How can Christians and Muslims co-exist peacefully?

Both Christianity and Islam need to be detribalised in the global village. Our efforts should focus on finding areas of convergence, not conversion. We must be brave and speak truth to power. Otherwise, we will lack the legitimacy to firefight the righteous anger that is consuming whole communities caught up in conflict.

Are there any conflicts between Islam and Christianity?

For example, although Islamic law requires Muslims to be charitable, it expressly forbids that alms be given to non-Muslims. In the wake of the Indonesian tsunami, UN and US supplied food and water was frequently denied to Christians by the Muslim majority.

Is the common word true about Islam and Christianity?

The Common Word website says that “the [Muslim] signatories have adopted the traditional and mainstream Islamic position of respecting the Christian scripture and calling Christians to be more, not less, faithful to it.”

Do you think Muslims share the same values as Christians?

Many Christians in the West take it for granted that Muslims share the same values they do, but, as Spencer ably demonstrates, this assumption seems to be based largely on wishful thinking rather than on knowledge of Islamic doctrine and practice.

Both Christianity and Islam need to be detribalised in the global village. Our efforts should focus on finding areas of convergence, not conversion. We must be brave and speak truth to power. Otherwise, we will lack the legitimacy to firefight the righteous anger that is consuming whole communities caught up in conflict.

How are Muslims and Christians alike and different?

Finally, despite their agreement about Jesus, Muslims and Christians also disagree about him. Muslims find it puzzling to think of Jesus as God and man at the same time, for this seems to combine two contrary features in the same person. If he was God he only appeared to be a man.

For example, although Islamic law requires Muslims to be charitable, it expressly forbids that alms be given to non-Muslims. In the wake of the Indonesian tsunami, UN and US supplied food and water was frequently denied to Christians by the Muslim majority.

What does the Qur’an say about Christianity and Islam?

Since Muslims consider the Christian confession of the divinity of Christ to be an unacceptable association of a partner with God, this verse is saying that the “common word” that Muslims and the People of the Book should agree on is that Christians should discard one of the central tenets of their faith and essentially become Muslims.