It’s a mess, no doubt about that. I studied Islam for a while a few years back for a little seminar I put on in our village. There is an immense body of information to absorb before one can really know what he’s talking about, and I felt I could only skim the surface. I got the impression, though, that the Koran (or Qur’an if you prefer) can be quoted from selectively to preach “Islam is a religion of peace” or to advocate violence, depending on what you really want to do. In my seminar I argued that the real problem is not any particular false religion but human nature itself which is always eager to find ways to justify evil… and Christianity has been abused in this way as well. As for whether Islam is inherently better suited for this sort of abuse than any other religion? I really can’t say, even after all that reading. One thing I found encouraging during that experience was when I interviewed the mosque president in a nearby city. What was evident there was that Islam is liberalizing in many places, especially America. Encouraging, since the liberalized versions of just about any religion are pretty big on non-violence.
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Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.
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As for whether Islam is inherently better suited for this sort of abuse than any other religion? I really can’t say, even after all that reading.
One thing I found encouraging during that experience was when I interviewed the mosque president in a nearby city. What was evident there was that Islam is liberalizing in many places, especially America. Encouraging, since the liberalized versions of just about any religion are pretty big on non-violence.
Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.
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Genesis 9:6
Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.