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Questionable Teachings of Islam:

One Billion People Deceived

While many Islamic scriptures convey highly commendable moral and ethical guidelines,
as other religions do, it must be pointed out that Islam also contains many theological
beliefs about God, Jesus Christ, the early prophets and even Creation which do not agree
at all with the teachings of the Judeo/Christian faiths. And, if it is true that there is only
One God, it would be of great importance to know that the one you believe in is the True
God that created mankind - not the God that mankind "created."

Muslims attend their weekly gathering of worship on Friday - as this is the day on which
the Qur'an is said to have been revealed to Muhammad. They are to cleanse themselves
in a purification process (wudu) prior to reciting prayers or reading the Qur'an. By
comparison, the Jewish day of worship is Saturday; as being the day that God rested and
designated for the Jews to observe; and, Christians worship on Sunday in commemoration
of the day of the week on which Jesus is said to have resurrected from the tomb after
being put to death by crucifixion.

Theologians have pointed out that Islam incorporated a select mixture of traditions and
rituals originally taught by other pre-Islamic religions, ie: Jewish, Christian and Sabean.
Members of these religions are mentioned in the Qur'an as, "People of the Book" and
were originally exempt from having to convert to Islam. They were, however, obligated
to pay a tax (jizyah) for being non-Muslim. Meanwhile, the people of pagan tribes in the
region were forced to convert to Islam or be killed.

At this point in world history, it is evident that the barbaric acts of terrorism are a reflection
of the seventh-century ideology that was used by Muhammad and his armies to spread
the religion of Islam. As the saying goes, history has a way of repeating itself, so it should
be of no surprise that fundamental Islamic clerics seek to emulate Muhammad's
commands to "strike terror into the hearts of the enemy."- Qur'an 008.060

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