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Donald Ian Rankin

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28. What do you mean by "follow the Koran"?

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 12:30 PM

Oct 2014

Virtually all (I imagine there's a counter example somewhere) Muslims follow the teachings of the Qu'ran as they believe they should be interpreted, at least to some extent (most would probably admit that there are places where they fall short).

If you mean "Do most Muslims interpret the Qu'ran correctly?" - i.e you are asking me what the correct interpretation of the Qu'ran is - the answer is that I neither know nor care; it's not even clear to me that Mohammed's ideas and philosophies were consistent enough or clearly enough expressed for that to be a meaningful question. But what I think matters is Islam, the religion as it is practiced (in many different forms), not some platonic form of Islam - that would only exist if there were a god, and I'm an atheist.

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Thanks for posting this BuelahWitch Oct 2014 #1

He doesn't, of course. Donald Ian Rankin Oct 2014 #2

He does, of course... Violet_Crumble Oct 2014 #4

That's not a "routine", it's an overwhelmingly important difference. Donald Ian Rankin Oct 2014 #6

Hold on... Rhinodawg Oct 2014 #21

What do you mean by "follow the Koran"? Donald Ian Rankin Oct 2014 #28

It is a routine, and yr 'simple fact' is nothing but opinion... Violet_Crumble Oct 2014 #22

I think that Islamophobia exists, but is not consistently defined. Donald Ian Rankin Oct 2014 #29

Do you know how often that view is embraced on DU regarding Christianity joeglow3 Oct 2014 #12

This post is neither about DU or Christianity n/t BuelahWitch Oct 2014 #14

But it is about hypocrisy joeglow3 Oct 2014 #16

Well said. n/t GummyBearz Oct 2014 #25

Thats true. Rhinodawg Oct 2014 #27

Mostly by the same people slamming Islam, imo. Union Scribe Oct 2014 #18

Probably. I don't really pay it mind to notice who is posting it. joeglow3 Oct 2014 #24

Islam is a conservative, bigoted, regressive religion... MellowDem Oct 2014 #13

Interesting.. Rhinodawg Oct 2014 #20

So are all the major religions. Violet_Crumble Oct 2014 #23

I think Maher's big point is right... MellowDem Oct 2014 #32

FYI snooper2 Oct 2014 #26

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I noticed that too. Rhinodawg Oct 2014 #33

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if Gohmert were saying what Maher said, word-for-word, Dems'd howl with laughter for a good week MisterP Oct 2014 #8

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He doesn't... MellowDem Oct 2014 #11

It may be true.. Rhinodawg Oct 2014 #34

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Well Dwayne Hicks Oct 2014 #10

The Young Turks explains this very well. lovemydog Oct 2014 #15

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