Allah condones slavery -- in the Quran he goes so far as to permit his beloved prophet Muhammad to marry his female slaves if Muhammad wants to (Quran 33:50). In addition, Allah permits the Muslim male to have sex with his female slaves, even if he is married to others (Quran 70:29-30).
Abraham Lincoln sharply disagreed with Allah about the morality of slavery. Mr. Lincoln said in 1864, "If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I cannot remember when I did not so think and feel." Earlier he had declared (in 1859) "This is a world of compensations; and he would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves."
Given that humanity still has people being enslaved, Our Debate Question is: who is a better moral guide regarding slavery, Allah or Abraham Lincoln?
Abraham Lincoln & Allah on Enemies::
Unlike Abraham Lincoln, Allah sought not to turn his enemies into friends; instead Allah seeks to torture his enemies forever by burning them: in the Quran (41:19) we read: "And the Day the enemies of Allah are mustered to the Fire, so they are (duly) dispensed with."
Debate Question: Which is a better way for us to deal with our enemies: trying to turn them into friends, or instead is it better to torture them?
Unlike Abraham Lincoln, Allah sought not to turn his enemies into friends; instead Allah seeks to torture his enemies forever by burning them: in the Quran (41:19) we read: "And the Day the enemies of Allah are mustered to the Fire, so they are (duly) dispensed with."
Debate Question: Which is a better way for us to deal with our enemies: trying to turn them into friends, or instead is it better to torture them?
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