Contrasting Creeds of a Common Ground

Some may think Christianity and Islam are both sourced from the same God, and they both lead to him. Is this belief true? If it were true, then their teachings on major doctrinal and ethical issues should be identical. A close examination shows conclusively that, although there are similarities, their teachings on key doctrinal and ethical issues are widely divergent and contradictory. Humans and chimpanzees share 95 percent of their DNA, but the remaining 5 percent is so incredibly important that it causes the great differences between the two species. So is the case with Christianity and Islam. This indicates that they do not originate from the same source. One of them leads to the true living God; the other does not. This article discusses their respective teachings on the key issues of love, forgiveness, salvation, predestination, judgment, eternal destiny, violence, Islamic law (sharia), freedom of religion and speech, oppression of women, polygamy and marriage, etc. It shows the gigantic gulf that separates their respective positions.