Hello Merc! Long time....No Talk To! I hope that you are doing well, and it is good to see you back over on this part of the street!
Mark, I could not have said it any better than what you did! Christianity is a loving, forgiving religion, period. Christ, and the New Covenants makes it quite clear that we are all sinners. None of us are perfect. Christ accepts all, there are no prerequisites, other than accepting the Holy Trinity, (which is a hard concept to understand). Both Christianity and Islam have a common tenet that requires members of each faith to attempt to convert non-believers. By example, all of the Gospels within the New Covenenants define and describe a Christian's duty, to: "Fish For Men"; *e.g.;* to spread the word of Jesus Christ as the one and only Saviour; *ergo:* the Holy Trinity; the Father, The Son, and the Holy Ghost. *See* Matthew 4:17-22. Christianity has no penalty for Christians who do not convert non-believers, and there is no penalty for non-believers in this life. In Islam, non-believers are not tolerated. The distinction between Christianity and Islam, specifically with regard to conversion of non-believers, is that Islam has tenets which require all Muslims to convert all non-believers, by any and all means necessary. First by persuasion, second by humiliation, and third by taxation. If these methods fail, then their is no tolerance for the non-believer, and they are infidels. "*Jihad al Asghar*" – the struggle to defeat infidels, non-believers and opponents who threaten the faith. By example: "*Fight against those who (1) believe not in Allâh, (2) nor in the Last Day, (3) nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allâh and His Messenger (4) and those who acknowledge not the religion of truth (*i.e. Islâm*) among the people of the Scripture (*Jews and Christians*), until they pay the Jizyah[] with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued*". "*O you who believe! What is the matter with you, that when you are asked to march forth in the Cause of Allâh (*i.e. Jihâd*) you cling heavily to the earth? Are you pleased with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? But little is the enjoyment of the life of this world as compared with the Hereafter*".[] "*If you march not forth, He will punish you with a painful torment and will replace you by another people, and you cannot harm Him at all, and Allâh is Able to do all things*. " "*O Prophet (*Muhammad*)! Strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be harsh against them, their abode is Hell, - and worst indeed is that destination*." Further, I am unaware of these scriptures that you quote Merc. Where for arent thou? -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
