Islam and Christianity

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When I lived in south Minneapolis a number of years ago, the nearest convenience store was owned by a Muslim man. He was generally quite friendly, but one day he was steamed. He started ranting about how the Americans had done so little for the Muslims in Bosnia. I was taken aback by the audacity of this man's outburst and said to him, "Well, from your point of view we might not have done enough, but how much assistance did they receive from their Muslim brothers and sisters throughout the world, and from the oil rich Muslim countries? America saved them, while their brothers and sisters stood on the sidelines and did nothing." It's probably no surprise that my friend did not like what I had to say. But I wondered, if he had so much hatred for America, why was he here, earning a decent living and being able to express himself freely? Curt

One of the kindest people I ever met was a young Palestinian Muslim who worked in a coffee shop in St. Paul, MN. I asked him if I could hire him to be my tutor in Arabic, and he said he would be happy to do it but he would not accept payment -- because, he said, "We are friends." I know that in the Qur'an Muslims are told not to make friends with Christians or Jews, but this young man took a risk and greatly helped me, a Christian. My Arabic professor, at the Seminary, was a Muslim psychiatrist from Egypt. He was very good, too. The young man disappeared after September 11th. I hope he is well.