A Poll on Islam.

A poll relating to Islam and relations between Christians and Muslims.

 

Two observations, Why is it that Baptist Churches are being opened in Turkey and Lebanon and are permitted to Baptise, when the muslims there are in the majority? Although granted in Iran they are not allowed the same rights.

Secondly, Islam probably did benefit the peoples of Medina and the surrounding areas, as when it began Muhammand put a stop to human sacrifice and limited the number of wives down to four from the many that some had while others had none.

 

I personally went for the option that said that I feel bad that the crusades happened. What alot of people are not aware of is that the crusaders killed not only the Muslims, but a number of Jewish people that refused to convert, and various pagans as they felt like it.

When Ghengis Khan invaded, the Mogols were Islam, yet they still permitted Christianity to be practiced, and rather than warring against them, the Christians simply preached the gospel resulting in many conversions.

I am not in anyway convinced that the Crusades were God's idea. Would Jesus have been amongst the crowds of crusaders putting people to death if they would not accept Him as Lord? No way, Jesus preached about turning the other cheek in situations of conflict.

As for Europe being dominated by Islam, who really knows, God has a plan and a purpose for Europe even today. Many Muslims are quite upset that Islam has receded so much in Africa, and that Christianity is growing so quickly amongst people that once claimed to be muslim. In there understanding, Islam is the completion, yet they have never been able to take africa for Islam which when they started with the huge head start - success that they had as a result of a church that did heinous to things to common people. it would have been assumed that it would be taken over by Islam pretty quickly, yet it is obvious by the sheer figures of people turning to Christ, that Gods blessing is on the Christians, not islam.

 

Did you know that in a Fundamentalist Muslim run country it is actually a crime to place Christian Scriptures on the ground? they see them as Holy, they call the Bible the Injie, and if you should place it on the ground that is considered an insult to Islam, in the same manner as placing the koran on the ground. Not that it is worthy of the death penalty though.

In a number of mosques, the Fundamentalists are usually fundamental in there idea of the government, yet when it comes to discussing scripture, often the most fundamentalist muslim is interested in having the Bible explained to them, and that for missionaries often takes place in the mosque at there request, and quite often on a Friday which is there holy day.

 

Where does it say that they were "Counter Attacks"?

The Pope wanted to retake Jerusalem and other holy Christian sites back from the muslim communities that had lived there all their lives, so he offered absolution of all sin to any one who joined in the crusades and killed any muslims.

Jesus warned the Church to get out of Jerusalem and flee to the hills at a certain time after his ressurection. His prophecy was revealed when the Jews revolted against the romans and they destroyed Jerusalem. If it happened that Islam went there after that, then that would be in keeping with the dispersion prophecied in the Bible of Israel.

 

You admit it yourself ... that is a COUNTER-ATTACK. </font>[/QUOTE]Study some history, Jerusalem fell in 70ad. Islam came onto the scene in 400 CE. They did not attack the Jews, the Romans did. Yet they did occupy the lands by conversion of local people.

Also to point out that there is absolutley no Biblical Support to slaughter muslims in the Crusades whatsoever. People that volunteered to kill muslims were offered absolution from all the sins they had commited and direct access to heaven. That is an open abomination, and with teaching and practices like that that went on, it is no surprise that Islam grew like it did.