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I am not an atheist, but i do like comin on here to see what the views on certain situations are, and one thing i find is this, comments and quotes like this goes to show how a lot of people miss one thing, whether Jesus was divine or human, he was a real man born of this world. When he taught the only message he wanted to get across, if none other, was love. Though many view this kind of ignorance as funny or "christian behavior" i find and believe love and compassion the reason to cry over an atheist's death, just as i would over a jewish person, muslim, buddhist, or any other person. though the views of afterlife may be different, does not mean an atheist is a heartless being. i served in afghanistan for a year and found that many view muslims the say way, when in actuality a true muslim is a peaceful, caring and hospitable person who will welcome a stranger with open arms.

I disagree strongly on both of the points you made here. First, you say all that Jesus wanted to teach was love? Have you read your bible? Please open your bible and read the following chapters:

Matthew 13, Matthew 25, Mark 9, Luke 16, Revelation 14, Revelation 20-21

Jesus did NOT preach only "love". Does a loving father lock his kids in the basement and torture them? There is no love there...sorry. You should also read the passages in the Old Testament where your God commands and/or endorses genocide, infanticide, slavery, rape, and human sacrifice (1 Samuel 15, Hosea 13, Judges 11, Exodus 21, Exodus 31, Leviticus 20, Psalm 139, Deuteronomy 20-22, Judges 21). This is loving?

Second, you say "a true muslim is a peaceful, caring and hospitable person". But this is completely false. The purest versions of Islam are violent, intolerant, sexist, and murderous. Have you read the Koran or the Hadith?

http://www.answering-islam.org/Authors/A...easons.htm

I am appreciative that you served our country in the military, and I have many friends serving in the armed forces currently, but these arguments do not hold weight. The histories of both Judaism/Christianity and Islam are violent ones, and anyone who says otherwise just doesn't know their history. There is no reason to believe in any of these man-made deities.