I just have a question about religion.

Being tolerant does not mean liking or believing in other religions, but it means respecting them and not openly disgrace or attack them. I dont attack Christians or Christianity at all, I simply stated my opinion. before loling at others, try and open your mind a little more.GazaAli

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]Being tolerant does not mean liking or believing in other religions, but it means respecting them and not openly disgrace or attack them. I dont attack Christians or Christianity at all, I simply stated my opinion. before loling at others, try and open your mind a little more.clayron

I'm a muslim ok, and I believe in Allah. All of us religious folks know the fact that being religious means that not believing in other religions ok? I tend to respect other religions, but I don't like Christianity at all, because of how Jesus are perceived in Christianity. I mean as a muslim living in Gaza, its only natural to have a certain level of hostility toward Judaism, but guess what, I do respect and like Judaism way more than Christianity, because they still believe in an only one God with no sons and wives.GazaAli

[QUOTE="clayron"][QUOTE="GazaAli"]Being tolerant does not mean liking or believing in other religions, but it means respecting them and not openly disgrace or attack them. I dont attack Christians or Christianity at all, I simply stated my opinion. before loling at others, try and open your mind a little more.GazaAli

Haters gonna hate

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]Being tolerant does not mean liking or believing in other religions, but it means respecting them and not openly disgrace or attack them. I dont attack Christians or Christianity at all, I simply stated my opinion. before loling at others, try and open your mind a little more.clayron

God=Every other God that comes after/before him.

I don't believe in any religion, therefore, other religions are not spared my decisive glance.

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]I'm a muslim ok, and I believe in Allah. All of us religious folks know the fact that being religious means that not believing in other religions ok? I tend to respect other religions, but I don't like Christianity at all, because of how Jesus are perceived in Christianity. I mean as a muslim living in Gaza, its only natural to have a certain level of hostility toward Judaism, but guess what, I do respect and like Judaism way more than Christianity, because they still believe in an only one God with no sons and wives.StopThePresses

[QUOTE="clayron"][QUOTE="GazaAli"]Being tolerant does not mean liking or believing in other religions, but it means respecting them and not openly disgrace or attack them. I dont attack Christians or Christianity at all, I simply stated my opinion. before loling at others, try and open your mind a little more.StopThePresses

How about the KKK version of Christianity?StopThePresses

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[QUOTE="GazaAli"]I'm a muslim ok, and I believe in Allah. All of us religious folks know the fact that being religious means that not believing in other religions ok? I tend to respect other religions, but I don't like Christianity at all, because of how Jesus are perceived in Christianity. I mean as a muslim living in Gaza, its only natural to have a certain level of hostility toward Judaism, but guess what, I do respect and like Judaism way more than Christianity, because they still believe in an only one God with no sons and wives.jalexbrown

I of course does not believe that Mary is the wife of God. But stoptherecess point is that since we have a father and a son, its only natural to have a wife. This is just the logical explanation of what he meant, nothing more.

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I can't say I've met too many Christians who call Mary God's wife, even thought that would seem to be the logical conclusion.

Logic doesn't tend to matter when it comes to religion though. I guess that's what makes it religion in the first place.

I guess it was a lot easier centuries ago for people to claim they had a direct line to God. If anyone does it these days, people say they're either a fraud or that they're crazy.

GazaAli

I of course does not believe that Mary is the wife of God. But stoptherecess point is that since we have a father and a son, its only natural to have a wife. This is just the logical explanation of what he meant, nothing more.

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[QUOTE="jalexbrown"] How is Mary being G-d's wife the logical conclusion? Granted I obviously don't believe the whole son of G-d theory - but if I go out on a limb, I still don't see that as the logical conclusion.

jalexbrown

I of course does not believe that Mary is the wife of God. But stoptherecess point is that since we have a father and a son, its only natural to have a wife. This is just the logical explanation of what he meant, nothing more.

[QUOTE="StopThePresses"]How about the KKK version of Christianity?clayron

I have made it very clear that I dislike all religions. ~Although, I think because Christians are the most common on GS, the most insults will go to them. optiow

[QUOTE="clayron"][QUOTE="StopThePresses"]How about the KKK version of Christianity?StopThePresses

[QUOTE="StopThePresses"][QUOTE="clayron"] Open my mind? You completely dislike a religion and its people because it disagrees with your beliefs. There is not a single religion I look down upon for its beliefs. I would say I am pretty open minded.GazaAli

Basically that's just it: the KKK uses religion to make their opinions seem more...righteous, I guess.jalexbrown

Christianity is the largest western religion, generally seen as the most legitimate, and often tied to conservatism in America. Being the largest it draws the most attention and considering the liberal lean of most universities it draws the most attacks. Islam, Buddhism, and other religions are treated, imo, as other cultures instead of religions and are thus treated differently than Christianity. There are probably countless other factors that contribute to the attacks that christianity draws to itself, though, I know that almost every atheist book I have read attack christianity exclusively, this is probably due to the fact that it has the strongest philosophical foundation due to many western philosophers throughout history being christian.

[QUOTE="clayron"][QUOTE="hydralisk86"] The God of Islam may be similar to the Christian or Jewish God, but there are differences. Msulims don't believe Jesus died for mankind's sins, but Christians believe he did.hydralisk86

No. The Bible itself says that God is both good and evil. Not really sure in which book but I'm willing to bet it's the old testament.

EDIT: Found it.

Isaiah 45: 7
"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things."

Aside from the leaning towards gnostic-atheistic anarchism, I've only ever noticed tolerance from secular universities. People who are more educated are more willing to be tolerant. What you are probably seeing is just the overly vocal minority.