They should have a blushing face b/c I’d use it here.
you know as a muslim on this board it does sometimes seem like there is a bitter taste for you all when you think about islam (Rics post below comes to mind
) but after reading this I am sitting here smiling thinking wow these are nice people I shouldn’t be so bitter myself.
Here are some things I like about Christians:
I admire that you all stand up for what you believe in despite how anti-pop-culture it becomes, that you do not have shame for your religion.
I admire your devotion to missions. Many teenagers in my school are leaving this summer to go to places like Kenya and such for their ‘mission trip’. I wish muslims were willing to give up their social lives for the same opportunity.
I admire your love of God. If I am not mistaken than in the Christian idea of heaven there aren’t as many material payoffs and the main payoff is a closeness with God, and you all are willing to live lives of devotion for just this.
I admire your charity. If it weren’t for churches and christians than many many people would never have gotten the chance to get back on their feet. Sometimes a warm meal and a clean shower is life changing.
I admire your respect. I like that when you all go to church you dress well, I like that a devout christian is a friendly neighbor, I like that you all respect each other as well as non-christians.
As for my response to Ric (sorry to spoil the moment but I have to
)
A) the majority of converts to Islam in the US are women. I dont mean people that are muslim for a day and then dont like it, I mean people that stick to it.
B) Our God is your God, holy trinity or not. We believe in the God that gave Moses his message, same with Abraham, same with Jesus.
C) All we know about God is what he has told us. However, what RyanL said is 100% correct about a life of devotion and such.
D) how do we pray in a legalistic state? Our salat is supposed to be an other-wordly state where we are to picture ourselves standing in front of God himself and project the due respect, but I dont know how its really that different from a deep heart felt christian prayer.
E) Muslims rarely had to kill anyone at all. This is how it is done ‘by the sword’.
Line up along the countries borders. Tell them they can either get attacked, convert to Islam, or if they want to live in the Islamic state then they have to agree to pay their taxes to the Islamic gov’t and they will be allowed to live exactly as they had before, often with their previous religious courts and juries all still in tact, daily life hardly affected. Almost all accepted the third condition, and after seeing what a fair and just gov’t the Islamic one was ended up converting on their own.
F) Ask a muslim women if she is treated fairly. Ask a convert if youre going to say a girl who is brought up muslim is brainwashed. Islam actually gives a lot of lenience to women that is not given to men, however the media likes to say things with a little twist.
Peace upon all of you! I love you! (as long as you keep making threads like this
)
) that I like about Islam :
