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THE NINETEEN QUESTIONS FOR CHRISTIAN CLERGY

by Edip Yuksel

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AN INVITATION If Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad were back today, the Jews would stone the first as Anti-Semite, the Christians would crucify the second as Anti-Christ, and the Muslims would stab the third as Dajjal (The imposter). Idolization of human beings is the epidemic of all religions, and it is the most common tragedy of human history. According to the original teachings of all God's messengers, idol worship is the biggest offense against God. Besides, the idolization of prophets, messengers, saints and the faith of human intercession etc., creates religious abuse, oppression, conflict and fighting between believers in God. When believers start idolizing their previous religious leaders, they develop the tendency to idolize their living religious leaders too. The clergymen, in order to take advantage of that weakness, focus their preaching on praising the departed humans--Buddha, Jesus, Mohammed, etc.,--instead of God. These clergymen and their fanatic followers killed many in the name of their incarnated gods. They fabricated many prohibitions. They made money and fame in the name of those human gods. And they claimed to have the power of intercession in their names--so much so that they sold the keys to the heavens, and holy handkerchiefs. So, if we want to follow the Old, the New and the Final Testaments, if we want to stop religious exploitations, if we don't want to be blind idol worshipers, if we want the unity of all the believers of all religions, we must start a "Copernican revolution" in theology. Instead of Krishna-centered, or Jesus-centered, or Mohammed-centered religions we must turn to to the original center, to the God-centered model. To achieve this revolution, each of us must start questioning the formulas and teachings that have created incarnated gods. Christians must start from the Trinity and clergy, Jews from Mishna and Gemarah, Muslims from Hadith and Sunna. I hope the next century will be the century of unity under the banner of "God Alone". "The Lord your God is One God. You shall worship the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, with all your strength. (Old Testament, Deuteronomy 6:4; New Testament, Mark 12:29; Quran, the Final Testament 3:18) "Say, 'O followers of the scripture, let us come to a logical agreement between us and you: that we do not worship except God, that we never set up any idols besides Him, and never set up each other as gods beside God.' If they reject such an agreement, then say, 'Bear witness that we are Submitters.'" (Quran, the Final Testament 3:64)

Moslem Questions on Christianity Edip Yuksel P.O. Box 43476, Tucson, AZ 85733-3476 U.S.A. Tel/Fax: (520) 323-7636

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	AN INVITATION If Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad were back today, the Jews would stone the first as Anti-Semite, the Christians would crucify the second as Anti-Christ, and the Muslims would stab the third as Dajjal (The imposter). Idolization of human beings is the epidemic of all religions, and it is the most common tragedy of human history. According to the original teachings of all God's messengers, idol worship is the biggest offense against God. Besides, the idolization of prophets, messengers, saints and the faith of human intercession etc., creates religious abuse, oppression, conflict and fighting between believers in God. When believers start idolizing their previous religious leaders, they develop the tendency to idolize their living religious leaders too. The clergymen, in order to take advantage of that weakness, focus their preaching on praising the departed humans--Buddha, Jesus, Mohammed, etc.,--instead of God. These clergymen and their fanatic followers killed many in the name of their incarnated gods. They fabricated many prohibitions. They made money and fame in the name of those human gods. And they claimed to have the power of intercession in their names--so much so that they sold the keys to the heavens, and holy handkerchiefs. So, if we want to follow the Old, the New and the Final Testaments, if we want to stop religious exploitations, if we don't want to be blind idol worshipers, if we want the unity of all the believers of all religions, we must start a "Copernican revolution" in theology. Instead of Krishna-centered, or Jesus-centered, or Mohammed-centered religions we must turn to to the original center, to the God-centered model. To achieve this revolution, each of us must start questioning the formulas and teachings that have created incarnated gods. Christians must start from the Trinity and clergy, Jews from Mishna and Gemarah, Muslims from Hadith and Sunna. I hope the next century will be the century of unity under the banner of "God Alone". "The Lord your God is One God. You shall worship the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, with all your strength. (Old Testament, Deuteronomy 6:4; New Testament, Mark 12:29; Quran, the Final Testament 3:18) "Say, 'O followers of the scripture, let us come to a logical agreement between us and you: that we do not worship except God, that we never set up any idols besides Him, and never set up each other as gods beside God.' If they reject such an agreement, then say, 'Bear witness that we are Submitters.'" (Quran, the Final Testament 3:64)
	Moslem Questions on Christianity Edip Yuksel P.O. Box 43476, Tucson, AZ 85733-3476 U.S.A. Tel/Fax: (520) 323-7636
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