Muslims and Christians. Brothers in faith

[MarkG]

Christian commandments:
You shall have no other gods before Me.
You shall not make idols.
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Honor your father and your mother.
You shall not murder.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet.

Muslim commandments:
It commands one to believe in the Tawheed of Allah (i.e. oneness of Allah) and forbids associating partners with Him (i.e. Shirk).
It commands treating others well and forbids false consumption of wealth, such as interest, theft, deception, usurpation of property, and the like.
It commands justice and equity and forbids all types of oppression and transgression against others.
It commands that people cooperate in righteousness, and it forbids that they cooperate in evil.
It commands with the preservation of souls, and forbids killing and participating in it, except with due right.
It commands well-treatment of one’s parents and forbids their disobedience.
It commands joining ties of relation and forbids severing them.
It commands and encourages marriage.
It orders the protection of the wealth of orphans and their well-treatment, and it forbids consuming their wealth without right.
It orders that one be truthful in his testimony and forbids that one lie in them.

If you look closer we are not so different. Both Muslim and Christian beliefs are shaped by monotheism (common for all Abrahamic religions), family orientation, social justice, open and decent way of living. The way we worship our God - which is the same by the way - is different, social norms we use can differ a lot. But from religious point of view we are much closer to Muslims than Buddhists and Hebrews. Yetthe followers of the Prophet face a lot of discrimination in the US (which is quite often a consequence of negative media representation), while the followers of Dharmic religions enjoy relatively peaceful and cozy living.

[Stratego]

There are many degrees of difference between Christianity and Islam. I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. So I ran over and said, "Stop! Don't do it!"

"Why shouldn't I?" he said.

I said, "Well, there's so much to live for!" He said, "Like what?"

I said, "Well, are you religious or atheist?" He said, "Religious."

I said, "Me too! Are your Christian or Muslim?" He said, "Christian."

I said, "Me too! Are you Catholic or Protestant?" He said, "Protestant."

I said, Me too! Are your Episcopalian or Baptist? He said, "Baptist!"

I said, "Wow! Me too! Are your Baptist Church of God or Baptist Church of the Lord? He said, Baptist Church of God!"

I said, "Me too! Are you Original Baptist Church of God or are you Reformed Baptist Church of God?" He said, "Reformed Baptist Church of God!"

I said, "Me too! Are you Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1879, or Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1915?" He said, "Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1915!"

I said, "Die, heretic scum!" and pushed him off.

[eynon81]

[Libertarian602]

[John Galt]

considering that the so-called final revelation of god has a bunch of plagiarized stuff from the bible and polytheist religions it's no surprise they are similar in some respects. islam says that the previous revelations by god are fine and true, but islam is the final revelation which means the others are wrong. and their book is perfect and based off of a perfect man. this mixture leads to barbarism, as evidenced all the time just flip on the news

[spacemonkey]

Leave me alone, I leave you alone. Both sides should add that.

[The Comrade]

[eynon81]

[The Comrade]

which part? because as far as i know it's all been around for quite some time.

[John Galt]