Civ Fanatics Religion(or lack of) Poll

[Cheezy the Wiz]

What you are saying is analogous to saying that Khristos is simply a greek phrase derived from Hebrew. It is all those things, but carries a smothering Christian backing.

Christos is a Greek word that means "savior" in a religious context, so yes.

And surely you are aware that "Biblos" still means "book" in Greek, right? Does that mean all books in Greece are holy?

But still, there was something Islamic about that picture because the phrase is commonly associated with Islam.

Yes, because Arabic is the language of the Qur'an.

 

[Imperialmajesty]

Hell, the calligraphy of Allau Akbar you chose isw in fact of Muslim origin. I doubt a Christian Arab would be caught dead writing out the Arab calligraphy in the traditional Islamic fashion.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Hell, the calligraphy of Allau Akbar you chose isw in fact of Muslim origin. I doubt a Christian Arab would be caught dead writing out the Arab calligraphy in the traditional Islamic fashion.

I don't care. Its not purely Muslim. I, as a Christian, can say "Allah Akbar" and sacrifice none of my Christianity in the process. Just as an Arab Muslim could declare "Dieos Megas" and sacrifice none of his religion. Stop getting wrapped up in stupid semantics.

 

[Imperialmajesty]

I don't care. Its not purely Muslim. I, as a Christian, can say "Allah Akbar" and sacrifice none of my Christianity in the process. Just as an Arab Muslim could declare "Dieos Megas" and sacrifice none of his religion. Stop getting wrapped up in stupid semantics.

Oh the irony!! You are talking about stupid semantics while you use Allau Akbar as a sect-neuter phrase when it is almost universally acknowledged as a Islamic phrase so you can score forum brownie points.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Oh the irony!! You are talking about stupid semantics while you use Allau Akbar as a sect-neuter phrase when it is almost universally acknowledged as a Islamic phrase so you can score forum brownie points.

Its not "almost universally recognized" stop using weasel words. You just think its a Muslim phrase when its clearly merely and Arab phrase.

 

[Fifty]

I have my own special blend of Cao Đài, Seicho-No-Ie, and Chondogyo.

 

[Imperialmajesty]

Its not "almost universally recognized" stop using weasel words. You just think its a Muslim phrase when its clearly merely and Arab phrase.

Aren't you clever.

 

[LucyDuke]

We've done this one about a hundred billion times. About 40% atheist, 30% various Christian, 10% agnostic, and a spatter of different others.

I think this is one of the most comprehensive.

 

[azzaman333]

None of the old religion threads appear in the similar threads.

Great feature...

 

[Miles Teg]

This has been so done to death. Once you have a meta-poll thread, people should place a six month limit on these threads.

 

[Antilogic]

None of the old religion threads appear in the similar threads.

Great feature...

Yeah, sometime the "similar" threads aren't really that similar. Or they go outside the OT forum into the traditional Civ forums, and vice-versa.

 

[Mathilda]

We've done this one about a hundred billion times. About 40% atheist, 30% various Christian, 10% agnostic, and a spatter of different others.

I think this is one of the most comprehensive.

This has been so done to death. Once you have a meta-poll thread, people should place a six month limit on these threads.

Moderator Action: Agreed and closed.