Questions tagged [comparative-religion]
Systematic comparison of doctrines and practices of world religions
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On what basis do Evangelical apologists argue that Muhammad committed sin?
Muhammad claimed to be a Prophet of God, even God's last Prophet. As such his life should have been godly.
There is not much of his life revealed in the Quran. What is spoken of sometimes needs one ...
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Evangelical Christians claim Jerusalem was destroyed in either 587 or 586 BCE. What is the evidence?
Whereas Jehovah's Witnesses believe Jerusalem was destroyed in 607 BC, historians, many evangelical Christians, and most others who write on such things believe it was destroyed in either 587 or 586 ...
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Why do today's Christians never express any kind of criticism against other religions? [closed]
I've been listening to local and far-away Christian radio stations for a long time.
What strikes me is that, not even once, have I heard them (any of them) say a single word that could in any way be ...
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What Christianity offers which other religions cannot? [closed]
Every religion has its own uniqueness. However, most of the religions have some common grounds to relate to other religions.
Many Christians believe that the Christian faith is not only unique as a ...
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Is thinking of God as a Loving Father specific to Christianity?
I was looking to respond to someone who sent me a Christopher Hitchens video saying that nothing would be different if Jesus never existed and I was thinking of all the ways this is dead wrong. One ...
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Do any priests or any Jews disagree with the two below statements? [closed]
Allah Said in the Holy Quran:
You will surely find the most intense of the people in animosity toward the believers [to be] the Jews and those who associate others with Allah; and you will find the ...
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Which biblical verses indicate that Jesus was a messenger? [closed]
Is Malachi 3 evidence that Jesus is a messenger?
“1 I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then
suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the
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Do any Christians sects have a Standing/Prostration Prayer like the Jewish 'Amidah' and Muslim 'Salat'?
I was wondering if any Christians have a prayer that includes movement like bowing towards a certain place and praying like what Muslims and Jews do.
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How does the life of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, compare to the standards of the Bible? [closed]
Muhammad claimed to be God's Prophet, even God's Last Prophet. As such his life should measure up as a godly life. Using only the most approved Muslim sources, the Qur'an, and the most highly ...
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Are the notions of good and evil different in Christianity and Islam? [closed]
In Christianity I would assume that certain things that would be considered "evil" are not considered evil in Islam.
Christianity, goes by the "do unto others" philosophy e.g. “All things whatsoever ...
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How were Jewish sacrifice different?
When reading the Old Testament there are many references to sacrifice being required as atonement for sin. I find that today, we commonly nod along to all the detailed instructions and remind ...
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Miracles of the Bible versus the Qur'an
A skeptic said it is intellectually dishonest for me to believe in miracles in the Bible but not in the Qur'an. Is it?
What are some Biblical basis for not believing in every miracle, or that every ...
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In a Venn diagram of the scriptures of Islam, Catholicism, and Judaism, what would be, roughly, the percentages of each portion? [closed]
In a Venn diagram of the scriptures of Islam, Catholicism, and Judaism, what would be, roughly, the percentages of each portion? I am wondering how much they overlap.
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Does Christianity have any connections to the Hinduism?
Islam and Christianity has same roots and also some names in Bible can also be heard in Quran.
What about Christianity connection with Hinduism?
Because so many pastors claiming that connection ...
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Does Christianity believe in reincarnation? [closed]
Most religions of the East believe in the transmigration of the soul from a dead body to a newborn body.
For example let us say a person called Dheeraj dies, then if immediately he is born into ...
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