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Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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Fri, 3 Mar 2000 21:21:33 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
> > Muslims would force people to convert by the sword, but not Jews and • Christians
> > inasmuch as they were "followers of the Book."
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> ?!? What were the Crusades about, then? Historically speaking, Muslims have
> invariably been better neighbors than Christians, at least in terms of
> religious co-existance.
I'm not sure what the Crusades has to do with my statement. Oh, wait, I think
you are reading it as two seperate statements. The Muslims converted all those
except Jews and Christians by the sword because they were followers of the
Book. I wasn't refering to the Jews' or Christians' habits. I hope that
clears things up?
Bruce
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| (...) Yep! My goof. Sorry about the confusion. See, I had this most interesting conversation with an associate last month, and it's still fresh in my mind. The person I was talking with was absolutely convinced that indiscriminate violence is (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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