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The unity of the community was a sacred value, since it expressed the oneness of God. This was far more important than any sectarian division. It was crucial, therefore, for the sake of peace, to recognize the present caliphs, despite their obvious shortcomings. If Muslims lived according to the Shariah, they could create a counter-culture that
... See moreKaren Armstrong • Islam: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles Series Book 2)
Akhenaton (renamed Mosis, or Moses by later propagandists) was a priest of the Cult of the Sun. His god was Aton (also Adon, or Adonai).
JOHN ALLEGRO • ASTRO THEOLOGY : THE ROOT OF ALL RELIGION
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Reza Aslan • No god but God (Updated Edition): The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
West’s ‘problem with Islam’ is really a projection of its own enduring internal anxieties,
Jonathan A.C. Brown • Slavery and Islam
Islamism, which is characterized by its purely anti-pagan ideal, cutting off all contact between the creature and God. Mohammed and the Koran are the historic names, but in its nature the Crescent is the only absolute antithesis to Paganism. Islam isolates God from the creature, in order to avoid all commingling with the creature.
Abraham Kuyper • Lectures on Calvinism
