RE: lost in the forest :: Reader comments at Daniel Pipes

Submitted by WeAreAllDanes! (United States), Mar 16, 2006 at 01:36

"It's actually just the opposite. These "leaders" are basing most of their BS on hadiths and fatwas, both of which are the Muslim equivalent of Papal Encyclicals."

No, he's quite correct. The final command to the faithful - Sura 9 - is not a hadith or a fatwa. The "kill the infidel" stuff isn't a hadith or a fatwa. The actions of the founder of Islam make it quite clear what Islam is.

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	US Must Resist Temptation to Leave Iraq [384 words]	William Robert Jack	Mar 20, 2006 14:59	40814
	To Harrak, Mu'een and Bader Islam is a religion of Peace [343 words]	Infidel	Mar 12, 2006 14:40	39858
	Islam and the losers in the west! [173 words]	Harrak	Mar 14, 2006 13:56	39858
1	Islam is the future? What future? [511 words]	Earlybird	Mar 14, 2006 17:47	39858
	Earlybird! I like your take except for some points.. [447 words]	HARRAK	Mar 14, 2006 22:56	39858
1	Response to Harrak [333 words]	Earlybird	Mar 15, 2006 19:49	39858
	RE:Harrak.... [271 words]	WeAreAllDanes!	Mar 16, 2006 01:30	39858
	To Harrak, Mu'een and Bader - Islam is a religion of Peace [330 words]	Vijay	Mar 16, 2006 06:34	39858
	Earlbird, it's nice to see someone esle who understands [345 words]	Jason	Mar 16, 2006 13:09	39858
	Reply for Earlybird and WeAreALLdanes [46 words]	HARRAK	Mar 16, 2006 13:46	39858
	RE:HARRAK's non-reply [49 words]	WeAreAllDanes!	Mar 17, 2006 14:09	39858
1	Naaaaa..... [207 words]	Dunkel	Oct 24, 2011 12:07	39858
	Can't see the Forest for the Trees [941 words]	Jason	Mar 10, 2006 13:45	39636
	Reply to Jason - Can't see the forest for the trees [275 words]	David John	Mar 11, 2006 13:08	39636
	Reply to David John [412 words]	Jason	Mar 13, 2006 07:43	39636
	Can't see the forest for the trees - reply to Jason [339 words]	David John	Mar 14, 2006 11:36	39636
	Is the Koran really worse than the Bible [284 words]	Jason	Mar 15, 2006 14:11	39636
	RE: lost in the forest [72 words]	WeAreAllDanes!	Mar 16, 2006 01:36	39636
	Still not seeing the forest for the trees [584 words]	Jason	Mar 16, 2006 11:44	39636
	I agree [27 words]	PCMadness	Mar 17, 2006 19:30	39636
	RE:apologetics [489 words]	WeAreAllDanes!	Mar 18, 2006 12:09	39636
	to Jason - re forest for the trees. [260 words]	Rashid	Mar 19, 2006 15:36	39636
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	Cohabitation [78 words]	Bader S	Mar 8, 2006 17:37	39375
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	Sources! [72 words]	HARRAK	Mar 8, 2006 17:29	39331
	Sorry Harrak, None the wiser I'm afraid. [241 words]	PCMadness	Mar 9, 2006 02:34	39331
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	Harrak, words almost fail me. [355 words]	PCMadness	Mar 11, 2006 19:42	39331
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	Dear TMoneyRock: Here is another rhyme [165 words]	Arvind Madhavan	Mar 9, 2006 21:40	38912
1	an expression of relief [119 words]	Jason Hansford	Mar 4, 2006 13:07	38869
	Democratic fetishism [348 words]	Reuben Horne	Mar 4, 2006 02:29	38832
	Bleeding hearts to prevail. [255 words]	rench	Mar 3, 2006 17:04	38805
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	Dr Pipes is correct [111 words]	donvan	Mar 3, 2006 15:50	38796
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2	Another difference between India and Pakistan [86 words]	Steev	Mar 5, 2006 09:47	38767
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	True [180 words]	Vijay	Mar 7, 2006 12:29	38767
	Bader S Tell the whole story [94 words]	Infidel	Mar 7, 2006 15:00	38767
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