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Are Yahweh and Allah the same god?
Are Yahweh and Allah the same god?Christianity, Islam and Judaism are all 'Abrahamic Religions' stemming from the same source material. Though they all went off in different directions, it's not unreasonable to assume they are still referring to that original deity. This one god goes by many names...
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Islam, is it a violent religion?
Does Islam contain some doctrines that make it mandatory for all Muslims to kill/destroy/annihilate followers of other religions/atheists/agnostics? Some say it does. Some others say it was not originally in the text but had been stealthily inserted later by religious fanatics.
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What is wrong with calling Jesus "Jesus?"
Is all of this "Yeshua" and "Yahuwshuwa" some aversion to translating his name into its English equivalent?If that's the case you might want to remember that spelling his name in Roman letters at all is still a phonetic translation and thus still inaccurate. If you really want...
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The Beliefs of the Taliban
What makes them do what they do and act as they do?I think it would be very interesting to compare notes in determining the basis of their actions, behaviors, beliefs, mission statements, guiding policies and their overall ability to govern a country.
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God, Yahweh, Allah, all one and the same?
Judaism and Islam thinks so, but the Church on the whole does not.I've seen a Christian claim that Allah is actually a derivative of the pagan god Bel. On the other hand I've also heard a counter argument that the semitic people were, just like the Arabs, originally polytheists. El was the supreme...
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Do Muslims believe they enter "heaven" through torture?
I heard a Muslim woman teach a section of the Koran, and in that monologue, she stated something to the effect that Muslims may enter heaven through torture, and some without.I guess, a "good" Muslim will enter without, and a not-so-good one will suffer torment to enter.Is this a...