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If the Bible was divinely inspired, then why would it have so many really obvious contradictions?\nTheological doctrines:\n1. God is satisfied with his works\nGen 1:31\nGod is dissatisfied with his works.\nGen 6:6\n2. God dwells in chosen temples\n2 Chron 7:12,16\nGod dwells not in temples\nActs 7:48\n3. God dwells in light\nTim 6:16\nGod dwells in darkness\n1 Kings 8:12/ Ps 18:11/ Ps 97:2\n4. God is seen and heard\nEx 33:23/ Ex 33:11/ Gen 3:9,10/ Gen 32:30/ Is 6:1/\nEx 24:9-11\nGod is invisible and cannot be heard\nJohn 1:18/ John 5:37/ Ex 33:20/ 1 Tim 6:16\n5. God is tired and rests\nEx 31:17\nGod is never tired and never rests\nIs 40:28\n6. God is everywhere present, sees and knows all things\nProv 15:3/ Ps 139:7-10/ Job 34:22,21\nGod is not everywhere present, neither sees nor knows all\nthings\nGen 11:5/ Gen 18:20,21/ Gen 3:8\n7. God knows the hearts of men\nActs 1:24/ Ps 139:2,3\nGod tries men to find out what is in their heart\nDeut 13:3/ Deut 8:2/ Gen 22:12\n8. God is all powerful\nJer 32:27/ Matt 19:26\nGod is not all powerful\nJudg 1:19\n9. God is unchangeable\nJames 1:17/ Mal 3:6/ Ezek 24:14/ Num 23:19\nGod is changeable\nGen 6:6/ Jonah 3:10/ 1 Sam 2:30,31/ 2 Kings 20:1,4,5,6/\nEx 33:1,3,17,14\n10. God is just and impartial\nPs 92:15/ Gen 18:25/ Deut 32:4/ Rom 2:11/ Ezek 18:25\nGod is unjust and partial\nGen 9:25/ Ex 20:5/ Rom 9:11-13/ Matt 13:12\n11. God is the author of evil\nLam 3:38/ Jer 18:11/ Is 45:7/ Amos 3:6/ Ezek 20:25\nGod is not the author of evil\n1 Cor 14:33/ Deut 32:4/ James 1:13\n12. God gives freely to those who ask\nJames 1:5/ Luke 11:10\nGod withholds his blessings and prevents men from receiving\nthem\nJohn 12:40/ Josh 11:20/ Is 63:17\n13. God is to be found by those who seek him\nMatt 7:8/ Prov 8:17\nGod is not to be found by those who seek him\nProv 1:28\n14. God is warlike\nEx 15:3/ Is 51:15\nGod is peaceful\nRom 15:33/ 1 Cor 14:33\n15. God is cruel, unmerciful, destructive, and ferocious\nJer 13:14/ Deut 7:16/ 1 Sam 15:2,3/ 1 Sam 6:19\nGod is kind, merciful, and good\nJames 5:11/ Lam 3:33/ 1 Chron 16:34/ Ezek 18:32/ Ps 145:9/\n1 Tim 2:4/ 1 John 4:16/ Ps 25:8\n16. God's anger is fierce and endures long\nNum 32:13/ Num 25:4/ Jer 17:4\nGod's anger is slow and endures but for a minute\nPs 103:8/ Ps 30:5\n17. God commands, approves of, and delights in burnt offerings,\nsacrifices ,and holy days\nEx 29:36/ Lev 23:27/ Ex 29:18/ Lev 1:9\nGod disapproves of and has no pleasure in burnt offerings,\nsacrifices, and holy days.\nJer 7:22/ Jer 6:20/ Ps 50:13,4/ Is 1:13,11,12\n18. God accepts human sacrifices\n2 Sam 21:8,9,14/ Gen 22:2/ Judg 11:30-32,34,38,39\nGod forbids human sacrifice\nDeut 12:30,31\n19. God tempts men\nGen 22:1/ 2 Sam 24:1/ Jer 20:7/ Matt 6:13\nGod tempts no man\nJames 1:13\n20. God cannot lie\nHeb 6:18\nGod lies by proxy; he sends forth lying spirits t deceive\n2 Thes 2:11/ 1 Kings 22:23/ Ezek 14:9\n21. Because of man's wickedness God destroys him\nGen 6:5,7\nBecause of man's wickedness God will not destroy him\nGen 8:21\n22. God's attributes are revealed in his works.\nRom 1:20\nGod's attributes cannot be discovered\nJob 11:7/ Is 40:28\n23. There is but one God\nDeut 6:4\nThere is a plurality of gods\nGen 1:26/ Gen 3:22/ Gen 18:1-3/ 1 John 5:7\nMoral Precepts\n24. Robbery commanded\nEx 3:21,22/ Ex 12:35,36\nRobbery forbidden\nLev 19:13/ Ex 20:15\n25. Lying approved and sanctioned\nJosh 2:4-6/ James 2:25/ Ex 1:18-20/ 1 Kings 22:21,22\nLying forbidden\nEx 20:16/ Prov 12:22/ Rev 21:8\n26. Hatred to the Edomite sanctioned\n2 Kings 14:7,3\nHatred to the Edomite forbidden\nDeut 23:7\n27. Killing commanded\nEx 32:27\nKilling forbidden\nEx 20:13\n28. The blood-shedder must die\nGen 9:5,6\nThe blood-shedder must not die\nGen 4:15\n29. The making of images forbidden\nEx 20:4\nThe making of images commanded\nEx 25:18,20\n30. Slavery and oppression ordained\nGen 9:25/ Lev 25:45,46/ Joel 3:8\nSlavery and oppression forbidden\nIs 58:6/ Ex 22:21/ Ex 21:16/ Matt 23:10\n31. Improvidence enjoyed\nMatt 6:28,31,34/ Luke 6:30,35/ Luke 12:3\nImprovidence condemned\n1 Tim 5:8/ Prov 13:22\n32. Anger approved\nEph 4:26\nAnger disapproved\nEccl 7:9/ Prov 22:24/ James 1:20\n33. Good works to be seen of men\nMatt 5:16\nGood works not to be seen of men\nMatt 6:1\n34. Judging of others forbidden\nMatt 7:1,2\nJudging of others approved\n1 Cor 6:2-4/ 1 Cor 5:12\n35. Christ taught non-resistance\nMatt 5:39/ Matt 26:52\nChrist taught and practiced physical resistance\nLuke 22:36/ John 2:15\n36. Christ warned his followers not to fear being killed\nLuke 12:4\nChrist himself avoided the Jews for fear of being killed\nJohn 7:1\n37. Public prayer sanctioned\n1 Kings 8:22,54, 9:3\nPublic prayer disapproved\nMatt 6:5,6\n38. Importunity in prayer commended\nLuke 18:5,7\nImportunity in prayer condemned\nMatt 6:7,8\n39. The wearing of long hair by men sanctioned\nJudg 13:5/ Num 6:5\nThe wearing of long hair by men condemned\n1 Cor 11:14\n40. Circumcision instituted\nGen 17:10\nCircumcision condemned\nGal 5:2\n41. The Sabbath instituted\nEx 20:8\nThe Sabbath repudiated\nIs 1:13/ Rom 14:5/ Col 2:16\n42. The Sabbath instituted because God rested on the seventh day\nEx 20:11\nThe Sabbath instituted because God brought the Israelites\nout of Egypt\nDeut 5:15\n43. No work to be done on the Sabbath under penalty of death\nEx 31:15/ Num 15:32,36\nJesus Christ broke the Sabbath and justified his disciples in\nthe same\nJohn 5:16/ Matt 12:1-3,5\n44. Baptism commanded\nMatt 28:19\nBaptism not commanded\n1 Cor 1:17,14\n45. Every kind of animal allowed for food.\nGen 9:3/ 1 Cor 10:25/ Rom 14:14\nCertain kinds of animals prohibited for food.\nDeut 14:7,8\n46. Taking of oaths sanctioned\nNum 30:2/ Gen 21:23-24,31/ Gen 31:53/ Heb 6:13\nTaking of oaths forbidden\nMatt 5:34\n47. Marriage approved\nGen 2:18/ Gen 1:28/ Matt 19:5/ Heb 13:4\nMarriage disapproved\n1 Cor 7:1/ 1 Cor 7:7,8\n48. Freedom of divorce permitted\nDeut 24:1/ Deut 21:10,11,14\nDivorce restricted\nMatt 5:32\n49. Adultery forbidden\nEx 20:14/ Heb 13:4\nAdultery allowed\nNum 31:18/ Hos 1:2; 2:1-3\n50. Marriage or cohabitation with a sister denounced\nDeut 27:22/ Lev 20:17\nAbraham married his sister and God blessed the union\nGen 20:11,12/ Gen 17:16\n51. A man may marry his brother's widow\nDeut 25:5\nA man may not marry his brother's widow\nLev 20:21\n52. Hatred to kindred enjoined\nLuke 14:26\nHatred to kindred condemned\nEph 6:2/ Eph 5:25,29\n53. Intoxicating beverages recommended\nProv 31:6,7/ 1 Tim 5:23/ Ps 104:15\nIntoxicating beverages discountenanced\nProv 20:1/ Prov 23:31,32\n54. It is our duty to obey our rulers, who are God's ministers\nand punish evil doers only\nRom 13:1-3,6\nIt is not our duty to obey rulers, who sometimes punish the\ngood and receive unto themselves damnation therefor\nEx 1:17,20/ Dan 3:16,18/ Dan 6:9,7,10/ Acts 4:26,27/\nMark 12:38,39,40/ Luke 23:11,24,33,35\n55. Women's rights denied\nGen 3:16/ 1 Tim 2:12/ 1 Cor 14:34/ 1 Pet 3:6\nWomen's rights affirmed\nJudg 4:4,14,15/ ...CHRISTIANITY IS AMAN MADE RELIGION AND THE AUTHOR IS PAUL WHO DIVERTED THE TEACHING OF JESUS(PBUH) BY TEACHING TRINITY WHICH IS NOWHERE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.......ISLAM(SUBMITTING YOUR WILL TO GOD) IS THE WAY

I'm fucking disgusting by all of these comments what the actual fuck? If you don't know the religion then shut the fuck up holy shit some of u r so fucking dumb. Isnt it funny how the media always tag MUSLIM when a Muslim person killed someone but when a Christian did it they cover it up? Isn't it weird how so many kids in Syria and Palestine died n it didn't made a huge deal. Why? Bc theyre Muslim. Man I'm fucking disgusted by these generation. I have Muslim friends they're the nicest people I've known. Don't compare Isis and muslims bc true Muslims NEVER kill people so shut the fuck up

Anybody who kneels down and beats their head on the ground in the worship to god, have no concept of what God is. Stupid is is what stupid does. The women in the veils are so full of themselves and only want to attract attention. The veils is a man made tradition not GOD's, you morons.

Tolerance is not a one way street. Canadians (and other westerners) should wake up and realize that, and also form a basic understanding about the evils of islam, that muslims stand for.\nMany douchebags and pseudo-liberals of the Ben Affleck kind, will go to great lengths to defend islam and muslims while knowing absolutely nothing about that religion or its followers, with the only purpose being to selfishly display how PC they are. A true liberal person will value their acquired freedoms and privileges, and not be tolerant of the intolerant. Furthermore, real leaders should not be afraid to bring these points up, backing them up with hard evidence (not just hear-say or opinions), for the purpose of protecting civilised society: so that muslims and non-muslims all can understand why islam is incompatible with western civilisation. If muslims are offended by any of that, then that offence is brought on by themselves. PC has no place here.\n\nHere are some reasons why islam is incompatible with civilised society:\n1. Muslims consider the quran to be the perfect book and their prophet to be the perfect man, who's behaviour is to be aspired to, so perfect that any imagery of him does him great injustice and is forbidden. Other than being plain stupid, this in itself doesn't affect civilised society much (except free speech when drawing cartoons), but this does becomes a critical point in combination with the next points:\n2. A perfect man does not marry a 6 year old girl and then f*ck her when she's 9. But that's what their perfect prophet did and they know it, often justifying it as being in a different time. Well no time ever has been ok for a 50+ year old man to f*ck a 9 year old. \n3. In this religion that muslims consider perfect, apostasy is to be punished by death (quran 4:89). This combined with the fact that muslims consider their religious doctrines more important than man-made (western) law is something that makes them incompatible with civilised society. Of course they benefit from the civilised society, but not vice versa. \n4. Then there are the many verses in the quran that order muslims to fight non-muslims (and specifically jews), order death for adultery and homosexual behaviour, etc. Just search and you'll find as there are way too many to list here. Try here for example: http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/\n5. Islam is an extremely controlling religion, it intervenes in everything aspect of human life, even as far as with which hand is to be used for eating and which for wiping off after taking a dump. It also declares itself to be the only true and last religion leaving no space for other religions or atheism. This is what makes it such a totalitarian and fascist religion.\n\nMuslims won't deny these points I listed, but they often will try to evade addressing them. \nToo keep a long story short: if you are really a tolerant/liberal person, then you stand your ground and stand for civilised principles, and don't tolerate or defend islam like some traitorous PC pseudo-liberal Ben Aslick sort of character.

Like all religions they are man made Islam is the worst of the bunch.If you live in a christian country then adapt that religion if not move to a Muslim country.

Isn't Shahreeyah a foreign nation's constitution? Either that foreign nation is so horrible and they had to leave because their man made Shariah law sucks, or they're on a crusade and favor it over the Canadian constitution. Must have lied from behind the mask when they gave the oath of citizenship. Other than that I guess they're okay as people, because they're humans too, but if they want Shahreeyah, they can go back to the hellhole they came from.

This might a little of topic but many of the practices that Muslims do are very good health wise \n\n1) while making wudo (a special wash before prayer) when we rinse our nose with water to that cleans until the the bone at the top of our nose is so good that it actually finishes allergies like if you have pollen allergy because when you clean it is getting less sensitive and more stronger I know someone (I've met someone) that had an allergy with fur or something and they made wudo very often and in actually 2 years they had no allergies\n\n2) when we pray:\nThere was a young man who wasn't so practising so he didn't pray he spent his time working out and doing track and field during one of his runs he fell and fractured a bone when the went to the doctor (non Muslim doctor) he told the guy to do some actions that will help in recovering his bones and the acts that the doctors showed him were the actions we do in our prayer, the guy decided to do these actions but not by itself but in his prayer and this was giving to him by a person that wasn't even Muslim!\n\n3) when Muslims cover ourselves many guys don't hit on us because when we cover ourselves its a sign so show that we are not into these kinds of stuff \nIf you want to see proof search up walking in NYC for 10 hours by AreWeFamousNow\n\nSo next time you say that we are crazy doing this stupidity we are protecting ourselves and we are treating our body good health wise.

Oh yeah? you think its man made. I swear on god that if you prove me right, i will leave islam. I will no longer believe. You have read the Quran so it should't be to hard right? prove me. And its called a practicing person regarding the rest of your paragraph.

Im not even American you fucking idiot. And anyone who believes in a man made god as you do, are complete buffoons and a disgrace to humanity.

Because its wrong, on so many levels. Man was made for woman.\n\nI find it offensive as any human should. It should not be allowed, it is disrespectful!