"The Present Estimate If the Moslem states were strong and stable, their behavior would be more predictable. They are, however, weak and torn by internal stresses; furthermore, their peoples are insufficiently educated to appraise propaganda or to understand the motives of those who promise a new Heaven and a new Earth."
This brings to mind my associate "Steve Omega" and his essay, ISLAM: A Critical Review, posted at my site.
"Unlike the inspirational verses of Isaiah or the advanced rationality of Jesus’ parables, the Koran only offers rote learning. To invest so much time in memorising such lines makes it unlikely for you then to question them. The little children taught to memorise the Koran instead of multiplication tables at the madrassahs (religious schools) have no spiritual maturity that would allow them to form alternative questions. At least the little children learning the parables of Jesus are advancing their understanding of how metaphors and analogies can be used to illustrate deeper spiritual truths.
God has urged us to seek understanding above all else. In Psalms 14:2-3, this is equated with doing good. Hosea 6:6 says Jehovah desires the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings, and Zephaniah, chapter 1:4-6 says he “will cut off…..those that have not sought the Lord, nor enquired for him”.
Consider too, Proverbs 4:7 ‘Wisdom is the principal thing: therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.’ Proverbs is full of such messages. And consider how Solomon pleased God by choosing wisdom over other gifts."
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Prophets of old (e.g. Habakkuk) weren’t afraid to ask God some insightful questions, and even Jesus seemed to need reassurance that he was doing the right thing. It isn’t a sin to approach God and ask for an explanation. In fact, he seems to prefer it.
However the Koran does not anywhere encourage this personal approach. It constantly exhorts the Muslim to be a slave, a repetitive theme that has no echo in the Bible. We have a God given free will to choose for ourselves. In the Bible there are no references to us being God’s slaves. Just look in any concordance. It actually says the opposite. In Jeremiah 2:14, it poses the question “Is Israel a homeborn slave?” meaning of course we aren’t slaves. We are allowed and probably expected to waver, to choose wrongly and hopefully repent.
The Myth Of The Golden Age of Islam aside, culture is religion externalized and made specific. The intellectual and spiritual slavery of the Islamic world, which is finally translated in violence and terrorism, can be traced back to only one source: the Koran and Islam.
AMERICA AT WAR
At Salem the Soldier's Homepage ~
Honored member of FReeper Leapfrog's "Enemy of Islam" list.
Islam, a Religion of Peace®? Some links... by backhoe
Translated Pre-War IRAQ Documents by jveritas
Mohammed, The Mad Poet Quoted.... by PsyOp
"PLAES DO NOT TOCH THE WAR" by AnnaZ
One FReeper On The Line by SNOWFLAKE
The Clash of Ideologies - A Review
"It's time we recognized the nature of the conflict. It's total war and we are all involved. Nobody on our side is exempted because of age, gender, or handicap. The Islamofacists have stolen childhood from the world." [FReeper Retief]
