Forgive me for giving in this conversation I left one year ago or so
I belive that to understand Islam you need to look at it under at least 2 different angles:
-What it IS now or how it is widely represented: blood hungry beasts who live with one purpose, destroying anyone who doesn't adhere to the Chariah law:
EX1:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...02968312745410
Easy to fall for it...The sad music, the horror shown, the hand picked quotes from pseudo translations of the verses...
-What it WAS (historically) at the time of Mohamed in a society composed of an incredible mix of different polytheist religions and in times of incredible violence. We find passages of conquests made by the prophet which are no more shocking than the conquest of David or Salomon in the old testament.
I did some research, and found this page really representative of how different verses can be interpreted differently and how it is important to be aware of the historical context of the birth of an idea, regardless of the religion or philosophy investigated.
EX2:
Then, you still find these as well, which it is important to remember, represent a very small proportion of the millions of Muslims scattered around the world (Muslims don't only live in Irak, Iran and Afghanistan as the medias tend to show, and they don't all wish to slaughter any living non Muslim).
EX3:
That's it, just wanted to illustrate this point...I have no conclusion on this...I personally have something against any form of extremism...As soon as the word is taken for the word and the mass is not given the opportunity to step back from it and analyse it a minimum, it will lead to extremism, for Christians, Jews, Buddhists...and Muslims!
Peace
Flow
I belive that to understand Islam you need to look at it under at least 2 different angles:
-What it IS now or how it is widely represented: blood hungry beasts who live with one purpose, destroying anyone who doesn't adhere to the Chariah law:
EX1:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...02968312745410
Easy to fall for it...The sad music, the horror shown, the hand picked quotes from pseudo translations of the verses...
-What it WAS (historically) at the time of Mohamed in a society composed of an incredible mix of different polytheist religions and in times of incredible violence. We find passages of conquests made by the prophet which are no more shocking than the conquest of David or Salomon in the old testament.
I did some research, and found this page really representative of how different verses can be interpreted differently and how it is important to be aware of the historical context of the birth of an idea, regardless of the religion or philosophy investigated.
EX2:
Then, you still find these as well, which it is important to remember, represent a very small proportion of the millions of Muslims scattered around the world (Muslims don't only live in Irak, Iran and Afghanistan as the medias tend to show, and they don't all wish to slaughter any living non Muslim).
EX3:
That's it, just wanted to illustrate this point...I have no conclusion on this...I personally have something against any form of extremism...As soon as the word is taken for the word and the mass is not given the opportunity to step back from it and analyse it a minimum, it will lead to extremism, for Christians, Jews, Buddhists...and Muslims!
Peace
Flow
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