A faith born of fear

[imported_grafix]

Originally posted by Niquie
...something good came of it, Grafix.

THIS came of it. And it gave me peace. Thank you!

Don't worry Little devil, for every hater in the world, there are 100 lovers.
As rumi said
"All loves constitute a bridge leading to the divine love.
To love human beings means to love GOD"

If we can LOVE we can forgive, we can forget, and we can ACCEPT our fellow human being.
To love without judging, without prejudice...
I posted RUMI as a muslim poet who CONTRADICTS the propaganda of mack, however RUMI is NOT a muslim only. He is Universal. He doesn't fit in any timeframe, any religion or philosophy.
In short-I think love is the essence of life, and everyperson who loves will go to heaven no matter which religion they belong to.
But that is what I think...

Good night to you too

[Niquie]

And I also think Rumi is God given. Another reason to be grateful. He spreads his love through the most unlikely of His children. And most certainly, Rumi was one of God's precious children.

WE ARE ALL HIS CHILDREN.

[That_Which_Walks_Behind_The_Rows]

I would just like to point out that there is no proof that 'jesus' ever existed, there are only vague accounts of rebels of roman law in josephus' writings.

the monotheistic religions ripped off from judaism are both religions that are perfect for people forcing their own authority.

although chrisitianity is worse in the body bag count, the reason why there is so much focus on the evils of islam is that the fundamentalists of xtianity are funny, i mean, jerry faliwell is looking for subliminal gay messages in the teletubbies, meanwhile the fundies of islam are very real and frightening.

lastly, the meaning of peace in the west and in many other cultures is the absence of war, while the meaning of peace in arabic, the language of islam, is- the absence of enemies. that alone explains the oppression and murder going on right now in the sudan, bangladesh, and anti-western bombings by fundamentalists around the globe.

[macktheknife]

It's difficult to truly prove or disprove the existence of all individuals from the distant past--not just Christ. We must rely on writings, eyewitness accounts, etc. Christians feel no need to "prove" the existence of Christ.