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Karen10
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I want to say something really quick - I may not be back on this particular thread. It has gone off-topic. I also read two enlightening things (I always like to learn)…
“Unfortunately, some Christian apologists try to turn the tables on Muslim apologists by alleging all kinds of contradictions in the Qur’an without giving Muslims the same kind of flexibility in resolving them that Christians use in resolving alleged Bible difficulties. That is not fair, and a Muslim concerned with Bible difficulties will spot this.”
I apologize for falling into this trap. It seemed an easy way for a person of either religion to debate against the other religion. It is not really fair, and it is cumbersome for the defendant.
Also, I found sources online that clear up some of the contradictions I have mentioned. Not all, but a few, including the contradiction regarding wine and Pharoah’s repentance.
What I have learned is that debating these contradictions isn’t the way to go. Muslims must realize, however, that Catholics also have air-tight, logical answers for what seems like contradictions in Catholicism to Muslims. Believe me, meedo, praying to saints for intercession is not a contradiction–I believe you mentioned this, but I will leave it up to you to research this, perhaps on catholic.com. I am sure that you can make your own list of things that you think are contradictions, but there are already answers for them. I asked a lot of questions myself before deciding to come into the Church again–the answers are there, and they are good. My belief and my love for God have multiplied since I solved these questions.
So I want to drop the direction this thread has gone, and participate in other threads, witness the best I can, and learn. It is not trying to point out flaws in a religion that wins hearts. It might win the mind over to doubts, but it won’t win the mind or heart to a different religion. I will be studying about what I need to be doing, instead of falling into the “contradictions” trap that Muslims and Catholics can both fall into.
“Unfortunately, some Christian apologists try to turn the tables on Muslim apologists by alleging all kinds of contradictions in the Qur’an without giving Muslims the same kind of flexibility in resolving them that Christians use in resolving alleged Bible difficulties. That is not fair, and a Muslim concerned with Bible difficulties will spot this.”
I apologize for falling into this trap. It seemed an easy way for a person of either religion to debate against the other religion. It is not really fair, and it is cumbersome for the defendant.
Also, I found sources online that clear up some of the contradictions I have mentioned. Not all, but a few, including the contradiction regarding wine and Pharoah’s repentance.
What I have learned is that debating these contradictions isn’t the way to go. Muslims must realize, however, that Catholics also have air-tight, logical answers for what seems like contradictions in Catholicism to Muslims. Believe me, meedo, praying to saints for intercession is not a contradiction–I believe you mentioned this, but I will leave it up to you to research this, perhaps on catholic.com. I am sure that you can make your own list of things that you think are contradictions, but there are already answers for them. I asked a lot of questions myself before deciding to come into the Church again–the answers are there, and they are good. My belief and my love for God have multiplied since I solved these questions.
So I want to drop the direction this thread has gone, and participate in other threads, witness the best I can, and learn. It is not trying to point out flaws in a religion that wins hearts. It might win the mind over to doubts, but it won’t win the mind or heart to a different religion. I will be studying about what I need to be doing, instead of falling into the “contradictions” trap that Muslims and Catholics can both fall into.