Rick Warren, Brian McLaren, Tony Campolo and a host of other leaders within the emergent church would have us be tolerant of other religions, and ask us to believe that Islam and Christianity are one in the same - don't you believe it.

Common sense tells us that if indeed the god of Islam is also the God of Christianity and Judaism then the Koran, the allegedly perfect and inspired text of Islam, would perfectly harmonize with the Bible. An investigation of this proves otherwise.

Sura (Koran chapter) 4:142: "The hypocrites seek to deceive God, but it is He who deceives them."

Sura 8:30: "They schemed-but God also schemed. God is most profound in His schemings."

Sura 8:12: "God revealed His will to the angels, saying...I shall cast terror into the hearts of the infidels. Strike off their heads, strike off the very tips of their fingers"

How can a Christian find common ground with Islam when the Koran mocks the Trinity of God?

Sura 5:73: "They do blaspheme who say God is one of three...for there is no Allah except one Allah."

Sura 5:116: "And behold! God will say: O Jesus the son of Mary didst say unto men, 'worship me and my mother as gods' in derogation of Allah?
[thanks to Eric Barger for the Sura references]

"But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him."
- II Corinthians 11:3-4