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Similarities Between Christianity And Islam

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On October 29, 2014, a 15-year old girl named Abigail was taken from her home in Mubi. She was taken by militants from a terrorist group called Boko Haram. Abigail was not the only person captured; Boko Haram captured the city, killed all of the men and took the children and women. While Abigail was with the captors, they preached Islam to her. They gave her a Muslim name: Zainab. The females each received clothing much like a hijab or dupatta. The militants taught the girls how to pray five times a day and to recite the Quran. One day two Nigerian planes bombed the house where Abigail and other captives were being held. Abigail and others were badly injured; one member of Boko Haram, five women, and a child were killed in the bombing. …show more content…

One common thing is: they both believe in one single god, although they are different gods. Both religions also believe in a “judgement day.” Most Muslims believe that they will be judged on their deeds (whether they were good or bad). The Islamic faith rejects the Trinity and Jesus’ deity. It is mentioned that God created the universe by command; both Christianity and Islam recognize this. Division in Christianity mostly happens when someone who was extremely faithful dies. It causes the loved ones who knew how much they loved and followed the Lord, to question Him, because he let their loved one die. Because of this most Christians end up converting to Atheism. They endured a tragedy where God did not show up and they abandon hope, that there is a god. I chose the story of the girl who escaped because it shows that even though most of the population is Christian, there are still extremist who cause sadness because they think that what they are doing is right. The Boko Haram terrorist group want to have a state of Islamic law, where all western ideals are not welcome. To achieve this it attacks cities, kidnaps girls and causes havok. Just Wednesday, February, 2017 the group was affiliated with a helicopter shooting. They group itself did not do much harm; only one person was harmed, and it was only a bullet wound, but the military struck back and killed many of the terrorist’s

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September 15, 1963 - A bomb blast at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, kills four African-American girls during church services. At least 14 others are injured in the explosion, including Sarah Collins, the 12-year-old sister of Addie Mae Collins, who loses an eye. Three former Ku Klux Klan members are eventually convicted of murder for the bombing. Victims: Addie Mae Collins, 14 Denise McNair, 11 Carole Robertson, 14 Cynthia Wesley, 14 Timeline: September 15, 1963 - Four girls are killed and 14 injured in a bomb blast at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

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The 16th Street Birmingham Bombing was done by none other than the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), one of the most historic terrorist groups. In the event, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, Addie Mae Collins (all 14 years old), and Denise McNair (11) were all killed during the blast. KKK members Robert Chambliss, Herman Cash, Thomas Blanton, and Bobby Chery set the dynamite that ended these little girls lives. Chambliss was tried for murder and possession of dynamite but was found not guilty of the murder charge. He was found guilty for possesion of dynamite and sentenced 6 months of prison.

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On September 15, 1963 the group made a dreadful act. They placed a bomb under a staircase to the basement of 16th Street Birmingham Baptist Church. Four Girls, Denise McNair, who was eleven, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Addie Mae Collins, which were all 14, were killed in the bomb that exploded at 10:19 a.m(gale group). Twenty-two other people got injured, but were fortunate enough to survive. Former KKK members that included veterans supposedly committed the crime.

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On September 15th, 1963, a few of the girls were changing into their church robes. Without warning, dynamite exploded and killed four of the girls. These girls were in the age range of 11-14 years old. The worst part, police knew who killed these girls and didn't say anything about it for almost 40 years. Bombing in Birmingham

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Four unlucky girls were killed in the blast. 14-year-old Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and 11-year-old Denise McNair. The girls were in the ladies restroom in the basement talking about their first days of the school year when the blast killed them. 10-year-old Sarah Collins was in the basement restroom with the other girls when the bomb went off, but she only lost her right eye. After the bombing, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke out to 8,000 people at three of the little girls funerals, while the other girl’s family held a smaller private service.

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Men were separated from their families and accused of aiding in the bombings, while the rest of the family were

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In September 1963 four little girls from Birmingham, Alabama, were killed by a bomb that was planted by white supremacists at the 16th St. Baptist Church. Over 20 African Americans were injured. The children were as young as 7 or 8 years old. Even after such tragedy, children continued their efforts to end segregation by marching with Martin Luther King Jr.

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The police say that members of the Ku Klux Klan planted a bomb near the church. Four young girls, 11-year-old Denise McNair and 14-year-old Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, and Carole Robertson, were crushed by falling debris. Several others were injured in the tragedy. There had been many bombings around Birmingham, but this was the first

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The four children that died were, Denise McNair who was eleven, Cynthia Wesley, Addie Collins and Carol Robertson who, when they lost their lives were fourteen. This attack not only killed children but also “Sixteen others—parishioners and people just walking past the church—were injured” (40 years for Justice: Did the FBI Cover for the Birmingham Bombers?). People of the parish that survived the terrorist attack were shaken with fear for themselves, families and communities. “In church! My, God, we’re not even safe in church,”(The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.) said an anguished woman running from the wreckage.

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The loss of her mother and baby brother traumatizes her and bring her into a state of shock, leaving her to be unable to speak, Najmah was only twelve years old when she witnessed the bombs falling toward her mother, brother, and their house, an event of such violence of such violence and

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Christianity and Islam are two very different but also very similar religions. They both share some beliefs, like a monotheistic god, hell and heaven, and prophets for said god. But they also view traders with similar and different attitudes, like how they viewed selling an item for more than it is worth. They both believed that trading was unjust due to its methods of dishonesty and bribery. Traders are the backbone of history and the way they are viewed by the 2 biggest belief systems in the world is also important.

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The bomber has targeted the whole school without any motive. When the bomb was found, it was not activated and was later determined that it was set as a threat. In between the first bomb scare and the big event that he’s planning out, the bomber made several additional threats to several students including Gabi, the daughter

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Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world, with 2.1 Billion and 1.3 Billion followers respectively. Each had their own rise, golden age, and eventual large-scale split. However, each religion spread in different regions of the world in different ways and developed their own traditions and structures. Christianity and Islam have similarities such as a large-scale split and a history of spreading through popular trade routes, while simultaneously having many differences such as where the two religions spread, the methods in which they spread, and the structure of their religious leaderships. One of the primary differences between the spread of Islam and Christianity is the directions in which they spread.

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Martin Luther was a monk and a professor at the university of wittenberg. This is where he lectured about the bible. Martin Luther's 95 thesis was an act against the selling of indulgences. He thought that the selling of indulgences was a harm to the church and he acted against it. He did not think of it as rebelling, but he sent letters to the high bishop and the rest of the church counsel.

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Christianity and Islam share many similarities with a few fundamental differences. Both religions follow monotheism, though in Islam it is much stricter. Jesus and Gabriel are focal points for Christianity and Islam respectively. God and Allah stand for the same higher power and basis for religion. In Islam, the five pillars are the main difference just as Mary is the mother of Jesus and the beginning of the Christian religions teachings.

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