And Zombie - you are one of those that believe you are intelligent because you equate all religions equally without know the tenats of any of them.
Yes I would defend Christianity. And being knowledgable on most major religions know that it is not a Religion of Peace - because of the direction that the later revelations of Muhamad are supposed to take presidence over the early ones. IF you just take the first several Islam would have somewhat the same basic teachings as Christianity - but as they go on sayings like "Allah is compassionate" is replaced by Kill the unbelievers" Why is that. Well - one intereptation is that Satan put words in Muhammads mouth...
"hear that Muhammad had retracted his confession and admitted that he had fallen prey to the whispering of Satan. Thus, today Islam considers Sura an-Najm (Star) 53:19-22 are related to the time when Muhammad spoke the the Satanic Verses.
In Sura Hajj (Pilgrimage) 22:52-53, Muhammad confessed his mistake, alleging that all prophets were tempted by Satan who inspire them with demonic verses, as if they were actually revealed by God. But later on Allah abrogated those Satanic Verses with new revelations and instructs his prophets with new verses. According to Islam, Allah permits such demonic inspiration to test weak believers and to cut off those with hardened hearts."
Ever see Christ taken in by Satan..."Get thee behind me Satan" was his words when tempted.
So stop with the generalization and become REALLY educated.
OH ...and back on to Jefferson.....his letter to Abigal Adams on the death of John
ONTICELLO, November 13, 1818.
The public papers, my dear friend, announce the fatal event of which your letter of October the 20th had given me ominous foreboding. Tried myself in the school of affliction, by the loss of every form of connection which can rive the human heart, I know well, and feel what you have lost, what you have suffered, are suffering, and have yet to endure. The same trials have taught me that for ills so immeasurable, time and silence are the only medicine. I will not, therefore, by useless condolences, open afresh the sluices of your grief, nor, although mingling sincerely my tears with yours, will I say a word more where words are vain, but that it is of some comfort to us both, that the term is not very distant, at which we are to deposit in the same cerement, our sorrows and suffering bodies, and to ascend in essence to an ecstatic meeting with the friends we have loved and lost, and whom we shall still love and never lose again. God bless you and support you under your heavy affliction.
"and ascend in essence to an ecstatic meeting with Friends we loved and lost........GOD BLESS YOU>>>.
