[Maceman]

No religion is inherently violent. No religion is inherently peaceful. Religion, any religion, is a matter of interpretation, and it is often in that interpretation that we see either beauty or ugliness — or, more often, if we are mature enough to think nuanced thoughts, something in between.

Sorry, liberals. There's only 1 interpretation of Islam — Muhammad's

[Belteshazzar]

Maceman wrote: “Sorry, liberals. There’s only 1 interpretation of Islam - Muhammad’s.”

Absolutely correct, because it is the core confession of Islam. I quote: “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet.” There aren’t any other prophets. This is really not hard to grasp, unless you refuse to do so.

Finally, the corresponding truth is that there is only one interpretation of Christianity - Christ’s. This too is something the majority, even of self-identifying Christians, do not seem to get.

What do the two points above tell us about the nature of man?