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Call for moderation sparks tension in Islam

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Posted by Steve 2006-01-09 07:49|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "In the '90s, we witnessed the takeover of power in America by elements of the Wahhabi trend,

Yes, so did we.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-01-09 08:35|| 2006-01-09 08:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Too few, too late, too bad.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-01-09 08:42|| 2006-01-09 08:42|| Front Page Top

#3 My opinion has been for some time that progressive muslims would do more to change Islam by leaving it then by challenging the mainstream and that by leaving islam publically and noisily they might, maybe, do something good for their faith and for the millions of muslims who are abused by that faith.

Posted by mhw 2006-01-09 09:16|| 2006-01-09 09:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Indeed, Hooper said criticism from Muslims such as Jasser was "providing others with an opportunity to advance an agenda that is hostile to the American Muslim community."

Really?

Nice to know where Hooper and the rest of his fellow extremists stand on the subject of radical Islam.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2006-01-09 11:24|| 2006-01-09 11:24|| Front Page Top

#5 Just *thinking* about moderation apparently causes sweaty palms, teeth-grinding and low-level seething...

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-01-09 11:27|| 2006-01-09 11:27|| Front Page Top

#6 mhw: Reform in Islam is deceptive. As with everything else, the vast majority of people in any group are comfortable with moderation. But they can be swayed one way or another by a small group of extremists or moderates.

Just the existence of these moderates, their ability to survive and function without being supressed or killed, opens the door to huge numbers of other Moslems to just "not do", and not worry about "not doing". This cuts the legs from underneath the extremists.

That is why extremists of all stripes hate the moderates of their group even more than the official hated enemy. Moderates marginalize extremists.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-01-09 13:50|| 2006-01-09 13:50|| Front Page Top

#7 Check out a book called End of Faith. In it, author Harris suggests that moderates actually aid and abet religious radicals. If Islam could reform from within, that would be something to see, but I'll file that in with time travel. Maybe someday...

Posted by jules 2 2006-01-09 19:25|| 2006-01-09 19:25|| Front Page Top

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