(October 1, 2016 at 11:30 pm)chimp3 Wrote: Do you think a quote from Koran such as 8:12 : "When your Lord revealed to the angels: I am with you, therefore make firm those who believe. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them” is influential in the bloody heinous murder of James Foley.
First of all, the verse mentioned something that God said or revealed to the angels ("When you Lord revealed to the angels: I am with you, therefore ... strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them"). So, this means that even though it was the Muslims who were seen fighting and killing their enemies in the battlefields, it was actually the angels who were doing it. And so this also shows us that this verse has a historical context to it.
But you asked me whether that verse was influential in the murder of James Foley. The short answer is, whether it was influential or not, the application of that verse by ISIS members is still grossly incorrect. And I don't approve of anything that ISIS does nor what they show in the media. To be blunt, there is nothing Islamic about their crimes.
