Quote:This doesn’t make one quarter of the world’s population intrinsically better than another quarter. Islam is about submission to the same God as the rest of humanity - not the deification of a prophet.
On what basis do you assert that it is the same God? The submission takes the form of actions, including a whole swathe of political and legal rulings. Waving your arms round and insisting there is a spiritual basis hidden in there somewhere is hardly a robust argument that Islam is less legalistic. Claiming that the rules and laws come from God, one God, with Muhammed as his prophet does not mean it isn't legalistic. It means that Islam places those rules and laws beyond question.
Quote:It’s a good point. The question for Jesus, however, is how to cultivate and spread love. You need practice and discipline to do this. As a parent, you would understand this. Love requires a vessel.
Love requires wisdom.
Not tapping your head on the ground 25 times a day?
Quote:People turn to different religions for different reasons. The Dali Lama says that doctors do not prescribe the same medicine for every illness, and nor does he tell people which religion - or not - to follow. Each religion works differently, as it should.
Is this where you get the thing about Islam being the same religion as all other religions? The Dalai Lama said so, therefor Islam is no different to other religions, therefor we must apologise profusely for it at every opportunity and use whatever mental gymnastics we can to equate Islam with other religions?
Quote:Islam is not a political movement. Its social-political theory is there to support spiritual development.
Great. It's legalistic because Muhammed saw law as a way to impose religion on everyone (as opposed to say, using religion as a way to impose his law on everyone, which would be completely different....). Therefor Islam isn't legalistic. It just happens to rely on law and politics more than any other religion.
Quote:People, however, forget this.
Forget what? That Muslims use religion as a cover for oppressive political ideologies?
Quote:Spreading division and finding fault with others are a symptom of this struggle.
Criticising Islam is a symptom of the struggle to defend liberty, democracy and humanity from Islam. This is perfectly healthy, yet you seem desperate to twist it into some stupid Freudian malaise.
Quote:This, dear boy, is what you get when you have no knowledge of the people and the community you’re discussing.
Perhaps he is talking about Islam. It is possible to talk about Islam, you know. It does exist.
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