Muslims, Christians, and family — not so different?

One-minute video clip:

As hinted in the clip, honor killings are not far from this.

But on the family values issues, Ms. Azariya reminds me of American “Great Awakening” leader, Jonathan Edwards, who gave a 1739 sermon entitled “The Eternity of Hell Torments” with the following disturbing affirmation:

“Can the believing husband in Heaven be happy with his unbelieving wife in Hell? Can the believing father in Heaven be happy with his unbelieving children in Hell? Can the loving wife be happy in Heaven with her unbelieving husband in Hell? I tell you, yea! Such will be their sense of justice that it will increase rather than decrease their bliss.”

And Jesus himself at Luke 14:26 said:

“If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters — yes, even his own life — he cannot be my disciple.”

So a question: Most strong Christians have set aside those elements of their tradition’s writings and now prioritize family values. Can that happen more in Islam, or are their signs that it will/won’t happen?

Related:

Sacrificing sons — justifying war in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
The Story of Abraham. Excerpted from my online Philosophy of Education video course.
No Reformation for Islam, Please

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