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onager

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31. Muslims will tell you the same thing
Fri Jan 16, 2015, 12:48 PM
Jan 2015

They mostly believe Jesus was sky-hooked directly to Heaven, like Mohammed. He wasn't crucified and never died, so he was never resurrected.

They also believe Jesus will fight alongside them at the end of the world. At least that's what several Egyptian Muslims told me. For obvious reasons, I didn't go around aggressively seeking out theological discussions when I lived in the Middle East. If they wanted to talk about it, I would listen. Quietly.

I have to say that the Egyptian Muslims, mostly, were polite about religion. I only remember once incident when a guy started asking me pointed questions about what I believed. His friends immediately told him to STFU, that I was a guest in their country and my beliefs were none of his business, etc.

During Ramadan, when Muslims can't eat during the day, one co-worker noticed I wasn't eating either and asked why not. Told him I was just trying to be polite (you know, Mom taught me not to do stuff in front of people if they can't do it, etc.) He said "You're not a Muslim and our rules don't apply to you. Go eat your lunch."

One funny thing about the "not crucified" stuff - once when I was living in Saudi Arabia, the holidays of Easter, Passover and Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan) all happened about the same time.

The English-language newspaper ran a special edition about The Three Great Religions!1! which was mostly the usual propaganda.

Except they mentioned the Muslim belief that Jesus was never crucified or resurrected. The American Xians on our compound were furious about that.

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I was raised in a WELS church and this 'rule' being enforced was the straw that broke my mom's back. PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #1
Pretty sure most Quaker meetings have always ignored this. eShirl Jan 2015 #2
Pure Paul Stuckinthebush Jan 2015 #28
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The BEST kind of fist fights... Stuckinthebush Jan 2015 #33
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That seems like a long way around to decide to ignore some passages. LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #6
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Oh, I know. LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #9
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Simple edhopper Jan 2015 #4
"Religion evolves..." ??? FiveGoodMen Jan 2015 #21
my questions are RussBLib Jan 2015 #5
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Wow, this is so true! DawgHouse Jan 2015 #30
They ignore that verse, and quote Galatians 3:28 onager Jan 2015 #11
I cannot answer how liberal Christian women feel about this, Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #12
"I cannot believe that some god would create women with a brain and not allow her to use it..." CrispyQ Jan 2015 #13
A lecture on faith! Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #14
That's pretty much what I took away from Confirmation, too - our way of believing is better. CrispyQ Jan 2015 #15
Would you desribe your background as Liberal Christian? LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #17
Not at this point in my life. Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #19
I ask because I think it took me longer to rise to reason LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #20
It is always a long journey. Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #23
One of the main reasons my Mom left the church Lordquinton Jan 2015 #16
It is allegory. You can't take things in the bible literally. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #18
really means: Jesus loves me. LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #22
"Get in the kitchen and make me a sandwich." Tobin S. Jan 2015 #24
You can't take things in the bible literally, Arugula Latte Jan 2015 #25
just the indefensible odious bullshit if you are a "liberal" christian. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #26
I have long conversations with one Christian who believes LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #27
Muslims will tell you the same thing onager Jan 2015 #31
The parts of the Bible they like are "divinely inspired" Act_of_Reparation Jan 2015 #32
I wish they had the guts to edit out the bad stuff. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2015 #34
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