I'm not Anti-anything here - but still....please watch

by AK - Jeff 32 Replies latest social current

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  Sad emo

  Here's a verse from the Qur'an you might like:

  002.256

  
  YUSUFALI: Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things.
  PICKTHAL: There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from error. And he who rejecteth false deities and believeth in Allah hath grasped a firm handhold which will never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower.
  SHAKIR: There is no compulsion in religion; truly the right way has become clearly distinct from error; therefore, whoever disbelieves in the Shaitan and believes in Allah he indeed has laid hold on the firmest handle, which shall not break off, and Allah is Hearing, Knowing.

  I don't see any mention of physical force there Chalam!
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  SacrificialLoon

  It's a bit... extreme, but Islam does have a problem being a good neighbor. The Philippenes, Nigeria, Southern Sudan, Chechnya, Dagestan, Western China, India, Western Europe. In all these areas Islam is causing unrest or outright armed rebellion. It's like one person in experiencing a bunch of failed relationships but fails to see the common problem, themselves. You think the problem might be with Islam?
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  AK - Jeff

  Culture is evolutionary.

  Cultural evolution is going to happen - it seems as if Islam will be a large part of it. Not that that is bad in itself.

  Islam is evolving also - cultural changes will make a mostly Islamic world different than one can suppose, no?

  Jeff