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Reformation of Islam

Reader comment on item: Stephen Schwartz and the Center for Islamic Pluralism

Submitted by Peter G Jones (United States), May 8, 2006 at 18:07

This is a topic virtually untouched. Bernard Lewis mentions it tangentially in Cultures in Conflict.

Having read during the last 14 years the Koran and other commentary about the usual run of topics: Islam, Islamism, Islamists, Islamofacism, and so forth--I am astonished that nobody has made a public issue of the huge direct support that the Koran offers to all variants of Muslim Extremists, Terrorists, Fundamentalists, etc. Islam is not a religion of peace. It is a politically oriented way of organizing the entire world underThe Caliphate. (Check out the first 100 years after the Prophet passed) .

The so-called campaigns-- Holy War, jihads--are strictly cosmetic concealment the rawest imperialism. Occasionally somebody such as Bostom and Fr Menezes get. to the textual points. But as long as the Koran is utterly free of criticism as in textual study and consideration of contemporaneous conditions at the time of the Prophet's Recitation, nothing will change. If God speaks only Arabic and spoke only through The Prophet, and every word is absolutely without challenge--OH--(Kojak moment, here) there can be not the slightest alteration in the grossly inhumane way that Islam chooses to treat the rest of the world. And which of the 100s of thousands if Hadith are valid?? Basically Islam chose to isolate itself from the reality of the world several centuries ago. Now it can do nothing but destroy. All that saves us is the vicious internal warfare within Islam, which dissipates energy that would otherwise be directed at the World of War (all places not Islamic). In some extreme instances Islam exhibits the behaviour of virtually a wounded, crazed animal devouring it own guts.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
1Deep Human need to suppress the truth [256 words]PrashantMay 16, 2022 04:22281291
Antithetical Reasoning that Islam in Practice Can be Derivative of Its Written Form [181 words]M ToveyMay 16, 2022 18:45281291
Robert Spencer's cynicism is justified [42 words]DaveMay 15, 2022 15:46281256
Is leaving the faith of Islam punishable by death. [34 words]JosephSep 25, 2007 00:08109611
In search of a moderate Muslim.. [77 words]donvanMar 19, 2007 12:4386919
Right on the mark [77 words]JaladhiMar 19, 2007 18:1886919
In Search of Moderate Muslims [162 words]Buzz GunningApr 11, 2007 09:3886919
Reformation of Islam [274 words]Peter G JonesMay 8, 2006 18:0745044
Spot on [132 words]TerryMar 25, 2007 17:0145044

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