tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769439622654201432.post6789953619680151526..comments2023-10-30T03:35:14.614-05:00Comments on Credo Catholic: God and HagarAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07118434604256650716noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769439622654201432.post-45450053325844072262010-09-21T09:29:38.511-05:002010-09-21T09:29:38.511-05:00The followers of Mohammed see God himself as their...The followers of Mohammed see God himself as their slave master, and yes, they do claim that Ishmael is the father of their religion. But in reading how God encourages Hagar in her sorrow, it strikes me how unlike a slave master He is. I think this is one of the many fundamental theological mistakes that the believers in the Mohammedan version of reality accept.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118434604256650716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769439622654201432.post-1127774752520557752010-09-21T07:03:51.860-05:002010-09-21T07:03:51.860-05:00I forget where I read it but it always struck me t...I forget where I read it but it always struck me that Islam looks to Abraham as Ishmael did, as a slave master with no individual regard for a slave, while Judeo-Christian look to God as a father as Isaac did, and that His correction is done as fatherly discipline.Badger Catholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389147035157025445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769439622654201432.post-9978928128461661902010-09-21T04:48:07.151-05:002010-09-21T04:48:07.151-05:00This is very interesting. I think I hear the voic...This is very interesting. I think I hear the voice of that angel in modern advertising like the Nike slogan "Just do it". It seems to work fine when I need a little boost, but in the throes of depression that angel needs to do something a little stronger and I think that it is then when she appears as my daughter who is superior in the art of offering comfort until I am able to hear those three little words that get me up and going again. Now, I will think of Hagar whenever life gets tough and I feel like giving up.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06195528409761980551noreply@blogger.com