If I Had Been Born a Muslim

by Williams, Paul E.; Williams, Carol M.; Williams, Wendy L.

• ISBN13: 9781451552256
• ISBN10: 1451552254
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-10
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub

Summary

The concept of If I Had Been Born a Muslim came to the author when he saw several writings in the scriptures that sounded somewhat distorted. He wondered what people of other religious faiths would believe and what the truths of this would be.The book asks you to consider that your beliefs would be different if you had been born and brought up in a faith different from yours. What if you had been born a Muslim, for example? The idea is equally valid if you asked, "What if I had been born a Hindu or a Jew or xxx?" The author is Catholic, but if a Muslim was writing this, it would be "If I had been born a Catholic or Jew, etc."Throughout the book, the author, using reason and a splash of humor, attempts to come to the truth concerning his beliefs and those of other religions, and urges you to do the same. The book will open your eyes to blind faith. It will challenge you to evaluate the Old Testament and New Testament miracles. What do you believe about Jesus? Why? And, watch out if you never questioned your faith! A major portion of the book is dedicated to the age-old question, "Did the Universe/matter/time always exist or was it started at some point - needing help from a causative force such as God?" The author's purpose in writing If I Had Been Born a Muslim is to provoke the reader into looking at their religion or non-religion, as the case may be, with an unbiased attitude. And, to hope that the reader, using thought, reason, and non-bias, will question their old "drummed into you from birth" beliefs - with a little help from God.