I think it's an over-simplification to say that "there not a dime's worth of difference" between Islam and Christianity. On a larger scale, they do have many similarities because they are both monotheistic religions, but there are also many differences between them, such as the exact manners of praying, fasting, the holidays they celebrate, giving charity, and many other religious activities.
Muslims believe that the Quran is the final revelation from God whereas the Christians believe that the Bible is the final revelation from God. So, this means that they follow two different holy books. Even though there are similarities between the two, this doesn't mean that the Quranic verses were copied or stolen from the Bible (as many people claim to be the case) because they don't know about the history of the Quran's preservation and how it was compiled starting from the time of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), which even the most intelligent scholars couldn't refute according to my knowledge. Even the literary style of the Quran is nothing like that of the Bible.
Another key difference is that Muslims are not supposed to overpraise their Prophet as the Christians do. We are not supposed to ask Jesus, or Muhammad, or anyone else to forgive our sins except for God alone. It is only God who is to be praised and not the prophets of God. This is one of the main differences between Islam and Christianity.
There are plenty more differences between the two but I'd rather not go through all of them right now.
So, I don't know what is the purpose of combining the two religions with a word like "Islamo-Christianity." Why not just call them for what they are? Islam and Christianity.
Muslims believe that the Quran is the final revelation from God whereas the Christians believe that the Bible is the final revelation from God. So, this means that they follow two different holy books. Even though there are similarities between the two, this doesn't mean that the Quranic verses were copied or stolen from the Bible (as many people claim to be the case) because they don't know about the history of the Quran's preservation and how it was compiled starting from the time of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), which even the most intelligent scholars couldn't refute according to my knowledge. Even the literary style of the Quran is nothing like that of the Bible.
Another key difference is that Muslims are not supposed to overpraise their Prophet as the Christians do. We are not supposed to ask Jesus, or Muhammad, or anyone else to forgive our sins except for God alone. It is only God who is to be praised and not the prophets of God. This is one of the main differences between Islam and Christianity.
There are plenty more differences between the two but I'd rather not go through all of them right now.
So, I don't know what is the purpose of combining the two religions with a word like "Islamo-Christianity." Why not just call them for what they are? Islam and Christianity.
