Daryl, I came here to change my password as requested. My this place seems quite interesting.
I heard that Jesus and Allah are the same God. Where the trouble arises is in Mohammed. He was a false prophet and was responsible for all the hatred against Jews and Christians. Because of his writings in the Koran extreme hatred is instilled in many Muslim's minds. They believe that eventually they must kill all Jews and Christians or get them to convert to Islam. They do not require sincerity in this conversion process - because if they say they are Muslim and will follow Islam - then all of their children will be raised Muslim. And then the entire world will be Muslim.
The strange thing pointed out by Sam Bacchiocchi is that they worship the Virgin Mary, but not Jesus. There are many Marian apparitions happening world wide. This apparition can hear and respond to the audience, and is asking to be declared co-redemptrix with Jesus. This is directly in contradiction with the Bible. Many people are urging the Pope to officially declair Mary as Co-redemptrix. When this happens I believe that the end of the world will be extremely close. So God will not influence the Pope to do this until the time is ripe for the infamous Sunday laws. (Forget about "blue laws" - they have nothing to do with the real Sunday law.)
Bacchiocchi pointed out that Mary could well be the unifying force to bring about world unity. Its strange that Mary is in the Koran and also in Eastern religions like Buddhism and other eastern religions and Native Americans with their largely new age beliefs.
And here we SDAs always wondered how religions like Islam could ever be united so the world will have one religion and political rule for the Beast of Revelation to rule over - as the Bible says.
--Ðøug ™ 2004.8.24.23.22.11 PT