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Script Frenzy is running again in April 2009 if anyone is interested. I had a recent reminder e-mail to register now.

No, but we are told to be. Islam has one advantage over Christianity. To be a Christian is to be a self confessed sinner.

Season greatings to all you Hindus. :wave:

If you go back to the Op you will notice I posted these points: They have not really been adressed. Apart from the circular argument that the Qur'an is true because it says it is true/ the Muslim knows it is true because he believes it to be true and assertions (not evidenced) that the...

Xeper The Eternal Word of Set Pronounced "Kaifer" in English and means come into being. According to some it a magic word, or the magic word. What is shot in the ancient (pre-chrstian?) English custom of Wassailing?

Not a very good example. It derives from the doctrine of absolute monarchy where the monarch was God's representative and spoke with the full authority of God- hence in plural. It said "not only is your king speaking to you but God as well".

Nice one Shaks. I've been looking for a site like this.

From a scholarly POV they are. Both can have their origins critiqued. If you applied the same standard of criticism to the Bible as the Qur'an you get the same kinds of questions and problems arising. And perhaps with the Tripitaka (sp?) for all I know. It realy is pointless arguing purely from...

Because Uthman destroyed all the ones he did not like?[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic][COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#000000] In bold: You contradict yourself in seubsequnt sentences. The information I have...

shaks: Go back to the OP. I have pointed out that there are similarities in the way in which the Bible and the Qur'an was compiled that they are equal in their reliability. I don't think you can argue that one is more reliable than the other because at a point in history there was opportunity...

Which country is that?

The dispute about the person of Jesus is a defining one between Islam and Christianity. It is also a dead a dead horse around here. I will spare it another flogging. If you care search my past posts you will see I have covered it on more than one occasion. Ok just stick to the Old testament...

Except Muhammads teaching condradicts the former teaching, so presumably is not of the same source. In contrast the Christian canon incorporates the Jewish one. Assertion that your faith is "bigger an better" does not make it so. It is not logical. I do not believe Muhammad was sent by God. I...

I know. Facimilies of the source texts are available in Greek and Hebrew for the Bible. I have an electronic version even though I can't make head nor tail of them. We don't consider the these to be sacred either. The originals or ancient texts are highly valued though. Also the principle of...

Small variations don't matter- same for the Bible.