Brian Ross wrote on Jan 13
th, 2018 at 10:30pm:
Do you think it's fair that Muslims who have committed no crimes, done nothing illegal are continually being asked what are really stupid questions about their beliefs all the time? Really?
I don't think that's unfair to ask questions. Shouldn't we know what people belief? It's true that many Muslims may not do anything but may support terrorism or terrorist organisations. I'm not saying that all Muslims are closet-terrorists, but in today's environment, it's certainly rational. Would it have been wrong to do the same in the 1930s when the Nazis were in power?
Brian Ross wrote on Jan 13
th, 2018 at 10:30pm:
No, we discussing a religion. A belief system that does not rely upon facts and evidence but on belief. Islam is not a political ideology. It is a religion. It is no different to Christianity or the other religions in offering instructions on how to live one's life.
This is where you're wrong: Islam is a political ideology as well as a religion. It is total in its belief. It governs all factors of society. To deny this is to deny reality. Christianity is not a political religion, nor has it been; 'render unto Caesar what is Caesar's...'
Brian Ross wrote on Jan 13
th, 2018 at 9:46pm:
And that is based on?
Based on my own opinion.
Brian Ross wrote on Jan 13
th, 2018 at 9:46pm:
No historian has documentary evidence that Christ existed. No historian worth their salt goes any where near JC because of that. We have, as I have pointed out, one source - The Bible.
Most historians agreed that he lived. I didn't say anything about evidence. You'll have to ask them.
Brian Ross wrote on Jan 13
th, 2018 at 9:46pm:
Really? Both come from God...
There's a huge difference, Brian. The Quran is the actual literal Words of God. The Bible even the Tanakh were written by various authors over a period of time. They might have been divinely-inspired, but this is quite different, as you're smart enough to realize.
Brian Ross wrote on Jan 13
th, 2018 at 9:46pm:
The Bible does not prohibit husbands from beating their wives, Augie. In fact, it appears to accept it as normal behaviour. There are numerous passages within the Bible which are as bad if not worse than the "wives, submit yourself to your husbands" (Eph 5:22-25). Colossians 3:18 echoes that sentiment "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord." All suggest that women are subservient to men.
Being subservient does not mean permission to hit a person, nor does it equate to a direct command from God. Come on, stop virtue-signalling and get with reality.
Brian Ross wrote on Jan 13
th, 2018 at 9:46pm:
No, I do not. Nor do I tell jokes about Christians or Muslims.
I've told jokes about Christianity many times: the fact that Jesus rose from the death by flesh is absurd; or the fact that the Holy Spirit descends upon people... Haha... What a joke.