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**Psymoussy** · 08-09-2010, 05:19 PM

I too read the Koran once - once is enough! It is very frightening, but then so is the Old Testament, or St John's Apocalypse, if read without Orthodox understanding. I rather suspect that I didn't 'get it', certainly it didn't 'get' me! Thanks be to God, as I read it before I came to faith.

I'm also not sure about applying the term 'evil' to Muslims, while there is still hope that they might be saved. Certainly all of them commit evil acts, but then so do almost all Christians, including me.

Where I do have a big issue is the way in which the authorities seem to think that favouring Muslims is OK, but Christian values must never be allowed to influence anything in our secular society. However, the Holy Fathers teach that the authorities rule because God allows it, so I guess this is not ultimately out-with the Plan.

INXC,
Richard

08-09-2010, 05:19 PM	#13
Psymoussy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 458 Senior Member	I too read the Koran once - once is enough! It is very frightening, but then so is the Old Testament, or St John's Apocalypse, if read without Orthodox understanding. I rather suspect that I didn't 'get it', certainly it didn't 'get' me! Thanks be to God, as I read it before I came to faith. I'm also not sure about applying the term 'evil' to Muslims, while there is still hope that they might be saved. Certainly all of them commit evil acts, but then so do almost all Christians, including me. Where I do have a big issue is the way in which the authorities seem to think that favouring Muslims is OK, but Christian values must never be allowed to influence anything in our secular society. However, the Holy Fathers teach that the authorities rule because God allows it, so I guess this is not ultimately out-with the Plan. INXC, Richard
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