Originally Posted By: smitty
The thing is that no matter how good we try to be, we can never measure up to God's standards, because He is a holy and sinless God.


Thanks for trying to help. I'm aware of this, and Islam teaches the same thing. There is a big difference still, the idea of Jesus being a sacrifice for our sins is not present in Islam. We believe it is through God's mercy that our sins are forgiven, not through our deeds, as many have accused. But God has commandments, and fulfilling these is part of our faith. Jesus said so too. The book of James in the Bible makes this argument very clearly, I suggest reading it.

However, it has little to do with teaching Creationism in schools, so I will hold off further discussion for another time.

If you want more details about my understanding of the Bible, see this article: http://www.schmidt-gallery.com/Bible_in_islam_v008.pdf