tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post6654795825734211887..comments2024-01-12T04:58:49.069-05:00Comments on Kyrie, Eleison!: Out of the BallparkAnastasia Theodoridishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-67027081496586047212010-05-26T20:13:18.186-04:002010-05-26T20:13:18.186-04:00Kacie, you have an excellent point. Love is alway...Kacie, you have an excellent point. Love is always in order and respect is part of that (or else it isn't true love). <br /><br />I, too, love and am loved by one or two Muslims of our acquaintance. One, in fact, Salman, has shown himself a true friend indeed to my husband and to me, in ways nobody but he could. I was reluctant for a longish while to accept his friendship, because I know what the Koran says about Muslims NOT being friends with Christians. I knew it was forbidden and I knew Salman was devout. So I couldn't put these facts together with his being our true friend. Finally, sorely vexed, because my heart wanted very much to be his friend, I wrote to a wise priest you may have heard of, Fr. Daniel, whom we call the "Enlightener of Indonesia," and asked him my question. His reply was that to love one another is human nature (as originally created), and Salman's real love showed that human nature is stronger than the Koran. <br /><br />Today Salman and I exchanged e-mail addresses so we can keep in touch during our trip abroad.<br /><br />Margaret, who wrote the post I mentioned, is ethnically Jewish. So I think we can safely say her attacks were upon two false, Christ-rejecting religions, not upon any of the people who follow them. I've learned a few things about false gods (and goddesses), one of which is that every one of them is a petty tyrant. And every religion except Jesus Christ Himself is a false religion. We may as well say so.Anastasia Theodoridishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-11970547343174377922010-05-26T15:22:16.307-04:002010-05-26T15:22:16.307-04:00I grew up in a Muslim community and thus push back...I grew up in a Muslim community and thus push back against times when I feel like Muslims as a whole are being condemned. They are unbelievers, but they are no different than all the rest of unbelievers in the world, and their personal morality varies widely based on the individual. I loved and was loved by my Muslim neighbors, and I often think that if we showed more respect perhaps we would be a better representative of Christ.Kaciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06374573594800663980noreply@blogger.com