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Why do Muslims have holy days while Christians only have holidays?

ProfJohn

ProfJohn

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Notice how all the stories around this big attack in Karbala talk about a Muslim ?holy day? and how we hear about Muslim ?holy days? over and over.

Yet when in the last time you heard about a Christian ?holy day?? Does anyone call Christmas a ?holy day??
Ash Wednesday is February 21 let?s watch to see if it is called a Christian ?holy day? by any major news organizations.

Any thoughts on why this is so?
 
Muslims mourn the death of certain people.

This is their holy day today (Ashura, Shia Muslims). I assume other holy days are usually about the mourning of other people.

Some beat themselves and cut themselves up, but this is pretty much outlawed and called barbaric by all the top clerics/ayatollahs in Iran, Lebanon and Iraq. Yet people in Iraq and small parts of Lebanon decide to do it anyways.

Lots of crying during this day by Muslims. They cry for the death of a man that died a long time ago (Imam Hossein? - I might be wrong).

So when it all comes down to it, I guess because Islam is a way of life rather than only a part of life? If that makes sense..
 
Originally posted by: StepUp
I don't follow...
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It's just (non)ProfJohn trying to stir up his favorite subjects:
Hatred of Muslims.
Media bias against Christians.
It doesn't matter how wacky his analogy is, if he heard it on FoxNews it must be something worth posting.
 
Originally posted by: Aimster
So when it all comes down to it, I guess because Islam is a way of life rather than only a part of life? If that makes sense..
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As if somehow Christians make their religion only part of their life and not a way of life? Give me a break.
 
Originally posted by: Corbett
Originally posted by: Aimster
So when it all comes down to it, I guess because Islam is a way of life rather than only a part of life? If that makes sense..
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As if somehow Christians make their religion only part of their life and not a way of life? Give me a break.
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uhm Islam is a way of life.
Christianity is not.

give me a break Islamic Professor Corbett 401.
 
Because all Christian holidays were derived from ancient pagan rituals and have almost nothing to do with when certain events in the Bible supposedly took place.

Winter solstice FTW.
 
Originally posted by: ayabe
Because all Christian holidays were derived from ancient pagan rituals and have almost nothing to do with when certain events in the Bible supposedly took place.

Winter solstice FTW.
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Christianity is older the "Jesus Christ". Much much older. In fact, it's older than Judaism.
 
Originally posted by: Narmer
Originally posted by: ayabe
Because all Christian holidays were derived from ancient pagan rituals and have almost nothing to do with when certain events in the Bible supposedly took place.

Winter solstice FTW.
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Christianity is older the "Jesus Christ". Much much older. In fact, it's older than Judaism.
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Could you expound upon that please? I thought the following definition of Christianity was why the term entered the vernacular-
The religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, sent by God. They believe that Jesus, by dying and rising from the dead, made up for the sin of Adam and thus redeemed the world, allowing all who believe in him to enter heaven. Christians rely on the Bible as the inspired word of God. (See also gospel, Nativity, Resurrection, salvation, and Sermon on the Mount.)
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Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
Originally posted by: Narmer
Originally posted by: ayabe
Because all Christian holidays were derived from ancient pagan rituals and have almost nothing to do with when certain events in the Bible supposedly took place.

Winter solstice FTW.
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Christianity is older the "Jesus Christ". Much much older. In fact, it's older than Judaism.
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Could you expound upon that please? I thought the following definition of Christianity was why the term entered the vernacular-
The religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, sent by God. They believe that Jesus, by dying and rising from the dead, made up for the sin of Adam and thus redeemed the world, allowing all who believe in him to enter heaven. Christians rely on the Bible as the inspired word of God. (See also gospel, Nativity, Resurrection, salvation, and Sermon on the Mount.)
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"Jesus Christ" never existed as an actual person other than the Jewish rabbi that went to Egypt to learn their ancient rituals and was stoned to death for that. His story is told somewhere in the Book of Acts, where they say that he was hanged from a tree. In fact, this is one of many ways in which "Jesus Christ" died. But the Christian story is just a modern interpretation of the far more ancient Egyptian Rituals and the story of Horus. And even that is based upon the Hindu Krishna. In fact, just as we have the Trinity, the Hindu religion has their own trinity as well with Krishna, Shiva, and Brahma. But just as there is a supreme God in Christianity that encompasses all these avatars in Christianity (they are all the same), in Hinduism there is the mystical figure AUM. In fact, the prefix aum, om, or am is found throughout the whole world and it usually denotes a positive meaning. In Japanese, there is Ameda. In Hebrew, there is amir. In Spanish, there is amigo. The supreme Egyptian God is called Ammon-Ra. After Christians pray, they say "Amen." The Buddhist hymm is usually "aummmmmmmmmmmm" (in a low pitch voice).

There is a powerful underlying theme in all of this and it is that all these religions have one trait.

Gerald Massey wrote a great book called the Historical Jesus and the Mythical Christ around a 100 years ago. Here's a link to the actual book.
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The book deals with Christianity and the Egyptian Rituals, not the Hindu Rituals like I mentioned. If you want more info about that, checkout Higgins' Anacalypsis.
 
I agree that this is a pretty nonsensical topic.

The fact of the matter is that Catholics have tons of holy days as well.

Nice try at whipping up a little anti-Muslim/anti-"media" hysteria, though.
 
Originally posted by: Narmer
Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
Originally posted by: Narmer
Originally posted by: ayabe
Because all Christian holidays were derived from ancient pagan rituals and have almost nothing to do with when certain events in the Bible supposedly took place.

Winter solstice FTW.
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Christianity is older the "Jesus Christ". Much much older. In fact, it's older than Judaism.
Click to expand...
Could you expound upon that please? I thought the following definition of Christianity was why the term entered the vernacular-
The religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, sent by God. They believe that Jesus, by dying and rising from the dead, made up for the sin of Adam and thus redeemed the world, allowing all who believe in him to enter heaven. Christians rely on the Bible as the inspired word of God. (See also gospel, Nativity, Resurrection, salvation, and Sermon on the Mount.)
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"Jesus Christ" never existed as an actual person other than the Jewish rabbi that went to Egypt to learn their ancient rituals and was stoned to death for that. His story is told somewhere in the Book of Acts, where they say that he was hanged from a tree. In fact, this is one of many ways in which "Jesus Christ" died. But the Christian story is just a modern interpretation of the far more ancient Egyptian Rituals and the story of Horus. And even that is based upon the Hindu Krishna. In fact, just as we have the Trinity, the Hindu religion has their own trinity as well with Krishna, Shiva, and Brahma. But just as there is a supreme God in Christianity that encompasses all these avatars in Christianity (they are all the same), in Hinduism there is the mystical figure AUM. In fact, the prefix aum, om, or am is found throughout the whole world and it usually denotes a positive meaning. In Japanese, there is Ameda. In Hebrew, there is amir. In Spanish, there is amigo. The supreme Egyptian God is called Ammon-Ra. After Christians pray, they say "Amen."

There is a powerful underlying theme in all of this and it is that all these religions have one trait.

Gerald Massey wrote a great book called the Historical Jesus and the Mythical Christ around a 100 years ago. Here's a link to the actual book.
link

The book deals with Christianity and the Egyptian Rituals, not the Hindu Rituals like I mentioned. If you want more info about that, checkout Higgins' Anacalypsis.
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Now I see what you were getting at, the history and concepts underlying it, and not the word itself, that was ostensibly coined by the followers of Jesus.

 
Originally posted by: Aimster
uhm Islam is a way of life.
Christianity is not.

give me a break Islamic Professor Corbett 401.
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Really? And here, this entire time, I was thinking that it was! Guess I can run over those small children on my way to church this Sunday! Thanks for telling us what our religion means to us - it keeps us from having to think for ourselves. :cookie:
 
Originally posted by: Aimster
Originally posted by: Corbett
Originally posted by: Aimster
So when it all comes down to it, I guess because Islam is a way of life rather than only a part of life? If that makes sense..
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As if somehow Christians make their religion only part of their life and not a way of life? Give me a break.
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uhm Islam is a way of life.
Christianity is not.

give me a break Islamic Professor Corbett 401.
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LOL! So what I guess all the priests are just doing it as a hobby. All those nuns too. Not to mention pastors and millions of devout Christians.

Ignorant statement # 0893746987346 by Aimster.
 
Originally posted by: Aimster
Originally posted by: Corbett
Originally posted by: Aimster
So when it all comes down to it, I guess because Islam is a way of life rather than only a part of life? If that makes sense..
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As if somehow Christians make their religion only part of their life and not a way of life? Give me a break.
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uhm Islam is a way of life.
Christianity is not.

give me a break Islamic Professor Corbett 401.
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I think that depends on the person. :roll:
 
Originally posted by: ebaycj
Originally posted by: bamacre
Originally posted by: sandorski
"Holy Day" "Holiday", see any resemblance?
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Beat me to it. 😀
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For the completely retarded people out there:
"Holiday" => "Holyday" => "Holy Day"
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Nah! A contraction brought over from England of "Most Holy of Days" to Holi'days. And now just a generic to cover the Federal days off too. Remember Ford's funeral?
 
Islam has 1000x things that an individual must do.

What does Christianity say? Go to Church on Sunday. WOW

Unless this country does not follow the laws of Christianity, I believe everywhere I look I see people doing whatever the hell they want.
You cannot do whatever the hell you want if you are a Muslim.

Therefore Islam is a way of life.
 
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