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Originally Posted by tame_deuces
Actually no, that isn't my case - and has not been my case either for that matter. I have to be blunt here; You need to get a grip.
I have argued why Christianity (currently) isn't as bad as Islam trendwise, despite the two religions being almost identical on paper. I claim that the reason is that they have been developed in regions with different legal traditions and development of those traditions. The current status of Islamic law is merely a proof to that effect.
If you say so. As far as I can tell in this thread, the main difference between islam and christianity that you have identified is the legal difference. Given how this was the major difference identified I have repeatedly assumed (and only just now been contradicted) that this difference was key to your conclusion that the one was worse than the other.
However, it seems like you are now saying that this is NOT the difference you are using to justify that "islam is worse than christianity". Instead it is some other differences that you have not mentioned that merely have resulted from the legal differences. Do I have this correct now? If so, I must say at best this is a convoluted presentation. However, I think the time has come for you to give specifics on the differences - resulting from the legal differences - that you think justify that "islam is worse than christianity". As in saying "they have different historical developments that makes one worse" doesn't tell me what it is about the one that makes it worse, just the origin of its worseness.
I have used the example of muslims from Toronto that live with secular legal traditions. Previously, I had said that the legal difference clearly did not apply to them. However, since you are now saying there are some other not yet mentioned differences that resulted from the historical legal differences, you should be able to identify what precisely it is about the generic muslim in toronto's practice of Islam that makes it worse than the generic christian in toronto.