Despite clashes in how we envision God, authorities in the Church insist that the Islamic God and the Father God of Jews and Christians is the same. But militants are not convinced. Neither are many Christians. If he were the same God would we not treat each other as brothers and sisters? Unable to directly assault the Christian deity, militants destroy the things and persons connected to him. Churches are bombed and believers who refuse to convert are beheaded. The God of Islamic militants is one of vengeance. The deity of Christians is weighted toward mercy and love. Note the discrepancy in the definition of one who sacrifices his life for the faith. The Muslim would count as a martyr the suicide bomber who dies taking others with him. The Christian martyr is one who has his life taken away from him and dies forgiving his murderers. This radically different posture points to a divergent understanding of the Lord God. The definition for hell held by the two religions is largely similar although certain Muslims confuse it with purgatory.
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