[Magdalen] Earliest Known Marian Prayer

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Do you know what the word actually means? A lot of folks do not.

I hear various things that reflect various understandings of the meaning of
the concept in Islam. Having heard something doesn't cause me to "know"
something.  I also do not spend a lot of time attempting to study the
theology of Islam, and I seriously doubt that very many other folks who
more or less self-identify as Christians do either.

I mean, if we study Islam, why not do an in-depth study of all those other
major religions of the world?

One may well say that everyone ought to have a firm understanding of X
before making any comment on it. That is not the way the world works, the
fact that it ought to be notwithstanding.

A perusal of the press suggests very strongly more than one definition of
jihad among Muslims, just to make things a bit interesting.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 9:28 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hate and despise both carry the sense of "reject."
>
> I'm always amused (in an ironic way) by Christians who seem confused by the
> radical Muslims' use of the term "jihad." Any practicing Christian should
> be very familiar with the concept.
> -M
>
>
> On Monday, July 18, 2016, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:
>
> > I agree with Roger, Allan.  I suspect the meaning of the word has
> shifted a
> > bit.
>