No ignorance here-- just awareness.

Submitted by Kendra (United States), Feb 12, 2007 at 08:41

This is when Islam becomes scary-- when you and those that share your opinions speak up and defend Islam without acknowledging any weaknesses-- without actually acknowledging that there IS any weakness or fault.

I think most of us on this forum are not ignorant. We are aware of the failings of Islam. The problem isn't our lack of understanding, it's our dislike of what Islam encourages, allows, disallows, forbids, permits, etc.

The problem doesn't lie in our disagreement with you or misunderstanding. I think most of us here are actually somewhat well-versed in Islam. I have studied Islam for years. I have read the Koran. I have read the Hadiths. I have read the Sira. I am familiar with Shari'a law (thankfully, not on a first-hand basis!). The problem lies with our FULL UNDERSTANDING and AWARENESS of Islam.

The problem lies in how we view life and how we view what is Good and Right and Righteous. I read something interesting that succintly describes the difference in your view and mine. To Christians and Jews, morality is anything that promotes and supports life. Anything immoral is anything that hinders life or tends to destroy the support of life. To Muslims, morality is anything that supports and promotes Islam. Anything immoral is anything that hinders Islam or tends to destroy the spread of Islam.

It's a complete difference of philosophy. It's a difference that many Westerners, unfortunately, don't yet understand.

The following message board posting by a very well-spoken (or well-written) Muslim defines those differences clearly:
http://forums.islamicawakening.com/showthread.php?t=1928

Unless you disagree with anything on the page I just linked, we have to agree that there is no ignorance here. There's an awareness that your belief system is considerably frightening.

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