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Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 3 Mar 2000 18:35:54 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ben Roller writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Todd Lehman writes:
> > That is, is Christianity the only religion in which
> > its deity insists that it is the only true deity, or is this a common thing • in
> > the religions which have flourished?
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> IANAM(1), but I believe that one of the basic beliefs is that "That there is • no
> god but God and that Mohammad is His messenger". Though, they mean the same
> God, so maybe that doesn't count. This leads me to wonder: Is there a term to
> describe the believers of God(including Jews, Christians, Muslims and others)?
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> Ben Roller
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> 1. I am not a Muslim
Muslims would force people to convert by the sword, but not Jews and Christians
inasmuch as they were "followers of the Book." Whether that is solely a
reference to the Old Testament only I'm curious to know. I can't think of a
term that Jews or Christians use to identify all three as followers of the same
god.
Bruce
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| (...) IANAM(1), but I believe that one of the basic beliefs is that "That there is no god but God and that Mohammad is His messenger". Though, they mean the same God, so maybe that doesn't count. This leads me to wonder: Is there a term to describe (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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