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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
I think it's just a spectrum of willingness to follow through on doctrine... Some people are Christian only in so far as they self-identify as Christian. Some people are Christian to the point where they go to Church a few times a year. Some go every Sunday. Some go every Sunday, pray every night, participate in Church activities, and vote according to the religiosity of a particular political candidate. And some kill abortion doctors.
If you are religious, there are degrees to which your belief system affects how you live your life and how far you're willing to go.
With respect to doctrine, icons of the prophet are forbidden by the Qu'ran, but not specific punishment is provided. However, the Hadith, which forms the basis of much of Sharia and is also considered sacred, provide for a number of punishments and these vary based on whether the blasphemer is Muslim or not. If it is a non-Muslim, the majority view (among religious prescriptions, not among actual Muslims themselves) seems to be that your options are either to convert to Islam or be killed. Oddly, the Hadith seems to suggest that all pictures are bad (Angels don't seem to like pictures). I should note that this is just my understanding as I am not a Muslim.
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Christianity isn't really a religion though. People don't go to Christian churches they go to Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox etc. The Catholics aren't really Christian IMO, their history is paradoxical in accordance to the so called Christian teachings e.g. Golden Rule contradicts crusades/inquisitions.
Not trying to offend but I just find religion a fascinating topic of research and when someone boils it down to they are just religious nutjobs it's so dismissive and narrow minded because they aren't just nutjobs, there's more to it.