--- Dennis Eri Sugiarto <dennis@sumbawa.net> wrote:
> I am a moslem, and my opinion is this:
> - If Kami-sama is the one that created the whole
> thing (including creating
> Belldandy, etc.) then (just for the sake of this
> discussion)-- yes,
> Kami-sama is Allah.
> - But, If Kami-sama is just a higher level of god
> than Belldandy, then
> Kami-sama would just probably an angel (or
> arch-angel) -- perhaps like
> Jibril (or Gabriel - in Christian). In Islam, we do
> not have things such as
> god (small "g"). We are monotheist, we only believe
> in one Creator, and
> every other being is Allah's creation.
> 
> 
> Dennis Sugiarto

My problem with Kami-sama as Yhwh/God/Allah is that
the goddess sisters get away with defying him,
something that wouldn't be allowed. Similarly,
Kami-sama is too independent to be an angel himself in
the Judeo/Christian/Islamic sense. That's why I see
Kami-sama and crew as extremely advanced life forms,
but still short of being the supreme being or one of
his servants.

Sure, he's called Kami-sama and he lives in a place
called Heaven, but those are general names not
necessarily associated with their Judaic, Christian or
Islamic equivalents. 

Anyway, since I appear to be the only one anal enough
to try and work out a semi-rigorous explanation for
this, I'll drop the topic.

Brian W.

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