Atheists & Agnostics
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(9,356 posts)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.