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Some thoughts:
First, if there is a "shituf" exception for gentiles (making Xianity essentially permissible to them), then it's unclear why Islam should dominate.
Second, the United States has only been dominant for 100 years or less. During that period of time, rabbis have often referred to the U.S. as a medinat shel chessed, a state of lovingkindness, ...
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Maimonides makes it clear in Laws of Repentance, chapter 3 that a Jew who denies the irrevocable validity of the Torah as Judaism understands it is deemed a sinner but still a Jew. Hence, a Jew who converts to Islam would be in this category.
There are opinions that upon returning to the fold of mainstream Judaism it would be best for the individual to ...
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While I have seen online claims that it refers to Christianity (such as here) the connection to it as a posuk from Daniel and a similar connection to tehillim, and even the linguistic statement that "bar" means "outside of" or "except for" (as spoken of here) are as compelling, as is the historical fact that the idea of a leader (religious or secular) being ...
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It doesn't matter if it's on the premesis or not, it depends on if the money will be used to enhance/repair/beautify Avodah Zoro or just to the people.
When they were using it for free it was no problem but when paying rent it would depend on the above and on the issue of wanting the Avodah Zoro to remain standing. See Shulchan Aruch Yore Dei'ah 143:3 and ...
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