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The spread of Christianity, from antiquity until today, on an animated map

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Re: The spread of Christianity, from antiquity until today, on an animated map

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Post by dang »

akikoo wrote: post #137
za3faran wrote: post #135

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is not how it works, and that statistic is wrong. You cited an opinion piece, not a proper primary source. Jizya does not mean second class status; and non-People of the Book are not forced to convert (neither are People of the Book).

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You can't do religious flamewar like this on HN, regardless of which religion is being discussed. No more of this, please.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re: The spread of Christianity, from antiquity until today, on an animated map

#142

Post by akikoo »

dang wrote: post #141
akikoo wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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You can't do religious flamewar like this on HN, regardless of which religion is being discussed. No more of this, please. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

So za3faran can just lie about islam and you punish me for correcting his lie?

Re: The spread of Christianity, from antiquity until today, on an animated map

#143

Post by za3faran »

akikoo wrote: post #142
dang wrote: post #141

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can't do religious flamewar like this on HN, regardless of which religion is being discussed. No more of this, please. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

So za3faran can just lie about islam and you punish me for correcting his lie?

You didn't correct anything. My email is in my profile if you wish to have a proper academic discussion with primary sources.

Re: The spread of Christianity, from antiquity until today, on an animated map

#144

Post by dang »

akikoo wrote: post #142
dang wrote: post #141

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can't do religious flamewar like this on HN, regardless of which religion is being discussed. No more of this, please. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

So za3faran can just lie about islam and you punish me for correcting his lie?

Not at all. I'm asking you to refrain from religious flamewar (or any flamewar) on HN, and to stick to the rules when commenting.

If you expect moderators to adjudicate complex questions of religious scholarship, we can't: we're unqualified, and it's not our job. We prefer to stick to things that (a) are our job, which (b) we're qualified for. Those tasks are altogether more mundane, such as telling HN users they're not allowed to put down entire religions or each other.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re: The spread of Christianity, from antiquity until today, on an animated map

#145

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dang wrote: post #144
akikoo wrote: post #142

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So za3faran can just lie about islam and you punish me for correcting his lie?

Not at all. I'm asking you to refrain from religious flamewar (or any flamewar) on HN, and to stick to the rules when commenting. If you expect moderators to adjudicate complex questions of religious scholarship, we can't: we're unqualified, and it's not our job. We prefer to stick to things that (a) are our job, which (b) we're qualified for. Those tasks are altogether more mundane, such as telling HN users they're…

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Re: The spread of Christianity, from antiquity until today, on an animated map

#146

Post by akikoo »

za3faran wrote: post #143
akikoo wrote: post #142

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So za3faran can just lie about islam and you punish me for correcting his lie?

You didn't correct anything. My email is in my profile if you wish to have a proper academic discussion with primary sources.

The qur'an verse and Ibn Kathir's tafsir are not enough for you?
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