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I am actually of a similar mindset as you are on this. I should have clarified my earlier statements better: It is my understanding that Islam teaches that angels come form light, Jinn from fire, etc.. My own personal belief is that Angels have as much free will as anyone else. Ugh! I have no...

Thanks for your response.

Thank you Thomas, Lots of good stuff to digest. Quick note: last September my wife and I vacationed in Paris and Rome, I especially loved Rome. We visited the Vatican for our first time, the artwork and the sculpture were amazing, I was greatly impressed by the sheer magnitude of effort, belief...

My reasons for being on this forum, reading the Quran, and wanting to learn as much about my Muslim brothers and sisters can be stated in two words... a name actually.... Malala Yousafzai In October of 2012 Terrorist tried to assassinate this young woman when she was only fifteen years old...

For the most part, yes; although, I didn't know that "Biblical inerrancy" was not a Catholic position. My purposes for creating this survey (for lack of a better word) are long and complicated, but I am looking to quantify some ideas such as "XX% of Christians surveyed believe the Bible to be...

To break it down succinctly, I do not believe in the "inerrancy" of the Bible, but I also do not believe the Bible needs to be "inerrant." As far as mistranslations are concerned some may have been deliberate, there was a great deal of corruption in the Church (as a Theocratic institution)...

Thank you for your comments. I'm a bit pressured for time (meeting in 4 minutes) but have a few thoughts to add. In the mean time, do you want to answer some of the original 50 questions, I am most interested in peoples opinions. Always sincere.... John B

Thank you for your responses. I have explored some of your other comments on other threads as well as here... I like how you think. Always sincere.... John B

Hello, I've got a question regarding who/what the Jinn are. I have come to understand from my own research and reading of the Quran that, according to Islam, Jinn are beings that came from fire as opposed to light and dust/clay which angels and mankind respectfully came from. I have also come...

Wil, what is your take on questions 17 and 18? Also (if you don't really want to answer all the questions... I admit there is a lot) I am most interested in your answers to 9 and 10 9. God hears and answers my personal prayers. 10. God hears and answers the prayers of others, even those of...

With regards to the Bible, I believe it is a mixture of all these different things: mistranslation, insertions, and omissions - especially omissions. As for the Quran, I suspect some changes (insertions and omissions) slipped in when it went form being a strictly oral recitation to a written...

So... you're answer to 17 and 18 would be "A Strongly Agree" or "B Agree"? - :) I appreciate very much your replies. I would be happy to talk more about this elsewhere, my love of the Bible and like of the Quran (haven't been familiar with it all that long yet) is great. Always sincere.... John B

Many are, I am LDS (Mormon). These questions are far from perfect, most of the ones I answered "D = Disagree" to could just have easily gone "C = Neither Agree or Disagree." For instance question 17. I do not believe in Biblical "inerrancy," I believe that time and man's hand have taken their...

My own answers. I am Christian by the way.

Hello, The following list of questions is for anyone interested in participating. There is no right or wrong answers. I'm not looking for a debate. I am hoping to validate my belief that each of us have more in common than not. The reason for the number of questions is because I am trying to be...