why do many Christians and Atheists ask Muslims..?
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Its more than likely that they are just curious. As a christian i didn't know anything about the Muslim religion until 9/11. It then became a big topic. Ive learned a lot and have also sought out info on other religions and just generally like to hear about other religions. Its just curiosity.
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Amen! <grin> \n\nYeah, many religious people seem unable to even consider that their religious beliefs are something that could be questioned. Political correctness runs rampant among the Christians (and obviously among the Muslims as well). Can you imagine the battles we'd be having here if atheists were this sensitive about their beliefs too? Whew... \n\nThere are a number of them here though who are better than that. My hat is off to them.
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The problem with this is that not everyone follows the same religion, so what one may believe or follow can be completely different from that of another.\n\nSometimes people get so irate over general questions like this because they will defend their religion to the end, which is quite fine by me. However, everyone is entitled to their own opinion/beliefs but they must also respect those of others.
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This question is actually laughable. Have you not read other questions and answers? Seems to me there is always someone willing to attack a religion or a group. Don't feel like Christians are the only ones. Personally I think Islam gets attacked the worst in Answers but that's my opion.
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Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much for bringing this up!!!!\nThe number one reason whiy there are atheists in the world today is because Christians accept God with their hearts and then go and diny hiim with their lifestyles. That is what an unbelieving world finds simply unbelievable. I mean, WWJD? He didn't just go around telling people how they were going to hell because they're sinners. He befriended them. He ate with them. He loved them. He accepted them as they were, so that they could come to know Him for who He is. Christians don't do that anymore.  If you are a Christian, and all of your close friends are Christians, and if you don't have any friends who are Islamic or Buddhist or Atheist, then you are a Pharisee at heart. We have to learn to love, unconditionally. THAT'S the real gameplan. My best friend in the world growing up was an atheist. I was a Christian. For 10 years, we were friends like that. I didn't preach to her, but rather I witnessed thru my actions and thru just loving her. Last week she gave her life to Jesus Christ, and I don't think I've ever cried so much in my life. I'm tearin' up right now!! My point is, Jesus did a lot more than quote scripture. He lived it.\n\nThank you SOOOOOOO much for putting this question out there. I'd like to get to know you more. e-mail me?
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muslims don't like anybody who believes differently than them. they also hate christians go to msn.com to read about how muslims want everyone who converts to christianity in the middle east to be killed.
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Maybe both conversation and debate. Some people want to prove that Christians are wrong while others may be interested in what the religion has to say for itself. It's a confusing matter but people (even me) still participate in these topics.
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You certainly may, very polite question, so I will give you a very polite answer.\nI know as an atheist that I have more understanding of relgion than most religious folks do, (no intention of boasting here)!\nMy motive in asking a religious question here is not to find the answer,( because I already know the answer), my motive is to try and point out to whatever religious group that their answers all differ, some are so far out that its unbelievable.\nJust as an example, ask a Christian "What must you believe to be called a Christian"?  Simple enough question isnt it? How many know the answer? So my motive is to hope they all see the different answers and a few may realize something is amiss here. ( It hasnt worked yet)\nMy aim is not to try and get people to agree with me that  there is no God, my aim is to prove that there is no need for religious groups, by all means pray and worship whatever you choose, you just do not require teachers and leaders to do it, or to tell you that other religions are sinful etc.\n.
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Ummm, probably because I'm not Muslim.\n\nI'm a Christian!\n\nYep, that would be the reason.
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As a fellow Muslim, I do not think Christians, as a whole, hate Muslims.  However, I do believe there are ignorant people out there, Christian or not, who make false claims about Islam.  Oh well Brother, we know the Truth and that Islam is the right path.  We respect every religion and everyone.  We got lucky:)
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FIRST REASON:i think that some Christians hate the people who claim that they are Muslims.there are terrorists claiming  that they are Muslims so the Christians hate them and we as Muslims become very angry when we know that they are hating us.they do not hate us they hate the terrorist who claims that they are Muslims.\nSECOND REASON:the minority of the Christians do not the Islam and the Muslims they make their opinion about the Islam and the Muslims from the media and the media in the western try to make all the people hate the Islam and Muslims.\nTHIRD REASON:some Christians think that the Muslim hate them ,they do not look to Egypt (for example)the Muslims and the Christians live with each other a peacefully life ,they co-operate and cohabit with each other.they also think that we are close minded people and they think that we want to live a lone without cohabit or co-operate with any non-Muslim.finally:there are a lot of Christians know the truth of the Islam and they believe that it is the religion of peace.
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It's called discussion! It's good to discuss things even if you don't believe it yourself! And if someone asks a question about the Bible or Christianity it's a pretty poor show for Christians not to post Scripture to back things up!\n\nJust thought - not seen a Muslim post anything from the Qu'ran (as yet)......
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Probably because there are questions being asked.  A lot of people find religion interesting and have opinion on the whole idea.
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Some Christians do...it's the hardcore ones that are not willing to believe in anything except that which they believe gives glory to god...not all Christians are that hardcore...what the hardcore Christians are asking for is eminently impractical and chaotic...I think they are mostly after your hard earned...some people who would call themselves christian have more open minds...I don't think the founders of these religions wanted anyone to be miserable and look at life so two dimensionally...
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Probably something to do with religion, christ etc. There are an awful lot of religious wackos out there.
911562
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 agree that it's very tiresome when people ask a reasonable, civilised question and get a rant in reponse (e.g. Noor's response to this question).\n\nBut on the other hand some people do ask questions that seem designed to wind up people of other faiths, and it's not surprising when people get wound up as a result.\n\nI think people's idea of what constitutes a challenging question and what constitutes a deliberate insult often differ.\n\nBut I think we should all try to get over this - after all this forum could be a really good place to build some real understanding among people of different faiths and no faith at all.