The reason that Khamenei declared that nuclear weapons were un-Islamic was that they indiscriminately killed innocent people no matter how good the delivery system was. Islam is no more or less violent than any of the religions based on the Torah.
Salman Rushdie was targeted because he was/is a Muslim. The religion is not kind to Muslims who stray from the orthodox view and are considered heretics.
ISIS is political, not religious. They are using religion to further their power grab, an attempt to create their own state. They are using terror just like the Mongols did when they seized Russia, it has nothing to do with religious belief, beyond using it for cover to hide behind.
]]>“Q: Do Muslims believe in the 10 Commandments (including that pesky “thou shalt not kill” one)?
A: Yes. All are incorporated into the Koran except the 4th Commandment (about observing the Sabbath), which Islam believe applies only to Jews. ”
In other words, what these ISIS terrorists are doing, having a child execute prisoners, has nothing to do with Islam. And having a ten-year-old child execute prisoners? That’s about indoctrinating a future generation, not about Islam.
]]>This is an ancient evil justified by religion, not caused by religion. It’s what sociopathic narcissists do.
]]>But like I said, it doesn’t matter how many “mainstream” organizations (even those with a history of terrorism like Hamas and the PLO) condemn attacks like these, they’ll just ignore all that and do what they want anyhow. Sigh.
]]>That is going to have as much effect as the Pope’s opinion to Calvinists. There is no more uniformity in Islam, than there is among Christians, and less than among Jews. It is never about religion, it is about politics and power. Religion is a justification, not a reason, and as long as the focus is put on religion there is no possibility of a solution.
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