[Its a tolerant religion, he said, but in the past two to three decades it has become more associated with violent extremism. The terrible terrorist attacks which we have seen and this terrible image of Muslims is what led us to think that we must stop and think and change the religious discourse, and remove from it things that have led to violence and extremism, El-Sissi said. We need a new discourse that will be adapted to a new world and will remove some of the misconceptions, he said. No one should believe that they have the truth with a capital T.] The reboot can only happen if Muslims stop trying to defend the actions of those that murder in its name. This business of saying we condemn all acts of violence BUT if you insult our religion you have to die is bullshit. Its a blatant contradiction, and the world can see right through it. Express your commitment to honour and value free speech and that reboot may have a chance. You see, Christianity was just as intolerant in the middle ages. Religious wars were fought for centuries btn Catholics and Protestants. Heretics were slaughtered. There was the inquisition. The execution of John Calvin. Etc. Christianity had its period of religious extremism. Thankfully, theyve grown out of it for the most part.Today you can even burn a bible and no Christian will bother you - instead they will pray for you. Islam needs to arrive at this same level of tolerance for its critics and detractors, otherwise it will forever be viewed as being incompatible with the notion of a free society.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 03:30:25 +0000
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