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On 12/06/2009 09:02 PM, Timothy Butler wrote:
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On Dec 6, 2009, at 7:38 PM, Fred A. Miller wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">On 12/06/2009 05:51 PM, Tim Young wrote:
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Ah. Yes. But one also must remember that most of the Muslims do not
believe or adhere to the more extreme portions of their religion. In
many Muslim countries, for example, women can wear jeans. The Muslim
faith has the equivalent of different denominations, many of which are
much more moderate than most people would believe. We mostly hear of
the more militant strains of Islam, instead of hearing of the more
moderate sides of things.
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Ah......as I thought, someone would take this bent. ;)
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Christianity has had times when people professed to be Christians, but
did very un-Christian things (The Crusades, for example). It is a bit
backward, in that those who truly follow Islam are the ones to watch
out for, but those who are very lax in their beliefs actually can make
very nice neighbors. It would be more correct to say that, under
Shariah Law (the more extreme implementation of Islam), Islam is
repressive, etc.
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And, MOST follow the Quran AND Shariah laws closely.
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According to a friend of mine who is an anthropologist working in
Islamic Studies, only about 10% of Muslims adhere to the more militant
strains. We need to keep in mind that, much like Christianity, in many
places Islam intermingles with other elements as something
syncretistic...
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With all due respect to your friend, I don't buy it.....NOT based on
what I know to be true from personal experience and that of others,
including some in the military IN Iraq, Afghanistan, and several in
Pakistan.<br>
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Fred<br>
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