first of all get their own houses (figuratively speaking) in order in order to be effective in this world.

No.. Christians who read and study the Bible are very well aware of the nature and problem of hypocricy. If it is your intent to point this out you'll not get any argument from me. <g> However, if it is your intent to use this as a rationale for maral equivalence then you're dead wrong.