God and Allah

Quran, Surah 29:46
"And dispute ye not with the People of the Book, except with means better (than mere disputation), unless it be with those of them who inflict wrong (and injury): but say, "We believe in the revelation which has come down to us and in that which came down to you; Our Allah and your Allah is one; and it is to Him we bow (in Islam)."

Question:

Would modern day Muslims and Christians accept this verse and agree that they both worship the same God (Allah)?

Adam and Eve

To all Creationists:

Did you ever wonder why Adam and Eve were "Adam and Eve"?
Listen to the an unrecorded conversation between Adam (A) and God (G) ...

A: I don't like my name anymore.
G: Why? I named you using the first character in the alphabet.

A: Then how come Eve's name didn't start with a "B"?
G: Well, I thought of "Beaver" but decided against it.

A: Why?
G: Then my first human creation may be known as "Beaver (A)dam".

A: OK. What's the name of a third human?
G: There is no third human yet.

A: If you say so.
G: I do say so. Eve is the second and only other human.

A: I still don't like my name.
G: Stop arguing. I named the woman "Eve" because it means preceding.

A: I don't get it.
G: Adam (first human) + Eve (second human) "precede" all other humans.

A: I feel slightly better, but I still want a better sounding name.
G: Your name is fine.

A: But "Eve" is a palindrome, and I want one too.
G: Like what?

A: Well, I will keep my original name, and just want to make it a palindrome.
G: Like what?

A: I want to add an "M" in front of name.
G: You want to be known as "MADAM"?


Needless to say Adam never got his wish, and the first humans were henceforth known as "Adam and Eve".

Have a wonderful day.

Mrs. DePrived sued Jesus

Unusual court case: Mrs. De Prived Vs. Church, Bible and Jesus

Mrs. De Prived filed a law suit in a U.S. District Court, in which she named as defendants: Her church, the Bible, and Jesus Christ. She asked for a judgement of five million dollars ($ 5,000,000.00), an amount that was equal to half their previous net worth.

The following was a short version of what took place in Court.

Judge:
You cannot sue the Bible, and, most definitely, you cannot sue Jesus Christ.

Mrs. DP:
Your Honor, I can prove that the Bible and Jesus were responsible.

Judge:
Very well, proceed. God, please help me.

Mrs. DP:
Your Honor, it's like this ...
We live in a community property state, and whatever property a married couple owns is divided into equal halves. We were rich, until two weeks ago, after our morning church service.

Judge:
Please elaborate.

Mrs. DP:
The sermon was based on "eternal life", and the pastor used Matthew 19 as the main reference. In particular, he emphasized

Matthew 19:21 "Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me."

Matthew 19:24 "And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."

Matthew 19:29 "And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life."

Judge:
That was what I was taught in Sunday School as well.

Mrs. DP:
Yes, but my husband took the sermon literally. He sold everything we owned and gave all the money to the church. He never consulted me, and half of what he gave away was mine. I like my church, but I now have 5 million reasons to like it less. My husband gave away my $5,000,000.00.

You see ...

If Jesus had not said what Matthew wrote down, then the preacher would not have been able to quote it.

If the preacher had not used that in the sermon, then the message would not have been delivered.

Consequently, my husband would not have given away the ten million dollars to our church. I want my money back. I suggest the church give it back to me so that its entire congregation would have eternal life.

Judge: Hmmmm ....

Autumn in Columbia (Missouri)

What are they ?

Looking westward at 27,000 feet ... on a flight to Chicago.
What are these objects?

God's beautiful creatures

"And why take ye thought for raiment?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow;
they toil not, neither do they spin."

God, do they represent you?

They say God is everywhere (omnipresent), but they frown when I ask: "Why bother trying to get to heaven, since God is also in hell?"

I guess "everywhere" does not really mean "everywhere", but "everywhere that is good".

They claim their holy book is God's words dictated to men and transcribed verbatim. They proclaimed that "God had no beginning, and God has no ending", but they look at me with raised eyebrows when I ask about a verse from their holy book that reads "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending".

I guess "beginning" and "ending" means "no beginning" and "no ending".

They each claim that their God is the creator of the universe, but will not admit that they are referring to the same God.

I guess they each have their own "universe", and hence their own God.

Is there any wonder I prefer to look for God on my own?