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Originally Posted by Manx
Judaism has been around for some 5000 years. Christianity, around 2000. Muslim religion, around 1400. When you actually consider the similarities between all three of them, it's nearly shocking that there has been and continues to be so much violence between them. I mean, it's not like we're talking about some belief as different as Hinduism.
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From what I have read, the main point of contention between Christians and Muslims revolves around the concept of the Holy Trinity; giving divinity to Christ is heretical to them and an abomination to God.
Since Jews don't believe in the trinity, I don't really know why they don't get along.
If I were to guess, I would say it is because of the Jewish holy lands that were taken when Islam was super-powerful and spreading across the world. Maybe the Jews never forgave them for that?
That might explain it from the Jewish percepective, but it doesn't explain hundreds of years of Muslims hating Jews--no clue there.
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Originally Posted by Manx
If there is a "who was there first" law running around, maybe we should let the Native American's know.
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You'll get no argument from me--my munchkins are all card carrying Cherokee.