RE: Sam Harris & Maajid Nawaz on reforming Islam
October 29, 2015 at 11:50 am
(This post was last modified: October 29, 2015 at 11:53 am by Mystic.)
(October 29, 2015 at 11:42 am)Rhythm Wrote: Are the majority currently in the opinion of Isis? If they aren't...and yet Isis exists...then clearly the majority opinion doesn't have the power(or will) to solve the problem.
They are closer to the opinion of ISIS then many think in my opinion. They just don't condone everything ISIS does, but their Islam is not too different. However there is growing population that is supporting them despite their crimes.
The problem is we need direction. A plan. A movement. Something that counters this movement. And the problem is that any movement with understanding of Islam right now can prove to problematic human rights wise.
We also need to move beyond the conjecture that Israel must be destroyed. They didn't have the right to establish the state, but we didn't have the right to sell homes for money and then attack them for buying our homes and growing in population. It's not a black and white issue. We lost the war. They won. It's time to move on. Bring a solution to the Palestinian crisis instead of this Israel must be destroyed mentality.
If we are blood thirsty for the death of Israel, then can we blame countries working against us and not trusting us with countries?
It's time to move on. Quran teaches peace is the primary principle, to seek it primarily and not as a last resort (just because you can't win, then say peace for example).
It's time to for us to become peace seekers.
