Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that an Arab thing? I had a good friend who was a Christian from Jordan but was palestinian. He spoke fluent arabic and could read/write in it too. I'm pretty sure people over there in his family especially older ones dressed that way.
Besides God is one thing we have in common with the muslims (as christians), that we don't have in common with an atheist. Of course our cultures are different but my point is were people of faith.
Yeah, but only Islam teaches its people that spontaneously exploding in a crowd will give you a better afterlife.
Ramadan bombathon is the result of a Prophet who spread faith by force. Which explains why Islam isn't compatible with anything that isn't that particular strain of islam.
The first several hundred years of Christianity's existence was as the religion of slaves and outcasts on the fringe of society, practicing very nearly perfect non-violence in the face of persecution. The conversion of Constantine was seen as a miraculous and unexpected event.
By comparison, the first couple hundred years of Islam's existence was a jihad spread with the sword. Mohammed and all the other Caliphs were leaders of armies and military campaigns, knowing only pillage rather than suffering.
Christianity was spread by force, yes, but as non-Islamic religions have become civilized, they have also become less violent.
There is a difference. An enormous difference between the world only 100 years ago and today. Go back 200 years, and things get drastically different. A thousand years? Violence was the rule everywhere.
I went to a catholic jordanian wedding a couple years ago. They all dressed normal and acted like regular people even though 1/2 that family flew in from Jordan. They could drink like catholics too lol
Oh good grief Charlie Brown...yes, it is theoretically possible that the character represented by that image could be a Christian - or maybe even a Zoroastrian. /s
90% of Jordanians identify as "Palestinian" (aka Levantine Arabs before 1964 when the KGB invented it via their Cairo, Egypt-born and Raised "Agent Aref" aka Yassir Arafat).
No, no, no. A leftard NEVER contradicts a Muslim, only a Christian.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that an Arab thing? I had a good friend who was a Christian from Jordan but was palestinian. He spoke fluent arabic and could read/write in it too. I'm pretty sure people over there in his family especially older ones dressed that way.
Besides God is one thing we have in common with the muslims (as christians), that we don't have in common with an atheist. Of course our cultures are different but my point is were people of faith.
Yeah, but only Islam teaches its people that spontaneously exploding in a crowd will give you a better afterlife.
Ramadan bombathon is the result of a Prophet who spread faith by force. Which explains why Islam isn't compatible with anything that isn't that particular strain of islam.
"Yeah, but only Islam teaches its people that spontaneously exploding in a crowd will give you a better afterlife."
To be fair it does not.
If the religion weren't interpreted and distributed by imams, you would be correct.
Unfortunately, the religion as it exists today DOES teach that.
If the Vatican taught Christians to do it, people would blame that VERSION of Christianity. And they would be correct to do so.
Sorry for pointing out, but Christianity was also spread by force.
The first several hundred years of Christianity's existence was as the religion of slaves and outcasts on the fringe of society, practicing very nearly perfect non-violence in the face of persecution. The conversion of Constantine was seen as a miraculous and unexpected event.
By comparison, the first couple hundred years of Islam's existence was a jihad spread with the sword. Mohammed and all the other Caliphs were leaders of armies and military campaigns, knowing only pillage rather than suffering.
Maybe it was a mistake to ever stop.
I worded my statement to allow for that.
Christianity was spread by force, yes, but as non-Islamic religions have become civilized, they have also become less violent.
There is a difference. An enormous difference between the world only 100 years ago and today. Go back 200 years, and things get drastically different. A thousand years? Violence was the rule everywhere.
I went to a catholic jordanian wedding a couple years ago. They all dressed normal and acted like regular people even though 1/2 that family flew in from Jordan. They could drink like catholics too lol
And can we Catholics drink.
Haha, correct. The baptists can put the hurt on some sweet tea though ;)
Irish Catholics take that prize! I'm thinking the whole IRA violence thing might be at least partially related?
Oh good grief Charlie Brown...yes, it is theoretically possible that the character represented by that image could be a Christian - or maybe even a Zoroastrian. /s
All Jordanians are Palestinian. The Brits gave 3/4 of Palestine to Levantine Arabs.
Are they? I know alot of them are. I know it's like the same ethnicity but I'm not sure where these people get their national identities from.
90% of Jordanians identify as "Palestinian" (aka Levantine Arabs before 1964 when the KGB invented it via their Cairo, Egypt-born and Raised "Agent Aref" aka Yassir Arafat).
Yet atheists dont murder you every chance they get like animals.
They will sterilize you and throw you in gulags though when they get really into an -ism.
You said Christian, did you mean Easter Worshipper?*
Not until tomorrow ;)
Praise Ishtar.
If St. Joseph and Mary were around today, they'd be monitired closely at airports.