tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post1121608446883748959..comments2024-02-07T02:14:50.146-08:00Comments on Dogwalk Musings: What Is A Moderate Muslim?Mari Meehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09322012728807169863noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-50568127466019688602010-09-02T19:19:32.604-07:002010-09-02T19:19:32.604-07:00I would like to hear more comments along the lines...I would like to hear more comments along the lines that Jhimmi provided on this subject. Can anyone refute her point; I certainly cannot.John Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12553580300468286202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-80041345286203806402010-09-01T19:16:13.195-07:002010-09-01T19:16:13.195-07:00Jhimmi, thanks for the input. You have certainly ...Jhimmi, thanks for the input. You have certainly shed some light on the subject!Mari Meehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322012728807169863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-22271821616097034482010-09-01T19:14:38.488-07:002010-09-01T19:14:38.488-07:00Margie, there is no arguing the violent texts nor ...Margie, there is no arguing the violent texts nor the actions of Christians past, present and I dare say probably future. However, it's not the texts of old that are the problem as much as the the way they are being interpreted and implemented today for the gain of the extremists.Mari Meehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322012728807169863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-51070566091454607472010-09-01T19:05:25.332-07:002010-09-01T19:05:25.332-07:00Rather than comparing individuals, compare formal,...Rather than comparing individuals, compare formal, documented religious doctrines.<br /><br />Biblical accounts of war and conflicts between the nation of Israel and its enemies is a historical account - no Christian sect claims they are instructions for modern Christians.<br /><br />In contrast, formal, MAINSTREAM (Sunni and Shia) Islamic doctrine interprets violent Quranic (and Hadith) verses as commandments for Muslims today, and for all time. <br /><br />Ahmadi Muslims are a fringe sect like an Islamic version of Jehovah's witnesses that explicitly reject violence. They are being attacked as blasphemers in Turkey, Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and the UK.jhimmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168608663221541192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-46742259543466257172010-09-01T18:49:55.720-07:002010-09-01T18:49:55.720-07:00Peaceful Muslims who reject Sharia Law and violent...Peaceful Muslims who reject Sharia Law and violent Jihad are apostates (that means they're not really following Islam).<br /><br />Old Testament historical accounts of conflicts are not understood by anybody to be commandments for future behavior - they are simply a story, a history, documentation.<br /><br />Muslims understand Allah's instructions as applying to them today, and for all time.jhimmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168608663221541192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-49596107858579692482010-09-01T14:08:35.517-07:002010-09-01T14:08:35.517-07:00While we're at it, we mustn't gloss over t...While we're at it, we mustn't gloss over the violent texts in the Bible either. Those are the ones where "God" commands the Israelite people to kill every living thing in the land they wish to occupy. They are instructed to bash the heads of the babies against the city's walls to kill them.<br /><br />We must remember our own violent pasts too. <br /><br />Radical anything, Christian or Muslim are not moderate believers.Margie's Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11206751037182686016noreply@blogger.com