Fucan is pretty personal and wishes he never converted to Christianity. He believes he wasted so much of his valuable for nothing because he never got anything out of it. He refers to it as the religion of the "barbarians" or the Europeans because they were seen as uncivilized to most of the world. Fucan also refers to Buddhism as the "Great Holy True Law," which shows that he is convinced that Christianity is full of lies. He includes Confucian learning to emphasize the point that Christianity offers little truth and one must adhere to Confucian learning instead. For this time period in Japan, Buddhism and Confucianism could be followed together while Christianity tells them they can only pick it. Fucan focuses on the "native learning" that some Japanese people turned to so they could preserve traditional Japanese beliefs and culture. Fucan includes the militaristic aspects of Christian followers. He repeatedly says they destroy places and includes places that had been swamped by missionaries and military trying to overthrow countries.
Showing posts with label Christianity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christianity. Show all posts
Monday, March 17, 2014
Saturday, February 8, 2014
High School Girls and Europeans & Muslims
Based on high school girls, I think that the Europeans can't have a positive view of the Muslims. This problem between the Christians and the Muslims reminds me of two girls I know. These two girls are pretty similar but hate each other for no reason. They fight, spread rumors, and treat each other poorly. They don't really have a reason to hate on each other. Both of these girls are super stubborn and it's nearly impossible to change their minds. The same is seen in the Europeans' and Muslims' disagreement except it's more extreme. While reading the Christian documents, I was convinced that the Christians were just as close-minded as the girls mentioned before. They have their strong beliefs that prevent them from seeing the Muslims' perspective. They also have their own opinions and rumors that they view as facts, like Muhammad being a son of Satan. These rumors could be destroyed if the Christians learned about Islam. But the Christians don't seem willing to learn about Islam, all they seem to want is to get rid of it so Christianity can be dominant. The Christians also don't seem to like the Muslims because of how they were treated. Since they were treated poorly, they feel insulted. Most people when they're treated poorly or insulted hate whoever was hurting them. They treat that person in the same way. All of those accounts convince me that the Christians won't ever have a positive view ion Muslims because they don't want to communicate between each other and they've had enough bad experiences that they don't want to change their minds. Both groups as a result probably don't want to change their minds either because then they have to admit that they were wrong. They might have to question their religion and themselves and no one wants to do that. Overall, I think the Christian perspective readings support that the Europeans won't have a positive perspective on Muslims.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Quran Teachings
The Quran's teachings are basically telling the followers or Islam what they should do and what they must be. The Quran also mentions how Allah should always be praised and how he should not be forgotten. The relationship between Allah and human beings is that the humans follow him and he will reward them if they follow him with lots of devotion.
Compared to Zoroastrians, Muslims must follow a set guideline, Zoroastrians followed moderation and did not have any "rules." Zoroastrians also followed other gods in addition to Ahura Mazda. The Quran says "You alone we worship, and to You alone turn for help" which means they can only believe in Allah and no other gods. When comparing Judaism, Christianity and Islam, the three say that they should only follow one God and one God only.
Jews, Christians and Muslims all have something that tell them how they should behave and what they should be. There are the Ten Commandments for Jews and Christians and the Five Pillars for Muslims. The three also have some form of a judgement day just like Zoroastrianism. But the Quran and its teachings are very specific and strict compared to that of the other three religions.
Compared to Zoroastrians, Muslims must follow a set guideline, Zoroastrians followed moderation and did not have any "rules." Zoroastrians also followed other gods in addition to Ahura Mazda. The Quran says "You alone we worship, and to You alone turn for help" which means they can only believe in Allah and no other gods. When comparing Judaism, Christianity and Islam, the three say that they should only follow one God and one God only.
Jews, Christians and Muslims all have something that tell them how they should behave and what they should be. There are the Ten Commandments for Jews and Christians and the Five Pillars for Muslims. The three also have some form of a judgement day just like Zoroastrianism. But the Quran and its teachings are very specific and strict compared to that of the other three religions.
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