"The policies of my opponent [Kerry] are dangerous for world peace," [George W.] Bush said. "If they were implemented, they would make this world not more peaceful, but more dangerous."
But the Hadith are not the word of God, they are a scholars interpretation - there is some latitude there. And you can't jump from a selective quotation of one collection of Hadith to writing off a whole religion. Otherwise you could apply the same logic to any religious group.
I'm not going to defend the Koran (after all I'm an atheist) but I object to the vilification of a whole religion based on the actions of a very small minority of nutters.
I didn't - you'll note I specially referred to Wahabbist Islam. Which only accounts for a few percent of Muslims worldwide at most. There is much in certain aspects of islam to be commended, as indeed in certain parts of Judaism and Christianity.
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Date: 2004-10-05 09:51 (UTC)I'm not going to defend the Koran (after all I'm an atheist) but I object to the vilification of a whole religion based on the actions of a very small minority of nutters.
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Date: 2004-10-05 09:55 (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 11:03 (UTC)...and which you appear to be extremely ignorant about.
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Date: 2004-10-05 12:24 (UTC)