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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I'm pretty sure we agree, if you want to keep up with the "there are bad parts of Islam too" thing you're not going to find someone who disagrees with you here, my post was just about what Sharia represents to the modern Muslim in response to the bigoted "evil! Perverse! Etc etc" posts. As in: it's not all bad. And it's nice if you know that but some people pretty clearly don't (and my original post wasn't directed at you anyways).
It might not seem fruitful to respond to hate like that, but I don't really mind. I was just surprised you called the progressive Muslim view of Sharia "shameful" and out of touch with reality. Considering Sharia is open to interpretation as a moral guide to life, it seems logical to me to condemn the violent, hateful interpretations while leaving plenty of room to celebrate and support those who push the peaceful, loving interpretation. I think that's the best situation we can hope for since it's the step that comes long before people start letting go of religion.
But if this is some "religion is bad so even good, progressive religious people are bad" then you can have at it and count me out of the conversation as "agree to disagree."
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The highlighted section above is what worries people. Its not those who use interpretation for positive intentions.