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To: superflu
"I am 100% sure I read in my translation of Koran 'Tolerate the other people of book (Christians and Jews), try to persuade them that God (Allah) sent their books to them, and Koran is the last one he sent; but if they do not accept, don't force them unless they are attacking you.' "

That depends. Too many sura are open to interpretation by clerics who may or may not have genuine piety at heart. Too many Hadiths have replaced the suras of the book itself and are quoted so frequently that they're taken for actual parts of the Qu'Ran. Are infidels analogous with the "idol worshippors" of the Qu'Ran? Why can Muslims not take Jews and Christians as friends (they are friends of each other. Those of you who make them his friends is one of them. God does not guide an unjust people.)? Is this tolorance? We ARE of The Book, after all.

As you're speaking to a groups of people who only 3 years ago realized they're under attack, those questions are more important than they seem. Your words would be helpful. I get tired of being flamed as a terrorist apologist.

160 posted on 06/26/2004 2:49:33 PM PDT by cake_crumb (UN Resolutions = Very Expensive, Very SCRATCHY Toilet Paper)
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