raptors11 said:
Yeah they kinda differ greatly when it comes to Jesus.
In Islam he's a prophet like you say, In Christianity he's the son of God and died for our sins. Pretty big difference.
Plus the cultural differences are big too.
- Men wear Turbans and women are fully covered in Islam. In Christianity we wear what we want.
You see, that is a cultural difference. It has NOTHING to do with religion. No where in the Quran does it state that a man has to wear a turban and a woman has to be fully covered. All it says is that women must cover her breasts when she is out in public because otherwise it is a disgrace to her father and family (which is the same in Christianity and Judasim btw). You will find that in Islamic countries where the country is well-off and has a good economy, the women and men don't cover themselves up. It is usually in under-developed countries where you see the women covering up. For example, the women in Afghanistan cover themselves up because the Taliban, a terrorist group, enforces it. It has NOTHING to do with religion (repeat).
- No alcohol and restrictions on food (i think its pig that muslims can't eat), in Christianity there are no restrictions for food but you're not supposed to get drunk (although you can drink)
Jews cannot eat pig either. And, surprise,alcohol drinking is frowned upon in Christianity too.
Easton's Bible Dictionary says, "The sin of drunkenness ... must have been not uncommon in the olden times, for it is mentioned either metaphorically or literally more than seventy times in the Bible."
In short, for nearly all Christians, drunkenness "is not merely a disgusting personal habit and social vice, but a sin which bars the gates of Heaven desecrates the body, which is now in a special sense the dwelling-place of the Holy Spirit, and stains the mystical body of Christ, the Church."
- Islamic countries have no separation of church and state. Christianity is separate from the state in most cases.
Once again, nothing to do with religion. Look at Dubai and Turkey, they are muslim countries but have separation of religion and state. They even serve alcohol there publicly (whilst alcohol is prohibited in Islam).
Plus Islam means submission and people must obey Allah and worship him several times daily. In Chrisitanity we choose to worship God on our own terms whenever we want.
The reason for that is to show love and gratitude to God. Isn't it kind of greedy if one only prays to God when they want something or when they've fucked up? In Islam, Muslims pray to God regularly to show their love for him even when they don't "need" anything. That, in Muslim belief, is the true form of love to God. To pray to him even when they have everything. Plus, saying Islam=submission makes it sound like Muslims are slaves or something, which isn't the case. Muslims pray to God because of love, not because of "submission".
Yeah there are some similiarites but they're hardly "almost the same"
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