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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
There's not a problem with the actual religion though. It's a problem within the Muslim faith. There are adequate reasons to cause mass casualties in most major religions and it happens from time to time. The problem is with current cultures within the religion and their dangerous interpretations. And with the fact were allowing them to propagate them
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This is true, but let's be fair, the holy texts - which are the basis for the religion - don't help matters much when they contain scripture that, literally interpreted, calls for atrocious behaviour. Just as, no doubt, atrocities were committed because of the easy, literal interpretation of the Old Testament (there are no more Amalekites). So I take some issue with the notion that the religion itself bears
no blame. For example, if the Qu'ran were exactly as it is, except that it did not contain the following passage, things would likely be marginally better for women:
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Originally Posted by Sura 4:34
Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted and Grand.
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The belief that a scripture is the perfect word of God has behavioural consequences, is what I'm saying. From there, it follows that different scripture will have different behavioural consequences. This couldn't be better illustrated by the fact that fundamentalist Jains behave in a markedly different fashion from fundamentalist Muslims or Jews.