"I understand (I think) that different sects argue about the validity of certain hadith...but...reject them totally, they do not."
Well, again you are wrong - http://www.submission.org/had-sunna.html
"I'm inlcined to believe an islamic cleric could find ANY precedent he wanted amongst this lot, and that's just a small sample."
Sounds like a very good reason to reject the lot, isn't it ?
But lets go with your mistaken statement ... If some reject one half and the other reject the other half ... which half is truely believed ?
I'm sure there are some that reject the ones that you keep pointing at, so they are not "muslim-enough" in your eyes, and are therefore not considered.
The Billion or so Muslims in the world who are NOT trying to kill you tonight are likewise deemed by Imam Nerks to be non-islamics.
We are winning ... the bad guys are dying and the people who they would consider their followers are rejecting their notions.
Sorry if our victory will be accomplished without the worldwide slaughter or conversion by the sword that you seem to prefer, but that's life.
"Sorry if our victory will be accomplished without the worldwide slaughter or conversion by the sword that you seem to prefer, but that's life."
LOL! You slay me. Pun intended.
MUSLIMS ARE FIRST AND FOREMOST THE BIGGEST VICTIMS OF ISLAM! MUSLIMS HAVE KILLED THOUSANDS MORE MUSLIMS IN IRAQ IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS THAN HAVE THE COALITION MILITARY.
Zarqawi planned to start a civil war between shia and sunni...if there's any massive killing of muslims to be done, leave it to the mohammadans!