Originally posted by Oerdin
Yes you are right Frogger. It does make contradictory statements that a good Muslim must both be peaceful & accepting of other groups and that they must kill these other groups. Thus you have to two faces of Islam.
The problem with the debate between the peaceful Islamists & the Fundamentalists is that both sides are correct in what they read in the Koran. It just depends on which part you choice to read.
This dual nature of the Islamic religion is a prime reason why the Fundamentalist danger will be with us for a long, long time.
Yes you are right Frogger. It does make contradictory statements that a good Muslim must both be peaceful & accepting of other groups and that they must kill these other groups. Thus you have to two faces of Islam.
The problem with the debate between the peaceful Islamists & the Fundamentalists is that both sides are correct in what they read in the Koran. It just depends on which part you choice to read.
This dual nature of the Islamic religion is a prime reason why the Fundamentalist danger will be with us for a long, long time.
The problem in Islam is not a contadiction is peace vs. war, again, Judaism and Christanity both have it. The problem with Islam is the relation of Islam to political power. Because poltics and islam are more closely linked than politics and Christianity it is much easier intelectualy to envision a theocratic Muslim state than a theocratic Christian one with real temporal powers, which is why political fundamentalism in Islam seeks more temporal power than political fundamentalism of Christian origin.
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