[wideawake]

My point was not to draw a parallel between Five-Point Calvinism and Wahabbism. Nor was AC's point necessarily to draw a parallel between Catholicism and generic Sunnism.

My point is this: various Moslems use various reasons to justify or excuse the evil the Qu'ran preaches and that terrorists practice. There is no clear theological argument that will undermine Wahabbist fatalism or Ismailist "works-righteousness". It's like trying to convince a Marxist that his economics are demonstrably flawed - the economics were never really the point of Marxism in the first place: power was.

Likewise, for Islam God was never the point, nor was the demon they worship in His place ever the point. It was Mohammed's lust for power.

[Diamond]

There is no clear theological argument that will undermine Wahabbist fatalism or Ismailist "works-righteousness". It's like trying to convince a Marxist that his economics are demonstrably flawed - the economics were never really the point of Marxism in the first place: power was.

Likewise, for Islam God was never the point, nor was the demon they worship in His place ever the point. It was Mohammed's lust for power.

Total agreement. Very, very well said.

Cordially,