for<\/em> her, \u201cthe two faiths actually have a lot of similarities. For example, both had founding prophets who received visits from an angel, leading to revelation of Scripture. Both consider the family unit as the foundation for religious life, and both have an insistence that religion is their complete way of life.\u201d<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Insisting that religion is a way of life is scarcely unique to either Islam or Mormonism.<\/p>\n
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And, while both Islam and Mormonism consider family life important, their respective theologies of family bear only the most superficial resemblance to each other.<\/p>\n
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Yes, though, both religions do really include visits from angels within their founding stories. \u00a0Among many thousands of potential similarities and differences, that\u2019s one example. \u00a0But the stories and the roles of the angels are quite different in Islam and Mormonism.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIslam and Mormonism,\u201d announces Ms. Wood, \u201cboth require fasting and ritual cleanings.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Fasting and ritual cleansing (e.g., baptism) are common to religions worldwide, not merely to Islam and Mormonism.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThey both believe theirs is the original religion of Adam,\u201d Ms. Wood writes.<\/p>\n
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But so, historically, have mainstream Christianity and Judaism.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBoth Islam and Mormonism,\u201d says Ms. Wood, \u201callowed four wives but both forbid homosexuality and bisexuality.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Very few religions have traditionally celebrated homosexuality and bisexuality. \u00a0It\u2019s true, however, that both Mormonism and Islam have allowed polygamous marriages. \u00a0 Islam still does. \u00a0Mormonism does not. \u00a0But, while Islam limited men to four wives, Mormonism never did.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBoth religions,\u201d Ms. Wood explains, \u201cforbid alcohol and gambling.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Mormonism and Islam are scarcely unique in frowning upon gambling and alcohol.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis may be alarming to some,\u201d writes Ms. Wood, who very likely hopes that her readers will be alarmed, \u201cbut both Islam and Mormonism teach that marriage can extend into the afterlife.\u201d<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s not at all clear that Islam teaches a continuation of marriage into the afterlife.<\/p>\n
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And, by the way, it\u2019s not clear why Ms. Wood would find the idea of marriage continuing beyond death \u201calarming.\u201d \u00a0Is she revealing something about herself?<\/p>\n
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\u201cNeither worships their founding prophets,\u201d continues Ms. Wood, \u201cbut both hold them with special respect.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Judaism and mainstream Christianity too venerate ancient prophets and saints. \u00a0Ever heard of St. Peter\u2019s Basilica? \u00a0St. Paul\u2019s Cathedral? \u00a0Saint Patrick\u2019s? \u00a0Santa Ana, California? \u00a0San Francisco? \u00a0There\u2019s nothing even remotely unique about regarding prophets, apostles, and saints with particular respect.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBoth religions heavily proselytize,\u201d Ms. Wood writes, \u201cand believe everyone should belong to their faith.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Does Ms. Wood seriously believe that Christianity hasn\u2019t been a missionary faith from its very beginning? \u00a0Has she ever read the New Testament book of the Acts of the Apostles? \u00a0What does she think St. Paul was doing on all those trips back and forth across Anatolia and the Mediterranean? \u00a0Relaxing on the Lido Deck of a luxury cruise ship?<\/p>\n
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