In view of the Qur’an, sura 37:100-113, is Islam all about child-sacrifice in the sense of bribing Allah to be in Allah’s favour? REACTION 3

[[Dear readers, "no name terrorist" has again left a comment. He's the one who agreed with another terrorist that killing one's own sister would be a sweet thing to do for political purposes. I've changed his name and removed his URL, since he promotes terrorist violence on his blog. If you want to read his comments, go HERE. Check out the surrounding posts and comments, then come back for more! The Post title which brought this comment was "Besides those from Arabian countries, I see from the stats page that I’ve caught the attention of some Dutch Muslims. So, tell me: in view of sura 37:100-113, is Islam all about child-sacrifice?". My response to his comment is in square brackets and in bold ]]

What kind of a question is this? Do you even read the Bible? [ A good one. Yes.]

Genesis 22:2

[God] said (to Abraham), Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering upon one of the mountains of which I will tell you.

Genesis 22:9

When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there; then he laid the wood in order and {Isaac, who was perhaps twenty-five years old (according to the ancient historian Josephus), shared his father’s confidence in God’s promise. Was not his very existence the result of God keeping His word? (Gen. 17:15-17.)} bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar on the wood. (Matt 10:37)

[You are very special. When you read, you also have to think, and not rip things out of context. You might have noticed that the arguments are more involved than sound-bites can answer. Perhaps you haven't. That's why I've written Book 1 of the Trilogy. May I invite you to read it, again?! I know that you have little time to think, so preoccupied are you with your kill-your-own-sister-to-make-a-political-statement kind of violence, but, hey, I though I would try. This is the purpose of the Trilogy, to stop the kind of violence you try to promote.]
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If you have questions, AFTER you’ve read Book 1, let me know. — Fr Renzo di Lorenzo ]

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