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Aprender
Welcome to the forum.
Thank you.
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Aprender
Strange thing to enjoy and a great way to feed an ego and get some arrogance going. When I was a Christian I didn't enjoy debating with Muslims about Christianity. I found it more beneficial to listen and learn and gain a new perspective. With debating, people have a way of not listening to what other people say and try to find things to reassure their own world views. We'll never be able to grow with peace and understanding when we do this. I advise you to check out the comparative religion section and do some reading too.
What is wrong with enjoying debate? As a Christian, I believe my faith is true, as a Muslim, do you not the same? Don't you wish others to make the same choice that you did... ie come to Islam? I wasn't born a Christian either, and chose to put my faith in Christ when I was in grade twelve. Some of my best friends are Muslims, and we have debates with each other about our faiths.
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Aprender
With that said, I'll tell you that I enjoy baking sweet desserts, praying, smiling and horseback riding.
Awesome. I enjoy praying too, as well as cooking up new dishes and volunteering at my church and traveling. I have served in the West Bank with Christian Peacemaker Teams and International Solidarity Movement, two groups that observe and report on human rights violations against Palestinians from the Israeli army and settlers and sometimes intervene directly to prevent violence, and I have worked with a humanitarian group called No More Deaths on the US-Mexico border. I think smiling is great and laughing is even better, especially when someone says a funny joke.:)
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Aprender
In shaa Allah. Please, tell me what you know about the Islamic faith so far.
Not enough. I know Muslims believe in one God, and that Muhammad is His final messenger. I know Islam teaches honour and respect for Moses and Jesus and David as prophets, no less honourable than Muhammad. I know Islam teaches Jesus was born of a virgin, and that Muslims believe He is not the Son of God or God, and that He did not die on the cross. I know Muslims believe in respecting non-Muslims and only fighting if attacked first. I know Islam teaches that people who have accepted Islam will go to Heaven, and those who have not will go to Hell. I know Islam teaches Muslims are to pray 5 times a day and fast from dawn to dusk during Ramadan from food and water and sexual intercourse. I know Islam teaches that the Quran is God's direct and unchangeable message for all people to follow for all generations. There are many more things Islam teaches obviously, some that I know, others that I don't...