(April 2, 2017 at 1:22 pm)Brian37 Wrote: MysticKnight
The Koran DOES contain verses that DO justify violence to blasphemers.
1st of all a book from God like any book can illuminate the truth but never itself justify an action. It can reveal actions that are justified and why we ought to do them, but it can never be used to justify evil.
If it had this evil, than it would be reason to reject it as comprehensively all from God, but it would never justify evil.
In the case of Quran, reason comes before "scriptures" attributed to God, and is what illuminates the holy books and will make you know it is true.
I know you believe scriptures never justify evil but I thought it's necessary to make clear holy books never justify behaviour unless it manifests and reminds of beauty of it, giving it context, and manifesting its goodness.
If it had no proofs of being from God, it would be contradictory in nature with many contradictions with regards to guidance and should be rejected as well simply based on the various verses condemning following without proof or clinging to leadership without proof which would be expected in any guidance from God!
