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11-26-2002

I think if I ever publicly agreed with Pat Robertson vessels in my eye and forehead would burst.

I have read the first few parts of the Quran myself, and while it's boring (I'm nowhere near a theologist) there were some parts I did agree with. In the translation I read it DID say that muslims should treat Christians and Jews as brethren since they are monotheists. It also had some good things to say about charity; I wouldn't give away a large porition of my income to the poor, but the Quran says you're supposed to if you are a muslim.

HOWEVER, after reading the first section (called 'the cow' in English, which some people say is one of the more important passages) I came away with the feeling that it was a very angry book. There is lots of talk about who you should kill, when you should kill them, and why you should kill them. The old testament is somewhat cut and dried, the new testament slightly less so, but the Quran is VERY open to interpretation in this sense. I don't see too many people debating whether or not it's okay to commit genocide based on Sodom and Gomorrah. The Quran talks a lot about infidels, killing, and sort of ruling with an iron fist. So it does not surprise me that many muslims misinterpret this, just like Christians interpret many bibilical issues in their own favor (gays, abortion, etc).

In short, I have read some of the Quran and from the 70 or so pages I got through I could plainly see why devout muslims are so violent. Does it surprise me that they're the most homicidal religion? No. Should we do something about it and help promote moderate muslim governments and religious leaders? Definitely. There are SO many muslims in this world if we don't keep this in check we could be in a lot of trouble.

As for the privacy thing, I was smiling sadly to myself watching GWB sign the biggest of the 'big government' bills probably to ever come out of a modern Repub administration, and he couldn't have been happier. There are a lot of things that worry me about the state of the union right now, but in true Jew style the biggest one is my own bank account. Let Allah and the SEC sort em out!

C.

11-26-2002	#2
Cal Guest Posts: n/a	I think if I ever publicly agreed with Pat Robertson vessels in my eye and forehead would burst. I have read the first few parts of the Quran myself, and while it's boring (I'm nowhere near a theologist) there were some parts I did agree with. In the translation I read it DID say that muslims should treat Christians and Jews as brethren since they are monotheists. It also had some good things to say about charity; I wouldn't give away a large porition of my income to the poor, but the Quran says you're supposed to if you are a muslim. HOWEVER, after reading the first section (called 'the cow' in English, which some people say is one of the more important passages) I came away with the feeling that it was a very angry book. There is lots of talk about who you should kill, when you should kill them, and why you should kill them. The old testament is somewhat cut and dried, the new testament slightly less so, but the Quran is VERY open to interpretation in this sense. I don't see too many people debating whether or not it's okay to commit genocide based on Sodom and Gomorrah. The Quran talks a lot about infidels, killing, and sort of ruling with an iron fist. So it does not surprise me that many muslims misinterpret this, just like Christians interpret many bibilical issues in their own favor (gays, abortion, etc). In short, I have read some of the Quran and from the 70 or so pages I got through I could plainly see why devout muslims are so violent. Does it surprise me that they're the most homicidal religion? No. Should we do something about it and help promote moderate muslim governments and religious leaders? Definitely. There are SO many muslims in this world if we don't keep this in check we could be in a lot of trouble. As for the privacy thing, I was smiling sadly to myself watching GWB sign the biggest of the 'big government' bills probably to ever come out of a modern Repub administration, and he couldn't have been happier. There are a lot of things that worry me about the state of the union right now, but in true Jew style the biggest one is my own bank account. Let Allah and the SEC sort em out! C.