Vedic Hinduism and Zoroastrianism are of a similar age. The language of one being very similar to the language of the other. A small example. In the Hindu Dharma Asura are a class of beings who oppose the Gods. In Gathic Zoroastrianism, Ahura (Sansk Asura) is part of the name of God; Ahura...
George Townsend's knowledge of the Bible existed pre the Dead Sea Scrolls, further Christians today have access to older, hence better, MSS of the Bible. Or are you going to tell me I also don't know Christian thought and Theology?
As long as women cannot be members of the UHJ the Baha'i faith is prejudiced against women. As long as homosexuals are treated as carrying a spiritual contagion, the Baha'i faith is a-scientific and just so long as people are declared "covenant breakers" and shunned for absurd reasons, the...
I'm not sure I agree with the OP or perhaps it is more accurate to say I agree but with conditions. ISIS is clearly related to Islam but I note that the majority of people fighting for ISIS were found to be under-educated in what being a Muslim implies. Can a person be called a Muslim if they...
The execution of an ambassador has always been a declaration of war. You cannot kill a nation's emissary without a compelling reason. As for the verse you have quoted from the Qur'an. Please note the following:
1: Prove that these things are related.
2: Show that it is not related to international currency rates.
3: Remember that the US pays among the least for petrol and diesel.
4: As an example, I currently pay $9.20 per gallon.
One kiwi to another; you're a nicer man than me. These kinds of comments, often based on mis-information about Islam, annoy the living bejesus out of me.
The stories of Genesis are not about HOW the universe came to be but WHY. They are myth [1].
Moreover there are numerous creation myths in the Bible. Here is one list by Tom McLeish.
(1) Proverbs 8 The birth of Wisdom and her co-creative role
(2) Psalm 33 The Creative Word
(3) Psalm 104...