Jewish people pray to "Adonái", Muslims pray to "Allah", and Christians pray to "God".Assume that these deities are all the same one and are just referenced under a different name; why are people so against a religion that is called something different?

Honestly, for lack of a better word, they are childish... People lose their lives because people are too stubborn or too proud to even allow something other than themselves to exist. All the while they forget the fact that we as Humans are flawed in regards to understanding God...

We are physically -incapable- of comprehending the infinite. Thus, we fall back to religious texts to explain the important parts to us, so that we can become closer to God(ess)(s).

As all current major religious texts which could be considered to be inspired by God(ess)(s) are so old that the act of their being written is clouded with uncertainty... I feel that we are again faced with the problem of being incapable of comprehending the infinite.

We are faced with the problem of quantifying an infinite force, a task not only impossible to us as we are not ourselves infinite, but something we are not even capable of understanding because the infinite is so beyond us.

Thus, I assume that Agnosticism and a personal search for God(ess)(s) is the only truly honest path for anyone to take (As in, don't believe anything religion because you are told to, you must find it for yourself, people can try to guide you, but they cannot force you)

Because not all beliefs are the same, it's like, most everyone likes soft drinks right? but when you like coke and I prefer pepsi, we tend to debate which one tastes better. Someone else will say Dr. Pepper is better and so on!

Muslims believe these deities are all the same, Christians believe that the the Jewish and Christian God is the same.

Jews believe that there are many paths to God [ http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/129491].

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Each of these religions have big differences, what name they have has nothing to do with it.

Adonai just means 'lord'. But Christians and Jews both pray to YHVH, though neither likes to pronounce the Name and prefer circumlocutions like Lord, God, Father, or whatever's appropriate in their own language and culture.

Moslems claim Allah is the same as YHVH, but he is not - at least judging by the things he commands and demands, and what he's about. To the Christians and presumably the Jews, "Allah" is either the fantasist invention of an illiterate and schizophrenic camel drover, or a lie invented and told by Satan himself.

That just leaves Christianity and Judaism. So ...

1) Christianity and Judaism, though they worship the same God and have much else in common, they are not the same religion.

2) The difference is not about names but about praxis (how we should live), the means of grace, and the basis for salvation.

3) Christians recognize God's supreme self-revelation in the person and work of Jesus Christ; Jews (other than Messianic ones) do not.

4) Christians believe that the Sinaitic Covenant and Mosaic Law have been superceded by the New Covenant; Jews do not.

Any other questions?

i feel a need to reply. Jews and Muslims do not believe that Jesus is God whereas Christians do.


John 1:1-5
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning.

3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

I think we are all praying to the same God anyway, what causes all the problems are the man-made rules and regulations within each religion

Im trying my best not to offend but it could be the way they look or dress or act! - i know waht i have said could be very offensive so in advance - i am very sorry - i dont mean to offend im just trying to help answer this persons question! sorry 8(

Consider the kind of whack jobs that it takes to believe and pray to something invisible and then, you'll understand why

The Jewish people use specified terms to sheild the name of God and this can be said also for the Quran which uses 99 names to sheild the name of God but also openly calls his name though in Islam there is also a great name of God which is a secret.

Christianity is a latinized/romanized religion (not very semetic compare to Jews and Muslims) so this issue of names for God does not much exist but the view of the Trinity is what really differntiates Christians from Jews and Muslims.

I think that Relgions are not against other religions but people are against other people for certain reasons.
If you give me a dollar, a smile, and a ticket to a concert of my favorite musician then I will like you but if you slap me, spit at me, and call me a racial slur then I will not like you.

Christians who mostly talk of tolerence and turning the other cheak did not do so well historically in that category.

It is hard for people to be patient and think before they act especially if they are not in control of their spirits.

The real problem had been solved in Islam when it was stated by the Prophet Muhammad saws that None of you is a believer until he wants/loves for his brother the same that he wants/loves for himself.

If people genuiniely did not think of themselves as super priveledged or better than other people then they would find more respectful ways of dealing with one another for the sake of God just as they respect one another when there is a profit to be made $$$$$$$$$$.

You often see more respect between European nations and nations that evolved out of Europe than between the same nations and people of the third world. Just a coincidence that most of the world was Controlled at some point by Europeans and the most frightening idea in every westerners mind is a superpower arising of people who are not White, and/or Not Christian or Jewish.

God and his names are not our problems, our own arrogance and lack of humanity is our problem.

Different practices... and a LOT of history. BAD history.

I personally believe it is all the same God, to me the MOST important thing is believing in God's son, Christ. This is difficult because they also use other books than the Bible.

"Adonai" is a word that is substituted for the personal name of God in Hebrew. in English, it is translated, "Lord." It refers to God. "God" is a generic name for the divinity and it essentially the same as the Arabic word, "Allah." The difference in religions is not the name of God. Religions often differ in their theologies of the character, nature, and expectations of God. Thbat is where legitimate discussion and comparison take place in an atmosphere of mutual respect and earnest seeking. As a Christian, I find common ground with Muslims and Jews on the subject of the exisitence, sovereignty, and love of one true God. Our differences rest in other areas. I hope that answers your question.

Whether or not they are all the same can be a tough question and can often cause debate and arguements. We Christians believe that our God is the God of Israel. Muslims, however, may claim that Allah is the same deity, but if you study him in various passages of the Qu'ran, and in other things pertaining to Muslim beliefs, he has a completely different personality and nature than the Hebrew God of the Bible. I don't believe that they are the same. Thank you and God bless you!

Technically in this situation all three of them are the same god. We all just worship him in different ways. The Muslims would have the earliest part of our history, then the Jews and then the Christians. (I'm pretty sure that is right.) I'm not against these religions I just believe something different then they do. I honestly think in the end that if you believe in God, that's enough, he really doesn't care about the details.

I actually do think they are the same and I personally am not against any religion called something different.

Where the problems arise is that because of the subtle differences, people think that their interpretation (i.e. 'chosen ones') entitles them to murder on behalf of their particular deity, and that they will actually be rewarded for it. Since the others don't believe they should be murdered and their murderers rewarded, they do not see them as worshiping the same deity.

It's all in the details. Many religions descended from each other, but there are specific points in each religion that differentiate them. People sometimes feel that these differences are important enough to disprove the other religions.

I am not a religious person, but I have always had a belief: Who you pray to isn't nearly as important as who you pray for.

They can't handle the fact that another race has a different belief because of all the propaganda being spread from their religion, which they accept as correct because that's all they've known their whole life. Not to say religion is propaganda, though.

This is an improper question, much like asking why we argue that the Noble Gases have different properties, when they are all "really the same thing".

People argue about the spirit world because they can't quantify it like we do substances in a laboratory. Therefore, it seems to be a topic open to individual opinion rather than weighing of observable traits.

If the object in question (Periodic Element or a god/spirit) WERE, in fact, identical to another "sample" element or spirit, then the effects - the properties - of it would remain identical.

But since they do not correlate precisely, they cannot BE the same spirit or element.

Therefore, since there ARE observable differences, people polarize as to which they prefer. This is normal human behavior.

See - dogma-free logic. Peace!

People who think on a lower level are still tribal. What the group they were born in or whatever does, the sheep follow. This is one God, who has many forms. The diversity of religion when viewed properly shows the many facets of God, as father, mother, teacher, friend, all the positive aspects we as humans mirror when we truly have God in our hearts and minds. Praise Allah, Worship Adonai, kneel before, Buddah, Shiva, the Goddess and God will smile at your effort.

I call God my sexy little whore.

Do what ask please.

Actually, they are the same God that each refer to. It's only much of the beliefs that surround each individual faith that differ.

They are all will tell you that they pray to the "One True God."

People tend to dislike and fear what they do not understand. If I call someone by another name, people get confused and think you are speaking of something/someone else. Have you ever had a conversation where in the end you realised you were both arguing the same point, but realised you were just saying it differently? Kindof like that.