My business is to save the people, not to oppress, plunder, and destroy them. It is also the duty of all the Elders to labour to save the people. Who supported me when I was in England? I was sick and destitute when I started for England, with not a member of my family able to bring me a drink of water. When I was able to walk ten or fifteen yards to a boat, I started. For an overcoat I had a little bed-quilt my wife used to put on a trundle-bed. When I landed in England, I had six shillings. Who administered to me? The Lord, through good men. The brethren were good and kind to me; but they did not gather me five pounds in this, and a hundred pounds in that Conference, and twenty pounds in another Branch. Have
When I read the writings of folks talking about their religion, Islam, I find there's no real substance to it, side from some vague fear of this amorphous, unknown god.
They seem to have no reason to believe in their faith themselves so goodness knows I'd never get it a second thought if that's all it is to them who are members of the faith.
Judaism has such incredible wisdom! Everything we are in Christianity was already there in Judaism.
Judaism, seeing as how Christianity is built upon it in the first place. Islam came along some 2000 years later and suddenly started claiming that Jews were lying the whole time and that only they were right. And I'd be damned before I'd follow a religion founded by someone who married a 6-year-old, and who basically says that lying to other people and breaking promises with them is just fine if they aren't Islamic.
(Granted, nothing exists that would force me to convert in the first place, even death, so this is just hypothetically.)
peace to all seeking truth
Islam has always been the road of every prophet ever since Adam puh
And who forsaketh the religion of Abraham save him who befooleth himself? Verily We chose him in the world, and lo! in the Hereafter he is among the righteous. (130) When his Lord said unto him: Surrender! he said: I have surrendered to the Lord of the Worlds. (131) The same did Abraham enjoin upon his sons, and also Jacob, (saying): O my sons! Lo! Allah hath chosen for you the (true) religion; therefore die not save as men who have surrendered (unto Him). (132) Or were ye present when death came to Jacob, when he said unto his sons: What will ye worship after me? They said: We shall worship thy God, the God of thy fathers, Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac, One God, and unto Him we have surrendered. (133) Those are a people who have passed away. Theirs is that which they earned, and yours is that which ye earn. And ye will not be asked of what they used to do. (134)