Three Important Points About Islam
Posted: January 10th, 2017, 7:30 pm
In the video below (it's less than 10 minutes) three key beliefs are explained which point to a very dangerous view of Islam. Those three points are:
1) Islam has not been hijacked by radicals, it is meant to be an absolutist religion with a very different kind of scripture than the world is used to. The scripture, the Qur'an, is meant to be taken literally, and while other religions have contradictory verses to be interpreted by the individual, all of the Qur'an should be guided by later verses (which are usually more violent and/or extremist.)
2) Striving to institute worldwide Shari'a Law is a duty for Muslims. This means no laws or governments but Shari'a Law should exist anywhere in the world.
3) Muslims are allowed to deceive non-Muslims if it helps spread Islam. This concept is called "Taqiyya" and is accepted to differing levels among Islamic scholars.
Knowing little of Islam as I do, any insightful concepts people with more exposure to Islam can explain to me? These three things, if accurate, are remarkably scary. Basically it's saying all Islam is supposed to be radical, the fight won't stop until everyone is Muslim or dead, and any lies or deception is okay if it helps the religion grow.
I have some friends who are very liberal, and I can already hear their responses. "That's only a small percentage" or "That's what xenophobic people believe" but with that third characteristic, I don't see how either of those explanations are of any value.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsfYnrDKiZk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
By the way, I did not use the "YouTube" function here because the screenshot still of the video page features nude people, even though I didn't see them in the video.
1) Islam has not been hijacked by radicals, it is meant to be an absolutist religion with a very different kind of scripture than the world is used to. The scripture, the Qur'an, is meant to be taken literally, and while other religions have contradictory verses to be interpreted by the individual, all of the Qur'an should be guided by later verses (which are usually more violent and/or extremist.)
2) Striving to institute worldwide Shari'a Law is a duty for Muslims. This means no laws or governments but Shari'a Law should exist anywhere in the world.
3) Muslims are allowed to deceive non-Muslims if it helps spread Islam. This concept is called "Taqiyya" and is accepted to differing levels among Islamic scholars.
Knowing little of Islam as I do, any insightful concepts people with more exposure to Islam can explain to me? These three things, if accurate, are remarkably scary. Basically it's saying all Islam is supposed to be radical, the fight won't stop until everyone is Muslim or dead, and any lies or deception is okay if it helps the religion grow.
I have some friends who are very liberal, and I can already hear their responses. "That's only a small percentage" or "That's what xenophobic people believe" but with that third characteristic, I don't see how either of those explanations are of any value.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsfYnrDKiZk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
By the way, I did not use the "YouTube" function here because the screenshot still of the video page features nude people, even though I didn't see them in the video.