1.The religion of our Founders, the Judeo-Christian faith, is based on the idea that there is only one God, and He is God to all people.
In the Old Testament, in Leviticus, "Love your neighbor as yourself, I am God." I, God, tell you to be decent to other people.
Leviticus 19:34
34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
Compared to this: “New York Mufti says, Muslims cannot integrate: ‘Muslims should hate non-Muslims’
“The general principle… is to love and to hate for the sake of Allah,” New York Mufti says, Muslims cannot integrate: 'Muslims should hate non-Muslims' · Caldron Pool
2. My buddy, Sunni, denies that this mufti correctly states the position of Islam…that appears to be wishful thinking on his part.
The Chinese virus seems to have proven this difference in a big way.
“Muslims Withhold “Charity” from Non-Muslims during COVID-19
Muslims Withhold "Charity" from Non-Muslims during COVID-19 - Raymond Ibrahim
Crises often have a way of revealing people’s true natures. Here in America, for instance, doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals have stepped above and beyond their call of duty in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; so too have charities, churches and other religious organizations, many of which have volunteered their premises for coronavirus testing or as medical centers, distributed food and medical supplies to the needy, etc.
Needless to say, none of them are discriminating based on race or religion; they are aiding anyone and everyone in need.
Then there’s the Muslim world; there, too, COVID-19 is revealing the true nature of Islam.”
3. Somehow….this seems less than a surprise.
“I have been commanded to wage war against mankind till they testify that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, …and if they do it, their blood and property are guaranteed protection on my behalf ….”
Know whose quote that is?
Muhammad bin Abdullah (570-632)
In the Old Testament, in Leviticus, "Love your neighbor as yourself, I am God." I, God, tell you to be decent to other people.
Leviticus 19:34
34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
Compared to this: “New York Mufti says, Muslims cannot integrate: ‘Muslims should hate non-Muslims’
“The general principle… is to love and to hate for the sake of Allah,” New York Mufti says, Muslims cannot integrate: 'Muslims should hate non-Muslims' · Caldron Pool
2. My buddy, Sunni, denies that this mufti correctly states the position of Islam…that appears to be wishful thinking on his part.
The Chinese virus seems to have proven this difference in a big way.
“Muslims Withhold “Charity” from Non-Muslims during COVID-19
Muslims Withhold "Charity" from Non-Muslims during COVID-19 - Raymond Ibrahim
Crises often have a way of revealing people’s true natures. Here in America, for instance, doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals have stepped above and beyond their call of duty in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; so too have charities, churches and other religious organizations, many of which have volunteered their premises for coronavirus testing or as medical centers, distributed food and medical supplies to the needy, etc.
Needless to say, none of them are discriminating based on race or religion; they are aiding anyone and everyone in need.
Then there’s the Muslim world; there, too, COVID-19 is revealing the true nature of Islam.”
3. Somehow….this seems less than a surprise.
“I have been commanded to wage war against mankind till they testify that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, …and if they do it, their blood and property are guaranteed protection on my behalf ….”
Know whose quote that is?
Muhammad bin Abdullah (570-632)