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On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:17:13 -0800, Stephen Trapani
wrote: Bruce In Bangkok wrote: On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:55:54 -0800, Stephen Trapani wrote: Capt. JG wrote: "Stephen Trapani" wrote in message ... Bruce In Bangkok wrote: On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:00:04 -0800, Stephen Trapani wrote: Bruce In Bangkok wrote: On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:09:13 -0800, Stephen Trapani wrote: Bruce In Bangkok wrote: On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:35:29 -0800, Stephen Trapani [...] The Christians? Well, maybe start a new sect? The Christians have no monopoly on sects. The Shia and Sunnis are both Muslims and kill each other over their differences about what the Koran says. Moderate Muslims also live in free societies without clashing with the laws like extremists do. I'm not sure what you're not getting here. True, but they are all Moslems when it comes time to dealing with the Infidel. The Shia and Sunnis are divided by who legally inherited Muhammad's authority not by interpretations of the Koran. Cultural differences also interact here as the main Sunni grouping is Saudi Arabian while the Shias are stronger in the old Persian areas. Iraq is, of course a mixture with the resulting havoc. and of course there are a number of sub groupings like Wahabis, et al. But he fact remains that they all believe the Book. That's the beauty of it. Once they accept the principle that the book contains some metaphor, it's all the true word of God, but you can still make it say just about anything you want because God isn't crystal clear about everything. It's mysterious, don't ya know. *All* denominations do it. Rather then my trying, in vain, to convince you that you don't have a glimmer about what you are taking about I suggest that you catch a flight to Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Afghanistan, Indonesia or any of the other Moslem countries and discuss your proposed changes to the Koran with the indigenous peoples. If you will publicize your departure date I will keep close watch on the news media but my guess is that hardly a week will pass before a fatwa is issued against you for insulting the faith and we can watch you dodge the lads looking to gain credit with God by canceling your ticket. Don't stand on ceremony now, keep us advised of your travel plans. Perhaps you to can be on television. Cheers, Your contention, then, is that there is only one interpretation of the Koran, every Muslim interprets it all the same. This is, of course, utter nonsense and it appears to be you that needs to get out more. Stephen T Rather then argue about it, I suggest that you do a little research on the subject. Read Wiki, although I admit that is a very basic source: Islamic scholars believe that the Quran is miraculous by its very nature in being a revealed text and that similar texts cannot be written by human endeavor. Its miraculous nature is claimed to be evidenced by its literary style, suggested similarities between Quranic verses and scientific facts discovered much later, and various prophecies. The Quran itself challenges those who deny its claimed divine origin to produce a text like it. [Qur'an 17:88][Qur'an 2:23][Qur'an 10:38].[49][50][51] These claims originate directly from Islamic belief in its revealed nature... Or: Muslims believe the Quran to be the book of divine guidance and direction for mankind and consider the text in its original Arabic to be the literal word of God, revealed to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel over a period of twenty-three years and view the Quran as God's final revelation to humanity. Or: Muslims maintain the present wording of the Qur'anic text corresponds exactly to that revealed to Muhammad himself: as the words of God, said to be delivered to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel. Muslims consider the Qur'an to be a guide, a sign of the prophethood of Muhammad and the truth of the religion. They argue it is not possible for a human to produce a book like the Qur'an, as the Qur'an itself maintains. In short, Moslems believe that the Koran is the word of God and unchangeable. My experience, living in the largest Moslem country in the world for some 20 years, indicates that you are totally wrong and my suggestion still stands and appears to be perfectly reasonable. Rather then try to convince a bunch of non-Moslems that you are right it would seem that convincing a group of Moslems would be far a far more convincing argument that you are correct. I'm going to try one last time to explain to you what you are failing to understand. Christians and Muslims *all* believe that their Book is *all* the divine, perfect Word of God. But God speaks in riddles sometimes, in metaphor other times, and crystal clear other times. There are passages in each book that are widely contested among each religion. This contention divides members of each religion into denominations, factions, etc. If you think that your country contains Muslims that all agree and don't separate themselves into different denominations based upon their interpretation of their book then you need to open your eyes and look around. Stephen Seems to me that you've described just about every religion on the face of the Earth. The only group I can think of that seems to be monolithic are atheists. If you don't believe in God, then there's no quibbling. Bingo. Here is a page describing roughly forty divisions among Islam. I'm sure those divisions also have their divisions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisions_of_Islam Stephen Yes, Stephen, I am aware that there are divisions amount the Faithful but even you, an Infidel, can read. Stop! Go back and read it again. Nowhere does it say that this or that group disagrees with the words in the Koran. They disagree about what the words mean, obviously. This is what I have been saying over and over but apparently you have a blind spot about it for some reason and refuse to understand. As the most common example: The two major divisions of Islam are the Sunni's and the Shiaa who disagree, not about the Koran, but about who the successor to Muhammad should have been. Now, I have knows Sunni and Shia Moslems in Indonesia and I can assure you that both venerate the Koran. Both keep the Koran on a high shelf in their homes; both kiss the book or place it to their forehead before opening. Your assertion that you are going to get Moslems to agree to a change in the words or meaning of the Book is based on a lack of knowledge of the religion. Cheers, Okay, this stuff is obviously way over your head and it's pointless to keep trying to help you understand. I never said anyone should change the words in the book, just that all religions have disagreements about what the words in their book mean. I gave you a reference that pointed out more than forty different divisions within Islam, but apparently this went right over your head. Maybe you are so unfamiliar with religion that you don't realize why and how these divisions exist. If you are ever curious, simply go back over what I have said in this thread and you'll find the explanation. Stephen You keep insisting that the Moslems will somehow agree to change the meaning of things stated in the Koran and you even post a reference a Wiki reference to divisions in Islam, which I read. But nowhere in the reference you produced does it mention that any of the dissenting groups are interpreting the Koran differently and in fact the only "true Koran" is the Arabic language version, not any of the various authorized translations. But, this discussion is going nowhere. I lived in Indonesia for more then 20 years and during some periods as the only foreigner in a hundred kilometers, isolation. As I was usually either a supervisor of staffs of Moslems or, in some cases living in Moslem environments it behooved me to know something about the predominate religion in the area so I did study Islam and while I am not learned enough the call myself an Imam I certainly learned the basics, and more importantly, how the people themselves regard their religion and quite simply your assertion that the Koran would/could be interpreted to mean something different would regarded as the gravest heresy throughout the country and by any of the various Moslem sects that live there. You, obviously, have never been in close contact with Islam and frankly, don't know what you are talking about in this instance, so any effort expended to attempt to educate you regarding Islam is obviously doomed. I can only repeat my suggestion that you journey to any Islamic country and convince the inhabitants that the words of Muhammad (blessed be his name) can/should be interpreted and report back. Cheers, Bruce (bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) |
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Bruce In Bangkok wrote:
As I was usually either a supervisor of staffs of Moslems or, in some cases living in Moslem environments it behooved me to know something about the predominate religion in the area so I did study Islam and while I am not learned enough the call myself an Imam I certainly learned the basics, and more importantly, how the people themselves regard their religion and quite simply your assertion that the Koran would/could be interpreted to mean something different would regarded as the gravest heresy throughout the country and by any of the various Moslem sects that live there. So you studied Islam and never new this: From: http://uk.encarta.msn.com/encycloped...364/Koran.html "The tradition of tafsir has often reflected divergences and trends within Islam. Shiite interpretation of particular verses (of the Koran) has often differed radically from that of the Sunnis, finding, for instance, references to the special status of Ali ibn Abi Talib and the Imams in the Koranic verses. In recent times both reforming “modernists” and “fundamentalists” have interpreted the text in ways which conform with their own viewpoints. Some have sought to show that the Koran is not only in conformity with many of the ideas of modern science but actually prefigures them. It is the often opaque nature of the Koranic text itself which makes such divergent approaches possible." I'll call your attention to the last sentence in particular, which pretty much echoes what I said about all religions' Holy Books. You, obviously, have never been in close contact with Islam and frankly, don't know what you are talking about in this instance, so any effort expended to attempt to educate you regarding Islam is obviously doomed. What does it mean that someone who, as you say, has never been in close contact with Islam, can know far more about this fundamental aspect of it than you do? Stephen |
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On 5-Jan-2009, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: You didn't read the article? It specifically states that houses built by Jimmy Carter personally - he worked on them in other words, pounding nails, etc. - were falling apart. Duh! You are overlooking the good part of that news...as long as the Carter clown is pounding nails, he's not sucking up to dicktaters and terrorists! |
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"Steve" wrote in message ... On 5-Jan-2009, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: You didn't read the article? It specifically states that houses built by Jimmy Carter personally - he worked on them in other words, pounding nails, etc. - were falling apart. Duh! You are overlooking the good part of that news...as long as the Carter clown is pounding nails, he's not sucking up to dicktaters and terrorists! Who needs Carter anymore? 53% of the idiot voters have elected Obama to do that exact thing now. Wilbur Hubbard |
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Stephen Trapani wrote in news:ivAcl.26955
: msn.com You stupid ass. MSN is just like asking a rabbi for facts.... |
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"Steve" wrote in message ... On 5-Jan-2009, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: You didn't read the article? It specifically states that houses built by Jimmy Carter personally - he worked on them in other words, pounding nails, etc. - were falling apart. Duh! You are overlooking the good part of that news...as long as the Carter clown is pounding nails, he's not sucking up to dicktaters and terrorists! Your boy in action: http://www.flickr.com/photos/911review/293457625/ |
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"Steve" wrote in message ... On 5-Jan-2009, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: You didn't read the article? It specifically states that houses built by Jimmy Carter personally - he worked on them in other words, pounding nails, etc. - were falling apart. Duh! You are overlooking the good part of that news...as long as the Carter clown is pounding nails, he's not sucking up to dicktaters and terrorists! I should have mentioned daddy Bush's ties the bin Ladin family through the Carlyle Group. |
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