I've started using the term Islamo-Christianity to underscore how the two are closely related religions. In another thread, I remarked how there's "not a dime's worth of difference" between the two. I thought I should start a new thread inviting both Christians and Muslim apologists to explain what makes their religion so significantly different.
Before we begin, I should emphasize that the topic of Christology doesn't offer a significant distinction for the non-believer. This is because prior to Nicaea in 325 CE, there was a wild variety of "Christianities" that offered different ideas about what Jesus was. Just to name a few:
Marcionite: Jesus was a higher god, separate from and superior to the Jewish god.
Ebionite: Jesus harbored the spirit of God but was otherwise mortal
Docetic: Jesus existed only as a phantom, an illusion created by God
One could argue that modern Trinitarian Christology doesn't differ much from Islamic since both agree that Jesus existed as a physical being, wasn't a superior god, was born of a virgin, did perform miracles and was taken up into the clouds after he died.
Both offer a terrifying salvation scheme that involves eternal torture for wrong thinkers and a devil to fight against (and use to demonize non-believers) so they both have the same potential for violence and cruelty.
Before we begin, I should emphasize that the topic of Christology doesn't offer a significant distinction for the non-believer. This is because prior to Nicaea in 325 CE, there was a wild variety of "Christianities" that offered different ideas about what Jesus was. Just to name a few:
Marcionite: Jesus was a higher god, separate from and superior to the Jewish god.
Ebionite: Jesus harbored the spirit of God but was otherwise mortal
Docetic: Jesus existed only as a phantom, an illusion created by God
One could argue that modern Trinitarian Christology doesn't differ much from Islamic since both agree that Jesus existed as a physical being, wasn't a superior god, was born of a virgin, did perform miracles and was taken up into the clouds after he died.
Both offer a terrifying salvation scheme that involves eternal torture for wrong thinkers and a devil to fight against (and use to demonize non-believers) so they both have the same potential for violence and cruelty.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
