To what extent does it matter whether Christians and Muslims worship the same God?
The question arose with Chicago-area Wheaton College, one of Evangelicalism’s most prestigious schools, suspending a professor for declaring the Christian and Islamic deity is the same. Her remarks came during her very publicly wearing an Islamic headscarf, or hijab, during the Christian season of Advent in solidarity with American Muslims.
Evidently the professor, like many other American Christians since 9/11, including President President George W. Bush, felt better Christian-Islamic relations are facilitated by affirming a common faith.
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Comment by MarcoPolo on December 24, 2015 at 10:21 am
I’ve always wondered how anyone of any “good” religion, could deny another human being their right to a relationship with their God. And then came ISIS!
Comment by derbradster on December 30, 2015 at 4:22 pm
Islam’s god is a vengeful master. You do what you can and even at your best you will only be “tolerated” by Allah. The slave and master imagery predominates. The Bible God is a loving father. He loves his children and wants them to come to Him and think of Him as Daddy. Choose which God you want to serve. One God says send your son off to die for Him. The other God says He will send His son to die for you!