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Old 05-31-2006, 12:39 PM
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I am interested in how Muslims have understood the Quran. And in the religion of Islam there is a progression in what the Quran teaches, with the final stage being offensive war.
In the past, yes, most Muslims have taken the Qu'ran that way, and some extremists continue to do so today. Just like followers of the other Abrahamic religions have, and continue to, do. That does not mean that they are necessarily geared that way, it is just the way that their followers have taken them.

The lesson; religions can be the cause of, and justification for, spreading death and destruction.

Now did we really need four pages to come to that conclusion?
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Christians have been conducting holy wars for years and still are killing people in certain parts of Latin America. Islam is no worse than any other religion.

Islam is the only religion whose doctrine requires holy war against the unbelievers. It is worse than other religions. Yes there are some iffy parts of the Old Testament, but with regard to warfare, they are purely historical as far as I know. According to the Bible, God has commanded such things in the past. And yes Christianity has indulged in holy war, although (some) crusading was in self-defence against Muslim Jihad, and trying to recapture former Christian lands. Muslims were the real aggressors. The fact that Christians have done it in the past, (or may still persecute today) is not the same as it being part of the religions doctrine.
You idiot, Jihad doesnt mean "Holy War". Jihad is to carry on a struggle in the ways of God or for the ways of God and it can be experienced in personal ways such as a jihad against temptation.
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I am against any radical party that supports blind nationalism to gain followers.
I could rant about Ireland but Im afraid that would spark rash debating.
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I am against any radical party that supports blind nationalism to gain followers.
I could rant about Ireland but Im afraid that would spark rash debating.
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You are of course right to be against any extreme political Party, you should vote for the party that best represents your needs and concerns.
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You are of course right to be against any extreme political Party, you should vote for the party that best represents your needs and concerns.
You mean the non existent party?
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You mean the non existent party?
I said "best" represents. It would surely be chirlish to expect that there would be a single party that 100% represents you - as that would most likely preclude the needs of everyone else in your Country.

But I can agree it is a pi55-poor choice at the moment - in my country
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I'm a Muslim, any questions about Islam I'm more than happy to answer.
Why did no muslims speak ill of the muslims when they had a anti jewish demo on holocaust memorial day outside the town hall in my home town.
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