| I put myself
through a reading of Esmay and Spencer some time back. I learned more
about Islam from Spencer. But, I then read both of their biographies as
they themselves posted on their respective blogs: Esmay has Muslim
friends; Spencer has studied Islam directly from the Koran and its
various Laws from the beginning to the present.
I find the religion of
Islam to be, at present, set in stone. The word of Allah as handed down
by Muhammad cannot be changed. In order for us to live in peace with
Muslims around the world, their religion must make fundamental changes
in its original script. Is that possible? I, personally, don't think so
because Islam, as it is currently preached by the Imams, has been commanding only three alternatives for
infidels: convert, accept dhimmi status or die. Jesus did away with the
Old Testament when he "died" for man's sins. And, no, I am not
Christian, I am an atheist. Christianity through the Catholics became
corrupted, but the corruption was for money and power. It also had to
change in order to be what Jesus originally "died" for. It did and
today, except for the faction of fundamentalists, we live in a better
society than ever in the history of this planet. Even the other religion's
fundamentalists don't cry for death, only the threat of Hades.
Can
Islam change? Not for the foreseeable future. So long as death is the
result of standing up and speaking, publishing cartoons, writing books,
or producing movies, there is no hope that a large enough mass of
moderate Muslims will stand up. To be silent is not moderate. Afraid for you and your family, perhaps is what keeps "moderates" at bay. But I don't believe that is the total answer. To appear
to support jihad against anyone who will not support Islam 100% is not
moderate but will allow you to live to another day. My one hope is that
America will hold off the hordes long enough to give Islam time to
change or at least for there to be enough moderate Muslims standing up.
The only alternative I see to outright war with Islam would be for
those Muslims who wish to follow exactly the words of their God to go
back to countries that follow that philosophy. Posted by: Sue on 09.29.06 at
12:44 PM |