Jewish zombie isn't a derogatory term, it is an apt description. One you may not like but that doesn't make it not so. Now if I called Jesus an donkey-cave that would be, but he wasn't, just many of the followers are, but that is true of many religions.
Also, saying you are theologian doesn't mean much because you have given nothing to back it up which leads me to wonder just what real training you have. Perhaps you spent a weekend at a seminary retreat or maybe you went there full blown. Even then it focuses the knowledge on the tenets of your specific brand of faith, not broadening it to all understanding. There is a difference between Religions Studies and Theology after all. if I want to understand Catholocism I can talk to a bishop, but if I want to understand the variations of expressions of Christianity is say, the United States I would have to go elsewhere. Theology lets a Bishop understand the catechism, Religious Studies understands why protestants and catholics kill each other while claiming authority over the subject. Now it is possible to be both, but that isn't what you brought up or the terminology you use which leads me to think you have a layman's training in your field.
Obliviously you don't need to be a member of a heretical unorthodox offshoot of Judaism to understand Islam or Christianity. Many people study many things they are not a part of. It's not a question of open minded, it's a question of seeing what is in front of you.
You are the one claiming a homogeneous element to Christianity that doesn't exist. There are Christians, and large numbers of them, that would say that you are just wrong. Your response has been that they aren't true Christians. The point being, no amount of Theological training actually would give you that authority. You are stating an opinion as fact, which of course is theologians way I suppose.
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