10-25-2018, 10:29 AM
(10-25-2018, 10:19 AM)pbrower2a Wrote: In the case of Abraham, one voice told him to sacrifice his son and another told him not to do so. Apparently, God said no, and I can't say who gave the other voice.
Not doing human sacrifices is one of the first characteristics separating Judaism from other religions, including the Ba'al cult.
Yes, I know it, but I was thinking about the Islamic version of the story. A rather funky approach, I know.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishmael_in..._sacrifice
As Abraham attempts to slay Ishmael, either the knife is turned over in his hand or copper appears on Ishmael to prevent the death and God tells Abraham that he has fulfilled the command
So the Islamic version of Abraham (unlike ours) intended to commit murder, which makes him fundamentally ignoble. Not to mention another Islamic prophet, who slept with a 9 year old!
I agree that mocking a person because of his ancestry is impolite, but mocking Islamic doctrines should be legal. PC advocates disagree, hindering intellectual development of persons of Muslim ancestry.