How to Trust a moderate Muslim?

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Originally Posted by Lune [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Many of the essential elements of early Christianity did not make it 500 years after Christ's death, and many more didn't make it 1000.

What you are claiming here shows an immense amount of ignorance on your part. In fact, "many of the essential elements of early Christianity" not only made it through the first "500 years after Christ's death" but served as the foundation for the creeds of Christianity.

Seriously, the rest of your claims are equally as misinformed. For instance you try to set up a dichotomy between theology and culture where the Israelite culture is concerned and that is a huge mistake. Theology IS culture and the culture IS theology. That is also the very same mind set for early Christianity. There is no such thing as theology apart from life. The only idea you can get of theology apart from life comes to you through the Enlightenment philosophers where we get such separations.

You then make an interesting trollish remark with, "Even today you have people quoting Leviticus and Genesis to justify intolerance for homosexuals." If you want to ask me if I think homosexuality is a wrong, just ask me. I will tell you now, I think homosexuality is a transgression against God.