Allah....a Idol Destined To Burn....agree ?

[hyperdulia again]

I vote for God butchered beyond recognition. The same thing I think about JWs "jehovah".

[hyperdulia again]

I vote for God butchered beyond recognition. The same thing I think about JWs "jehovah".

[Don John of Austria]

no other comments curious.

[PyroPenguinX07]

Allah is our God Catholics, Jews, and Muslims all believe in the same God and trace their roots back to Abraham. Muhammed is supposedly a descendant of Ismael or Isaac (i forgot which one) who was cast out by Sarai (Abrahams wife) after she had a child for their heir.

Another things is that our world will always have its extremeist like Osama who believes America is an enemy to their religion. Don't forget that Catholics, Jews, Hindus, and most other religion (except Buddhism wonder why?) all have people fighting for them. Look back at the Christians who fought the Crusades for the Holy Land. Jesus taught love but we still had our extremeists fighting. (Wow I actually made an intelligent post!!! :D)

[Don John of Austria]

The Crusades were good and holy things inspired and willed by God, tread carefully here.

[cmotherofpirl]

THe crusades were not a bad thing, they just got bad press.

[PyroPenguinX07]

The Crusades were good and holy things inspired and willed by God, tread carefully here.

The Crusades were because the Islamic people took over the Holy Land. I mean they should have sent diplomats and other types of ministers there before going to fight.

Besides after the First one all the others were failures. Oh and speaking of the first one after the crusaders got there they looted the city and everything on their way home.

[dabukthumpa]

While Catholics - Muslims - and Jews all believe in one God - this is correct. But to say that we believe in the Same God - this is a very differert thing.

[dabukthumpa]

Allah is our God Catholics, Jews, and Muslims all believe in the same God

While Catholics - Muslims - and Jews all believe in one God - this is correct. But to say that we believe in the Same God - this is a very differert thing.

Peace

[Aloysius]

the crusades were in response to muslim attacks on the Eastern Church. as i understand it, the Easter Patriarchs asked the Pope for help and he sent it. there was an immediate danger to all of Christendome and the Crusades were the response. in a purely secular point of view, Christianity would not have survived if it werent for the crusades. in a Catholic point of view we know God protects His Church, but looking back in history assume that the way he allowed for protection of His Church was through the crusades and don't really question what would have happened if not for them, for we can never imagine a reality wherein the Church founded and protected by Christ has been defeted.

:shield:

[hyperdulia again]

the crusades were a command from God. I think the human side failed him terribly. the attacked eastern Christians, even Eastern Ccatholics. The Maronite Catholics hid in the mountains for a century.

[~runnergurl~]

Man, I could never be Muslim. Don't you think they get headaches reading the koran all can't-sit-still like that?

[~runnergurl~]

Allah is Arabic for "God." It was also the name of the prime god in Arabian pantheon. According to Mohammed, there is only one god, and his name is Allah. He is the God of Abraham. They believe Jesus is a prophet, but not the Son. It is interesting, however, that they believe that Jesus was born of a virgin and that John the Baptist was the announcer for Jesus, yet Mohammed, the main prophet, was born normally with no forerunner. One big thing that brings Islam into question for me are the "Satanic verses," but that's a whole 'nother topic.

As for no-tw's post, I think it was far too harsh. I believe that Muslims at least intend to pray to the same God that we do (the God of Abraham). And Mohammed is not an idol. He was a real man, and he is not worshiped within Islam as anything more than a prophet.

What he said ^_^