On Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Joshua Holman wrote: > > The question is whether we, as a Christian ministry, should be > > distributing copies of the Quran or the Book of Mormon or such. > > > > I know the OLB has the Quran on its CD but disclaims it's contents as > follows: > > The KORAN module is primarily intended for those doing evangelical > missionary work among the Moslem people or for those who wish to know > more about what the Moslems believe. The authors of the Online Bible > do not endorse anything written in the Koran unless it agrees > completely with the infallible Word of God, the Bible.
I have quite a few problems with this statement, in terms of content the and attitude that it represents. That's not to mention the antiquated spellings of Qur'an & Muslim that I consider insulting. But I understand your point (and I'm not accusing you of anything, I realize you're copying from OLB). > I suggest we do the same for the BoM and the Quran. If we with-hold these > texts, we could be charged with censorship of other beliefs and could be > sued by a Mormon or Muslim that feels that way. My concern is that we would be making our work useful to Mormons & Muslims & .... We can withhold anything we like. Imagine how many people would be suing us for not providing the NIV if your suggestion were correct. :) Besides, we HAVE been accused of censoring other beliefs in our software, and that's correct because we do, intentionally. I'm less concerned about apocryphal/pseudepigraphal literature that is either Christian in nature or profitable for providing biblical background but that does not support other religions or cults. --Chris