Non-Muslim fasts during Ramadan

A Mormon, Aaron Toponce, decides to fast during Ramadan and keeps a daily journal.  It is an interesting read.  He also is getting a different perspective that shows how Americans view Muslims in a negative sense.

Ramadan 2010

Ramadan 2010 is coming up on Wednesday, August 11, 2010.

Islam and Religious Freedom in America

Below is an interesting blog post on Islam and building of a mosque near the World Trade Center at Alas, a blog:

For all our nation’s many faults, there is one thing that our country got inarguably right, and that is freedom of religion. From the founding of the republic, religious tests for office have been banned, religious freedoms supported. The right to worship as one pleases, free from government coercion, is one of the cornerstone liberties of our nation, one equal to the freedom to speak and write as one pleases. By allowing all Americans to seek out God (or not) in the manner of their choosing, the Constitution has recognized that the freedom to profess one’s faith is, at its heart, one of the most important freedoms one can exercise.

How China taught Islam to an American Blogger in Xinjiang

The Far West China blog gave a pretty good point of view of his experiences with Muslims in China looking at four different misconceptions:

  1. Islam is a Religion
  2. Islam oppresses Women
  3. Muslims are Arabs with Turbans
  4. If a Muslim kills, it is part of a “jihad”

I am quite impressed with his point of view.  I am also envious that he gets to live in this part of the world.

Uyghur Women

Uyghur Women - Source: Far West Blog

Read article here -> http://www.farwestchina.com/2010/07/how-china-taught-me-to-view-islam.html

Buddhism vs. Islam

Very interesting to see a Buddhist explanation of it’s religion versus Islam.  One thing I noticed is that Muslims have a tendency, with many Western Christians, NOT to study other religions.  A lack of knowledge of understanding of other religions will many, many times lead to misunderstandings…

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