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How legitimate is it to denounce Islam with the following argument? - JackieDRhodes - 01-27-2011
"Islam came after Christianity - Christianity is HUNDREDS of years older than Islam - and is similar to Christianity in many, many ways. Hence The Koran is just a spurious carbon-copy of The Bible, with "Jesus Christ" scratched out everywhere it appears and "Mohammed" scribbled in. Anyone who can denounce Christianity and espouse Islam with a straight face is obviously unsound."
I have *many* friends who make this very argument, and I'd like to know how sound it is. Thanks.
Re: How legitimate is it to denounce Islam with the following argument? - Maisie - 01-27-2011
It is legitimate to expose and denounce a hate-mongering lie any way one can.
Re: How legitimate is it to denounce Islam with the following argument? - MajorMRunyon - 01-27-2011
Not too vaild actually. If you try reading the two books you will see that in some ways they are similar but in many ways they are not.
Re: How legitimate is it to denounce Islam with the following argument? - LoriRSanchez - 01-27-2011
Atheism is older than ANY religion.
Re: How legitimate is it to denounce Islam with the following argument? - RickyJMontague - 01-27-2011
you denounce Islam you denounce alot of christianity they are very similar not exactly the same but your friends arguments are flawed because christianity is judaism that at some of the OT altered and tacked jesus on so using your friends logic christianity is false and Judaism is the only right Abrahamic religion
Re: How legitimate is it to denounce Islam with the following argument? - RobertMKadlec - 01-27-2011
It is the best of arguments. IF Christianity is right, Islam is wrong.
St Paul says :
"But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we preached to you, let him be accursed."
And that is exactly the attitude of Islam towards say Mormonism.
Islam says what Paul says but doesn't let Paul himself say it.
Re: How legitimate is it to denounce Islam with the following argument? - GertrudeJKinzel - 01-27-2011
the same argument can be used against Christianity with paganism
Re: How legitimate is it to denounce Islam with the following argument? - NicoleCGalloway - 01-27-2011
You could logically make the same argument regarding Christianity in response to Judaism. Judaism came first and is a thousand years older. Hence the New Testament is only a Greek corruption of the Israelite religion. I don't necessarily agree with that statement bu am just using it because I don't think that is a legitimate means to denounce Islam.
Re: How legitimate is it to denounce Islam with the following argument? - MichelleBEnriquez - 01-27-2011
That's nonsense. Just because something's newer doesn't make it less valid, and Mohammed is in no way a replacement of Jesus, the roles of Mohammed and Jesus in their respective religions are extremely different. Most importantly: Mohammed is a prophet, just like the muslims believe Jesus was, not an incarnation of God himself.
Re: How legitimate is it to denounce Islam with the following argument? - NancyDStrauss - 01-27-2011
hmm.......i guess they are in denial
Re: How legitimate is it to denounce Islam with the following argument? - Franny - 01-27-2011
I do not think it is good but would agree that the quran is a twisted version of the bible with many laws added
islam is far more like judaism that christian just they accept Jesus as a prophet which is not really any help when mohamed denounces what he taught.
Re: How legitimate is it to denounce Islam with the following argument? - ConnieKScott - 01-28-2011
Since most pagan religions predate Christianity by millennia, then Christianity is bogus. Works for me