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Originally Posted by Nippelspanner
I'm handing that question right back at you, because how much of a Muslim are your associates when they consume alcohol?
Read the Quran, then ask yourself how many Muslims you really know.
Also, go and talk to 10 Muslims, alone.
Criticize Islam or remind them that their Prophet was a pedophile.
I'll guarantee you that 9/10 of them will lose their temper - this have been my experiences and I am living in a country with a lot of Muslims, where cities even have whole districts that could very well be called "little Turkey".
But what do I know...
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How much of a Muslim? Not for me to say. For the same reason that it isn't for me to say how much of a Christian is a man who covets his neighbours house. Or wife. Or BMW. I don't subscribe to the view (much put about by both Islamic fundamentalists and those who consider themselves their most staunch opponents) that there is one form of 'authentic' Islam, and that anyone not adhering rigorously to a single interpretation of a complex and fragmented faith isn't a 'proper' Muslim.
And no, I am not going to 'remind' anyone that people living in different times have had different standards regarding appropriate ages for sexual conduct. I think most educated people are well aware of the fact. Though if you are interested, you might care to take a look at this list:
http://chnm.gmu.edu/cyh/teaching-mod...rces&source=24 The entry for Delaware in particular is most illuminating.