Christian Muslim Friendships

Dr Asri Zainul Abidin believes that Christians are not really a threat.  He said that "he closest people to the Muslims are Christians. The Quran‎ says you will find that the people who love Muslims the most are Christians."

He thinks that:

• It is normal for religious leaders to invite their friends to join in what they believe to be "the true religion".  Muslims, or anybody else for that matter, should not not feel threatened to receive such invitations, regardless of whether they are in Malaysia, England, or anywhere else.  It is just friendship.
• Muslims should feel afraid of militant Christians.  Not in Malaysia, anyway.  Christians have never instigated any attacks on Muslims.
• NGOs naturally want to promote themselves.  So if they are connected with the Christian faith, they will promote that as well.  As they have not been "over the top" about it, Muslims should tolerate rather than feel threatened.
• As Islam is the true religion, Muslims should be worried that they are not doing their work properly rather than to be worried that they would be crushed by the outsiders.
• It will be good for people to live harmoniously rather than to start a civil war in Malaysia, especially when there is no real threat towards the Muslims. 

 Contrast these thoughts to those of Ridhuan Tee Abdullah.  Abdullah thinks that:

• Churches are saying threatening things about Muslims.  Muslims should disguise themselves to infiltrate the churches to hear these things for themselves.
• The New Testament stories of Jesus are based on hearsay, and Christians have been misled.

What do you think?  Are Christians threatening?  Do Muslims in Malaysia really have a threat to deal with from the Christians?

What if the Muslims who disguise and infiltrate the churches hear something that they like?  Will they be allowed to convert to Christianity if they do?

I once read a hypothetical scenario.  Not in its exact words, the story went something like this.  Suppose your car broke down in a dangerous part of town, at night time.  You come out of the car, but you cannot fix the problem straight away.  You see a group of rough-looking youth walking towards you.  Would it make a difference if you realise that they were carrying Bibles?

Would it?  What do you believe about Christians and their faith?