Important points raised by Khairan

[Khairan]

I look forward to hearing responses to these.

One further comment: Muslimah, I'm not sure what you mean by saying that I am "confused." Again, I've pointed out a number of differences between different communities of Muslims, at least some of which have endured for hundreds of years. Note that I haven't even taken a stand on any of these as to what my own opinion is -- I only note that various opinions do in fact exist. And again (for those who may not have followed the prior discussion), this post was my objection to the idea that we shouldn't question our beliefs because Islam is completely unambiguous about everything.

salaam