Global Jihad vs Islam Enlightenment

Posted by khalling 10 years, 10 months ago to Philosophy
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A religion is to a great extent a construct of its adherents. It consists of the beliefs, values, priorities, assumptions, and expectations shared by those adherents and reinforced by their culture and institutions. Academics arguing that particular acts of violence and repression are not condoned by the Koran do not negate the fact that millions of Muslims still believe they are.

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  • Posted by Temlakos 10 years, 10 months ago
    Add this to it: the Koran does so condone violence, and exhort it. "Fight and slay the infidels..." It couldn't be any clearer.

    The Abrogation Principle--that the passage more recently written takes precedence--is the key. The Koran affirms that Principle.

    Guess what? The Fighting Words of the Koran are the more-recently written words. They therefore take precedence and remain in full force and effect.
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    Posted by $ Thoritsu 10 years, 10 months ago
    I really wish I were a cartoonist. I'd draw the two dead jihadists in hell being screwed by pigs with Mohammed shrugging saying "Sorry guys, I thought I was speaking for god."
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 10 years, 10 months ago
    It looks like Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and even the Indonesians may provide a model for the rest of the Muslim world.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 10 years, 10 months ago
    The article implies that support for violence extremism is much higher among Muslims than among other groups of a billion people. If this is true, what do we do with this information?
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