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Actually, that is what I get most of the time from 'devout' Muslims.
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Actually, that is what I get most of the time from 'devout' Muslims.
Julio Martinez Jr
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James White's updated edition of The King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust Modern Translations? has an excursus in the first chapter explaining the logical and historical inconsistency of the Qur'an and it's manuscript tradition. He shows that the Qur'an cannot be validated on its "accuracy" because Uthman burned all the other variant readings. This is what Dr. Aland (United Bible Society, to wit, USB) refers to when he speaks about the tenacity of the New Testament; we can know what the original reading of the NT is because of the large body of NT manuscripts and its variants. The Qur'an doesn't have this sort of accuracy since Uthman burned everything else which contradicted other Qurra (reciters). I hope this helps.
Joseph Scibbe
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From Rick Warrens Twitter page about an hour ago:
Thanks for the correction. The 9th Commandment calls on us to be vigilant about the reputations of our neighbors. I would add that we must be ever more so about what we say about those with whom we already know we disagree.
Take it from an old guy. It is VERY embarrassing to be called to account by someone against whom your hyperbole got the better of you.
As far as Warren goes, I hear him saying nothing more than the notion of co-belligerency, taking stands on common issues with people with whom you have major disagreements.
Remember, though, that Warren's D.Min. comes from a school that positions itself as offering a "third way" between liberal and conservative positions. The president of that school has done much in the way of "dialog" with Mormons, Muslims, and Jews. Warren's social agenda is global. And, in that venue, Franklin Graham is about the only guy I know of who still takes a firm rhetorical stand against Islam (one of the reasons I give money to Samaritan's Purse on occasion).
Thanks for the correction. The 9th Commandment calls on us to be vigilant about the reputations of our neighbors. I would add that we must be ever more so about what we say about those with whom we already know we disagree.
Take it from an old guy. It is VERY embarrassing to be called to account by someone against whom your hyperbole got the better of you.
As far as Warren goes, I hear him saying nothing more than the notion of co-belligerency, taking stands on common issues with people with whom you have major disagreements.
Remember, though, that Warren's D.Min. comes from a school that positions itself as offering a "third way" between liberal and conservative positions. The president of that school has done much in the way of "dialog" with Mormons, Muslims, and Jews. Warren's social agenda is global. And, in that venue, Franklin Graham is about the only guy I know of who still takes a firm rhetorical stand against Islam (one of the reasons I give money to Samaritan's Purse on occasion).
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