What is Islam??????????????

[SisterJennifer]

Hi HabibHibee,

To the best of my knowledge, the case of the woman in Nigeria (I believe there has been more than one) is a sentence which is not based on Sharia (Islamic Law) as was the case with some of the practices of the Taliban. This is why I brought up the point that you cannot judge the content of the religion by the actions of certain individuals.

There are currently an astonishing number of priests who have molested little children. Their victims number in the hundreds, if not thousands. How many childrens lives have been destroyed by these 'holy men' while the church pulls a huge cover-up for them? How about the election of a gay bishop? Or the Bishop who killed a man in a hit and run, and than fled the scene? Can a person than conclude that Christianity teaches that child molestation is acceptable? Or that while it is not OK to sleep with a woman, it is perfectly fine to sleep with a man? Or that murder is OK, as long as you don't get caught? Of course this would not be reasonable. But if we were to judge merely on outward actions, you could come to this conclusion. Misguided as it may be.

There is no such thing as a wicked religion, but there are people in every religion who will preform wicked actions.

The reason I brought up my own personal choice of life is that you implied that Islam must be reformed in order to be 'modern.'

If you have a sincere intention to better understand the religion of Islam, why not go to a local Mosque or Islamic center near you? We often hold open-houses, and are happy to recieve guests of other faiths at any time. In this way, you will be able to have a more personal dialoge with the Muslims.

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Have a good day.