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I find Christianity and Islam to be very similar, here's why:

When observed correctly, they can both be very rewarding.

When observed fanatically they are equally as radical.

I think they have both met their match in each other.

I think that any religion taken to an extreme can be a problem, a society run by a religion with some archaic beliefs can be especially a problem if it pushes people down. For that reason I separate out countries that might have Islam as a part of what controls it, to the faith itself. I don't like the idea of girls or boys being treated, forced to do something or pushed into bias views. At the same time am aware of not everyone is forced and well rounded people can come out of it. I fully respect if an adult Muslim woman can make the choice if she might choose to wear a Hijab, and feel compelled to tell such women that it be their choice, not a family member, and not strangers giving them a hard time, especially if they can respect other people to choose not to.

It is not like Christian led societies don't have their own weird hang ups, that it would be hypocritical to criticise another beliefs without questioning the ones in your own. To my understand Sharia law also requires that they follow the laws of the land that they are in, and the majority of Muslim people I have seen follow that well. I believe the world will be a better place if people of all beliefs be treated fairly unless they hurt someone, showing that people out of those beliefs can be cool people.

If someone genuinely believes they can gain infinit reward and avoid infinit punishment, they'll be willing to do anything.

Little difference between Islam and Christianity. Benefits to following either if you do so in a sensible modern day fashion, big negatives if you abuse either or missuse them.

I think this is an interesting issue worthy of its own thread - the presence of political correctness extending to protect obviously problematic religious beliefs and tenets.

Another scripture from the Quran 4:34 (“Women”):

“Men have authority over women because God has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because God has guarded them. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and forsake them in beds apart, and beat them.”

In the beginning of this thread, I quoted a scripture that condones marital rape. This scripture encourages physical abuse and obedience. Probably a lot of Muslim women who don’t experience these things are still going to feel like they aren’t worth a whole lot since these teachings are from a pivotal Islamic text.

For one, I separated those of the Islamic faith out from countries that have following the faith as part of their country's law, because I think that the country's law having archaic principals from thousands of years ago treated like a law is the problem. I am on the side that there are deep problems in those countries, and people who may have only recently migrated may still hold problematic views.

And second, you realize that the regular bible says that women are first properties of their father, and then become properties of their husbands, right? There are a bunch of horrible beliefs against women in it. If you think that is not really in practice anymore by any Christian people, you haven't seen the videos I have on people who actually believe it. A particular channel I have seen covered by scepticism channels have done often is someone who goes by The Transformed Wife, who preaches all kinds of scripture against her own gender, even the one about women not being aloud to preach.

Different sides of the same coin