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To: A_Conservative_Chinese

I also support this march against terrorism and welcome Cyrus's views.

On the other hand, I would like to see an answer to this question also.
For those moderate muslims who don't support Islamic terrorism, fundamentalism, etc, how do they reconcile their views with what's written in the Koran and Hadiths? How do they explain away those many verses advocating violence? Do they say those passages are mistakenly included? Do they say those passages are outdated and don't apply to modern times? Do they say they have been mis-translated or perhaps abrogated by kindler, gentler messages?

I'm all for moderate muslims who support democracy,etc, but what will be their justification to themselves and other muslims for ignoring parts of their sacred texts?


91 posted on 04/19/2005 2:01:18 AM PDT by mu3tausim
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To: mu3tausim

your question to moderate Muslims assumes their text-based faith that, if truly held, should react with indignation that non-believers' dare to interpret their text

perhaps it's your own text-based faith that shields you from the irony of tactlessly inquiring into the text of another when you could be contemplating the Old Testament

me? i just follow the gold-plated rule--give inhumane bigots a taste of their own medicine


94 posted on 04/19/2005 1:20:08 PM PDT by dwills (BIGOTS!? We don't need no stinking BIGOTS!!!)
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