More multiculturalism!
Is it just me or does everyone think that Australia would be well served by
more diverse religion being taught in schools?
I don’t think it’s any secret that a lot of Australians are nervous about Islam….including Lars below, and I understand why. I mean you don't exactly hear a lot of good news stories on the subject of Islam.
I’ve always respected Muslims. Equally, I’ve had my doubts about what sort of messages might be hidden in the Quoran.
So this week, in light of what Lars wrote to me (and maybe because I was getting excited by Harmony Day) I learned something new. Did you know 'Allah' is the Aramaic word Jesus used when praying to God?
In hebrew the word is 'Eloh', meaning the same thing, God.
All three religions worship the exact same God.
One Islamic website I went to claimed the prophet Moses revealed the Torah, The prophet Jesus revealed the gospel and the prophet Muhummed revealed the Quoran…
All messages from the very same God…
Even the scarves worn by Muslim women are worn in respect of Mary, mother of Jesus.
Now I’m not saying I agree with all that…it just explains why so much of our religion seems similar. Above all else, and regardless of horrors perpetrated by their followers, all three faiths preach peace.
Muslim extremists are completely out of step with the Quoran, in the same way IRA bombers were out of step with Catholicism and the Oklahoma bombers were out of step with Pentecostal churches.
Obviously, I know the issue is a lot deeper than this and I’m frightened about the future too, but at the end of the day I believe if we look closely, what unites us, is a lot more significant than what divides us, and I just want to celebrate that.
more diverse religion being taught in schools?
I don’t think it’s any secret that a lot of Australians are nervous about Islam….including Lars below, and I understand why. I mean you don't exactly hear a lot of good news stories on the subject of Islam.
I’ve always respected Muslims. Equally, I’ve had my doubts about what sort of messages might be hidden in the Quoran.
So this week, in light of what Lars wrote to me (and maybe because I was getting excited by Harmony Day) I learned something new. Did you know 'Allah' is the Aramaic word Jesus used when praying to God?
In hebrew the word is 'Eloh', meaning the same thing, God.
All three religions worship the exact same God.
One Islamic website I went to claimed the prophet Moses revealed the Torah, The prophet Jesus revealed the gospel and the prophet Muhummed revealed the Quoran…
All messages from the very same God…
Even the scarves worn by Muslim women are worn in respect of Mary, mother of Jesus.
Now I’m not saying I agree with all that…it just explains why so much of our religion seems similar. Above all else, and regardless of horrors perpetrated by their followers, all three faiths preach peace.
Muslim extremists are completely out of step with the Quoran, in the same way IRA bombers were out of step with Catholicism and the Oklahoma bombers were out of step with Pentecostal churches.
Obviously, I know the issue is a lot deeper than this and I’m frightened about the future too, but at the end of the day I believe if we look closely, what unites us, is a lot more significant than what divides us, and I just want to celebrate that.
1 Comments:
Dear Caroline
You need to dig further into the 3 faiths to discover what lies beneath each of them.
Our religions "seem" similar but that is very very surface level.
Islam believes Jesus was a prophet but did not die on a cross, and it is blasphemy to say He is God's son. You will find that the Triune God of the bible is not the Allah of Islam.
The Quran is not a book of peace but of Jihad against non Muslim believers. Only the first revelations of Mohammad were peaceful toward other faiths. The post Meccan revelations were not at all peaceful and Muslims know this. They have an enmity with Jews first and then Christians which is based on the Quran & it's edicts.
Please read: The unfinished battle - Islam & the Jews by Mark A. Gabriel an ex Muslim who could recite the whole Quran by rote.
Also I have just finished reading a message by Cardinal Pell entitled Islam the West( or similar)
Also there are some very good websites that show the differences in the beliefs of Islam & the Quran with Christianity & the bible.
Don't believe the whitewash of united brotherhood. Islam will never unite with Christianity, we are merely Infidel deserving of death and eternal punishment. Read the Quran!
Cheers
Debbie
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