tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195380963524310455.post8518150524780509919..comments2024-02-12T10:55:30.586-10:00Comments on Navy Reads: The Crisis of IslamUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195380963524310455.post-19931725239313433332012-12-29T12:52:51.957-10:002012-12-29T12:52:51.957-10:00Can the heart of any religion, like the heart (and...Can the heart of any religion, like the heart (and mind) of reason, be embodied in the Golden Rule, live-and-let-live philosophy, compassion, and hope for the future?<br /><br />Aren't there infinite interpretations, translations and beliefs in various religions and their texts, and isn't Free Will preferable to literal interpretations and fundamentalist belief in strict dogma based on fear?<br /><br />Can religions, including Islam, evolve to become more moderate and tolerant, able to live up to the ideals that transcend nations, peoples ... and prophets?<br /><br />These questions were generated from RobinP's comment above and after reading the Koran and studying insights of related scholars.Bill Doughtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651869965045434451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195380963524310455.post-6024695460887656022012-11-21T00:44:59.287-10:002012-11-21T00:44:59.287-10:00You quote Obama as saying:
"There's one r...You quote Obama as saying:<br />"There's one rule that lies at the heart of every religion -- that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us. This truth transcends nations and peoples" <br /><br />And yet that is exactly what the Quran does <i>not</i> allow. On the contrary it repeatedly commands Muslims to treat unbelievers with contempt and violence.RobinPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195380963524310455.post-43887771108235806992011-02-24T07:45:56.054-10:002011-02-24T07:45:56.054-10:00Yeah. Besides being really good at it (he said wit...Yeah. Besides being really good at it (he said with modesty) that's why I teach my student's how to think...not what to think.<br /><br />MisterE (AKA Bro)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com