tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3968035721619750891.post7545917990890017946..comments2023-08-13T22:04:27.854+12:00Comments on Paul Long's Ramblings: Non Muslims not allowed to discuss the usage of the word Allah?Paul Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01090793506050422565noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3968035721619750891.post-58591957323666828832009-03-24T18:40:00.000+13:002009-03-24T18:40:00.000+13:00okay, i see now the issues at play. there's a real...okay, i see now the issues at play. there's a really good literary reading here but my cold is fogging up my mind. need to go to bed.zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161277108772213817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3968035721619750891.post-69110803036840891212009-03-24T12:20:00.000+13:002009-03-24T12:20:00.000+13:00Z I think I will respond to you with a new blog po...Z I think I will respond to you with a new blog post on the topic.Paul Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01090793506050422565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3968035721619750891.post-66358360678782481962009-03-24T12:01:00.000+13:002009-03-24T12:01:00.000+13:00you know, i'm just shooting off my mouth right now...you know, i'm just shooting off my mouth right now, but why is it so important for christians to use the word "allah" in m'sia?<BR/><BR/>it reminds me of the debate over homosexual "marriage." i think a lot of christians go crazy over this because homosexuals insist on using the word "marriage," and i think that their cause would be better served if they would just adopt "civil unions" (that grant the same rights as heterosexual marriage).<BR/><BR/>anyway both debates are probably more complicated but at the heart of it, i do wonder why certain words raise hackles more than others.zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161277108772213817noreply@blogger.com