First, this video assumes that all Christian denominations take a Calvinist approach to the doctrine of Original Sin. Most do not, giving it but marginal emphasis and indeed some do not believe in it at all. However, second, from my own personal observations I hate to admit that Good is a rarer commodity in this world than Evil.mancho said:Original Sin (Christians) ~ Vs~ Original Goodness( islam)
"On the other hand, and there's always an other hand - unless you're a Saudi Arabian shoplifter. . . "
Agreed, and as I posted above, if you had clerics from the Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian traditions as well as representatives from the Society of Friends, and the Mennonites you'd have six different viewpoints on Original Sin. We hear all the time that we set up "Islamic strawmen" on this board - well here is an example of the Islamic setting up of a "Christian strawman."fuji said:The whole point of the Christian religion is to forgive original sin. The video would have been much more interesting if it had representatives from different faiths (Christian, Jewish, Islamic) talking about how their religion vies this question.
It is interesting to hear from Islamic scholars how Islam vies this question, but it is really not very interesting to hear the Islamic scholar version of how Christianity does. I'd have preferred to hear that from a Christian scholar.
As it stands it's misleading propaganda.
Well said... However, I did find it interesting propagandafuji said:The whole point of the Christian religion is to forgive original sin. The video would have been much more interesting if it had representatives from different faiths (Christian, Jewish, Islamic) talking about how their religion vies this question.
It is interesting to hear from Islamic scholars how Islam vies this question, but it is really not very interesting to hear the Islamic scholar version of how Christianity does. I'd have preferred to hear that from a Christian scholar.
As it stands it's misleading propaganda.
I'm only interested if it involves lots of hot young virgin women... though I'd prefer to meet them while I'm still living.mancho said:
Are there any hot young virgins left???fuji said:I'm only interested if it involves lots of hot young virgin women... though I'd prefer to meet them while I'm still living.