There is a recent article in the NYT by Robert Wright, who seems knowledgeable about religion and philosophy. In it he points out that there are “good” and “bad” bits in both the Bible and the Koran. And it is undoubtedly true that the early Hebrews were stoning homosexuals to death long before Mohammed recommended it.
But the article is a typical bit of oversimplified Leftist theorizing that ignores the facts. It is true that what your holy book says is not a terribly good guide to how you will behave and it is true that you could construct a Koranic religion that was peaceful and benevolent to all.
But the real-life Islam tends to follow the “bad” bits of the Koran rather than the “good” bits and that is the essence of the problem. Actually existing Islam is aggressive, intolerant and hostile to Western civilization. And all Mr Wright’s theorizing won’t make that go away.
But I guess that Mr Wright thinks George Bush blew up the twin towers.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackYes, the above is correct. The God of the Jews, Jehovah, was showing that there were laws given to them regarding sex, health, homosexuals, marriage and a lot more. However, God provided a way to fulfill these laws by sending his Son, Jesus to FULFILL the law. We no longer exact justice. We are all told to confess our sins and go and sin no more. The law was fulfilled, Jesus paid the price. We are told to observe only 2 laws now. Love God above all others and love our neighbors and obstain from BLOOD. Amen.
The argument against Islam is NOT religious but rather Constitutional. Sharia DOES NOT recognize that all people are created equal, the Constitution does. End of argument.
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