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Originally Posted by Itse
Yes.
I think it's a fools errand, just as picking apart Bible quotes is for the most part pointless. I mean, would you suggest that a critical reading of the Bible would be helpful in fighting modern Christian radicalism and terrorism?
But I don't think you need to care what I think  |
I don't think you'll get much argument from me that there are large swaths of the Bible that are garbage, particularly the Old Testament. There is a difference however as it's not just picking quotes to suit a case. The practice of the prophet himself puts Islam in a different realm than Christianity. When Wahhabists strive to live in the style of the Prophet, his example is going to lead to a pretty violent society.
The belief that this it is
the final word of god is a problem in that it acts as a block to any sort of enlightenment like Christianity went through. Jihad is a problem because it's not clearly defined. Jesus wasn't a general.
Additionally, if the Quran had a version of "render under caesar what is caesars and render unto god which is god" a lot of the secularism that occurred in western societies wouldn't be a conflict to Islamists.
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Note that it's a summary of what is considered consensus by one academic, not a study in itself. There are very few citations unfortunately, so you're going to have to just trust that the guy who did the summary has done his homework. (It matches pretty well with my understanding of what the consensus is, but I'm not a scientist myself). I'm not saying it's the holy gospel. But it's something more than opinion.
I originally looked it up for a somewhat different argument, but at worst it's a worthwhile read if you don't already know this stuff.
http://www.radicalisationresearch.or...2012-causes-2/
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Yeah, that article doesn't really do much for your claim of equality amongst religions when it comes to the creation of terrorists. It just lists different causes.