tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328301737610513476.post355481285212120419..comments2023-05-03T05:57:13.880-04:00Comments on Ethics, Culture, & Policy: Muslim leaders face a dilemma - by James Schall SJPaul Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18102737143876952898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328301737610513476.post-11094885944531323852015-01-03T08:44:33.476-05:002015-01-03T08:44:33.476-05:00As the final paragraph of this essay - http://www....As the final paragraph of this essay - http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3771/violence-islamic-texts - indicates, there is much to be explained. There are many verses in the Q'ran calling for violence against unbelievers, the jihadists quote as they behead and enslave, There is a long tradition of scholarly interpretation and military implementation of those verses over centuries - not only by 20 year olds but by imams, mullahs, sheikhs, and great Islamic empires, those who persist in claiming that Islam is a religion of peace at the least have a lot of explaining to do. They have a huge weight of evidence, textual and historical, to contend with. Good luch to those who seek to persuade other Muslims of their "religion of peace" view! I pray for their safety and success.Paul Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102737143876952898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328301737610513476.post-8126224709031977902015-01-01T02:13:18.281-05:002015-01-01T02:13:18.281-05:00I would suggest anyone who wants to sincerely want...I would suggest anyone who wants to sincerely wants to understand Islam to do so reading the Qur'an. Please read the entire Qur'an, which is not that big of a book, with an open mind and open heart and you will see the vast difference between the Qur'an and extremist groups of 20 year olds created in the aftermath of brutal sanctions, invasion, and civil war (when they were children). Peace and all the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com