I recently asked a question inquiring on the differences between the relationships of Christians, Muslims and Jews have with God.  Many people answered that Christians can have a personal relationship with God.  While a Muslim answered that Muslims are slaves to their mighty god.  Don't many fundalmental christians have more of a muslim attitude towards God?  Isn't it ironic how Fundalmental Christians act towards Muslims when they really think the same way?  Are my lofty assumption true or false?
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Is it true Muslims consider they can not have personal relation with God ?\n\nMuslims believe all the prayers are to be directed only to God without any middle men like saints, prophets or any one else. Is that more personal than a person thinking God can be approached only through a middle man ? \n\n "And when My servants ask you concerning Me, then surely I am very near; I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he calls on Me, so they should answer My call and believe in Me that they may walk in the right way. " Quran 2:186.  \n\n "And certainly We created man, and We know what his mind suggests to him, and We are nearer to him than his life-vein. " Quran 50: 16.  \n\nMuslims consider their each 5 times prayer as a munajath, that is, a personal conversation with God.\n\nThe word servant can seen used for believer and unbelievers equally in Quran in the sense, even a non-believer is subject to God given natural rules and limitations
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YES  and   NO.\n\nThe real question is . . . "Why are all 'pious' people so judgmental and so dangerous?"  Your question and the website you give only shows that pious Muslims are just as big a group of a-holes as pious Jews, Christians, etc.  The community of "pious" Christians, rather than pointing fingers at anyone else, needs to take a closer look at themselves.\n\nI have met and admired several Christians who impressed me with the depth of their kindness, humanity and even courage. In each case, I recognized something special in that person's spirit almost immediately. In each and every case, I only discovered the identity of their religion at a later date. I have also been off-put by pious Christians immediately upon meeting them on perhaps 50 occasions.\n\nLet me give you one example: I got in line early with my children to attend a Saturday lunch at a cafeteria style restaurant. Perhaps seven people were ahead of us. A woman that was in line perhaps second, came back to our spot and said, "Hello" and we responded. Then she asked my children if they were "saved." I interrupted and told her, "I'm afraid, Ma'am, that our God is way too big for your little church." Several of the people in line ahead of us applauded.\n\nIn my not so humble opinion, pious followers of ANY organized religion are the stupidest and cruelest and most cowardly people on the planet. I give you the church website below as a perfect example . . .
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they are people know Allah as Christian and Muslims, have a book from Allah and have Judaism religion.But there is some of them enter political in religion and killing another people whose not Jews. They hate Christian and Muslims at all.\nsorry my dear, \nMuslims are people have Islam as a riligion.
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Will only address the first, initial question.\n\nI personally believe that many religious people try to convert, not only athiests, but people of all religions -  as there own personal religion has commanded them to do by either there saviour, or teacher, or prophet, etc.  Many, honestly are not even comfortable with sharing there faith in God,  Allah,  YHWH,  or  whatever name they have for God, or there saviour, or teacher.\nMany they try to convert, are forced, or at least feel pressured to do so, in order to please there deity, other people or possibly themselves.\nSome feel, according to there scriptures, or holy book, that if everyone does not hear about there faith, and/or there saviour that  their saviour, or prophet/teacher  will not return to take them away from persecution on earth.\n\nAthiests make the decision to choose there own destiny, not leaving it in the hands of a deity.  a  prophet/teacher,  or  any  other  person.  An athiest knows he or she is totally responsible and takes that  responsibility for his or her own thought-life,  words he or she speaks, and  his or her  own\nbehaviour/actions.\n\nHope this helps a little.  \n\nThat was an  Excellent  Question.  Thank You.
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That's a complicated question. Yes, they are all Christian but Christianity is an odd religion, really. Even if you have a same based religion, one branch of that religion is going to think that they're better than the others. And that's not limited to Christianity. Muslim's are divided into two groups: Sunnis and Shiites and they hate each other. It doesn't matter if it's the same religion, some people are always going to believe they're better than everyone else. Religions just a boundary we like to push down each other's throats.
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I don't think they are hatful. I think many of the leaders are frustrated or perhaps selfish or otherwise suffering from the trials that life brings with it, but I don’t think the majority of the people are hatful.  \n\nI do believe however that many of the followers of these faiths are misguided...just as you are. Not in their choice of religion or faith, (or lack there of) but in the way they practice. Certainly there is no reason for Christians to treat practitioners of other religions with hostility. Nowhere in the bible does it say that Jesus teased, belittled and harassed those that would not follow him. Yet many Christians feel obligated to do so today? \n\nStill, I think you are looking at the minority of the practitioners and allowing their actions to be interpreted as the actions of the majority of people. Regardless of your faith or beliefs, try to be companionate and understanding and look at the situation with some perspective.  \n\nI hope this helps.
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I believe many Muslims are Muslim because of where they live and what their friends and neighbors are. If they were Christians, which I believe many think seriously about at some time in their life, they would be persecuted if they changed. The Bible says this will happen to many Christians and they don't wish to be the ones it happens to. I seriously think a great number of Muslims would convert to Christianity if they could do it safely. Most know the true religion and probably secretly are believers of Jesus.
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I don't know, I don't know much about it. But I don't think they want to be our friends, no matter what people would like to believe. Not generally a real friendly sort, no. But no necessarily violent either. It's not like it's a secret that they hate us over there, as to why, I don't know. But christians in the past, haven't exactly been real lovable either though right? But at least rather than killing infidels, christians try to (usually) peacefully albeit manipulatively convert heathens. Although I don't think most muslims condone killing, but I can't really say for sure.\n\nBy the way, the crusades and the inquisition happened hundreds of years ago, hardly pertinent to today, it was a very different time. Our discussion involves modern times. Let it go man, let it go.\n\nChristians aren't the only people to have owned slaves by the way. Almost every kind of people has at one time in history taken other human beings as slaves. People automatically revert to the "our forefathers owned slaves" as a way to persecute christians, but the truth is that many people holding many different beliefs, have waged war, killed people, and taken captives.  \n\nI think the only truly peaceful religion is Buddhism.
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Besides for a bit of resentment for missionaries that go after the young and the ignorant. I have a fairly positive outlook on Christianity today. Some of my best friends are Christians. As for Judaism we believe that a person can be Christian and go to heaven.  Our religion states that all a gentile needs to do is believe in G-d and be a moral person. On the other hand Christianity is unacceptable for a Jew in part due to the Christian concept of the trinity it for us (and only us) would equate to idol worship and it is better to sacrifice ones life than to do this. For more info email me.
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Just because an athiest says the name of a person who happens to be in your book, doesn't mean he believes in them.  For example, if you said Allah or Muhamed(spelling), does that mean you are an muslim?  Not to mention, according to Christians using gods name in vain is considered a sin.  If these people truley believe in your god, do you think they would deliberately damn themselves to eternal torture?
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The difference seems to be in any religion those who see their particular religion as a personal choice or those who see it as mandatory.  Christian history has many dark chapters when people, claiming to act as agents of God, tried to force Christianity, (or rather, their version of Christianity), upon the world.  What we see in the news these days are many Muslims around the world, seeking to force Islam upon all people.\n\nThere are many Muslims who do see Islam as a personal choice, but unfortunatly this is less newsworthy than the radicals spreading violence across the globe.
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Study our recent U.S. history (20 years) and you will discover that more than 95% of our terrorist attacks and wars are against Muslims, and that they are the instigators of such activities.\n\nOR -\n\nStudy religion.  What are the Muslim faith doctrines ... OOPS!  "Death to all infidels!!!" (you are an infidel if you are not a muslim).\n\nNot all religions preach violence; you mentioned Christianity in your question, as I understand it christians preach peace, hope and love.\n\nOR -\n\nStudy Ancient History.  As far back as you would care to travel in time you will find the muslims at the heart of conflict from their very inception as a family, then tribe, then nation, then world religion.\n\nOR -\n\nStudy sociology.  Muslims view of life does understand that what you 'believe is true, is true' regardless of how other individuals or nations regard truth.  The driving force in Muslims lives is their religion because they clearly see that it is their belives that give meaning to life (and direction for their life choices).\n\nMeet a devote muslim and you will meet a person that has NO tolerance for anyone who does not believe exactly as they do. \n\nThis is true of very few of the 5000+ religions in the world.\n\nIn my opinion, muslims are just like you and me (hopefully), individulas that in the U.S. have the right to their thoughts and beliefs as long as they are not hurting others.  BUT therein lies the problem.\n\nThe scottish have a saying "Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool me twice, shame on me."\n\nWhy are people racist . . .
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A very good question and I totally agree with your comments. I was raised as a christian and I have always tried to live a life that helps others when required but my experience over the years (I am in my early 60s) is that those who push their 'gods' are generally those who don't want to help when help is needed and are quick to criticise you when you think or do things they do not agree with. I believe in taking people as they are and do not judge them by their race, religion, or sexuality.\n\nDue to my bad experiences with those who consider themselves religious I no longer believe in it and don't follow any faith other than my own belief in treating others as I would like them to treat me. I particularly found the religious types negative towards me when I came out as being gay some years ago - many of whom had been friends for many years when they didn't know my sexuality. I found it quite amazing. However, I soon found out who were my true friends and those I thought were friends.
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Yes, only the doctrines differ slightly. Some muslims refer to Jewish and Christian peoples as "infidels", because muslims say that the Jewish and Christian peoples altered the work of God, by altering the bible from it's original form. Some Jewish people say that they are God's chosen people, while some Christians would argue that the Jewish people turned their backs on God when they called for the crucifiction of the Christ. But, that is all arguable and since I wasn't there, I will stay out of it.\nBut in summary; yes, they all worship the same God. Each had a prophet. Jewish-Moses. Christians-Jesus. Islam-Muhammed.
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There are good and bad in any religion. For the Christian, a relationship with God means loving him and obeying him with all your heart, to submit to his ways, but also to understand you will never be perfect. The entire relationship is based on love.  There is no oppression, only freedom of spirit. God (jesus) became man to demonstrate how much he loved us. The greatest act of love for anyone is to die for another person. Jesus did this on the cross.  So we would not forever be trying to be perfect with good deeds, so we could go to heaven.  He knew we would never be perfect, only making mistakes, no matter how hard we try to do good deeds. His death compensated for this imperfection. This is where our freedom is. When we accept his act of sacrifical love for us, then we enter into his freedom, and the eternal forgiveness of God. Even when we make mistakes, we are already forgiven.  \n\nThe size of a religion does not tell how happy or fulfilled the people are.  Many people, including Christians, are in their religion because their parents teach them the religion. Parents do their best and teach what they know..\n\nEveryone now is searching for the Real God - the one who loves them and always forgives them when they are sorry. If you are asking these questions, the spirit of God is touching you, and calling you into his presence. He wants you to have more than what you have now. The relationship is not in a church or a mosque.  It is in your heart.\n\nI have written my experience with this loving personal God. You are welcome to have a copy of my book free.  My goal is to spread God's desire to have a personal relationship with his children to everyone.  Let me know if you would like a copy.
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Why, yes, I did know that.  But, that also makes your question somewhat meaningless:  I could just as easily ask of you, 'Your Allah is called God.  Why don't you worship Him Alone?'  See how that changes exactly nothing about the actual theological differences we have?  :)
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Certainly, not all of them are are... \n\nIn the cases they are though, so called Muslims (Muslim: believer, Islam: submission to God), believe that Christians are infidels; as in infidelity towards the religion of God as they see it, since they view Mohammad as the last Prophet. \n\nMost of those intolerant are of the elite ecclesiastical class (Imam: teacher), or the utterly ignorant because they're not even allowed to read the Koran or any other of their Holy books (which includes the Christian Bible) - the Koran is according to itself, another chapter of the continuing book of God, i.e. Bible and Torah are included in the Islamic book of God. \n\nMohammad is supposedly a Prophet like Moses, and His followers consequently have behaved like wise in their time, becoming persecutors/persecuted, but not all Jews were, nor are all Muslims today. (The books of Moses: Old testament, speak of a Prophet to arise in the place and time Mohammad did according to tradition "I shall raise up a Prophet, like unto me, Moses". \n\nThose that are not intolerant remember the sayings, or those like it that Mohammad stated "Anyone who harms a Christian or Jew has harmed me!", or "Be friends with the Christians for they are most like you in the world", or when asked what is this God you believe in, Mohammad said "The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob." \n\nAbraham also had the Q'blih "point of adoration", a stone to turn to when praying for those unable to be without an alter, since both were from idol worshipers; as were the Jews before the ten commandments - the commandments Moses received before, He tossed into the water because the people were not ready (a sign of the coming of greater teaching, e.g. with Jesus).\n\nThere's always more to learn and understand. Some Muslims I've met show such Love for Christ that all but two Christians I've met pale by comparison - those two spoke of nothing but the love of God and had no hate for anyone. In generally the Muslims I've met here in the US are every bit as loving toward all, as Christians, and by that standard they are one and the same.