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To: Irene Adler

I don't know enough of either the Koran or the Christian Bible to be able to answer what each says. I do know enough of history to know how each were used and misused.


26 posted on 03/19/2006 6:41:21 PM PST by Celtjew Libertarian
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To: Celtjew Libertarian
My point was that it makes no sense to ask devout members of a religion to start acting substantially differently from what their scripture requires when the religion itself maintains that it does not, and cannot, change (is eternally true).

Biblical references to warfare are descriptive and historical, not active exhortations to murder others. From my own knowledge and from the comments of Biblical scholars, I am quite confident that you will not find such material in the Bible. Koranic references that are exhortations to mistreat and murder nonMuslims are legion. Many have been quoted on FR.

I have family who are Muslim converts and have studied Islam to some extent. I cannot claim a high level of expertise in the subject, but in my experience, truly "moderate" Muslims are largely casual, inactive Muslims.

28 posted on 03/19/2006 7:56:31 PM PST by Irene Adler
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