"Islam is like a drug"

Skybird · 09-17-10, 11:33 AM

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...717589,00.html

I use to not launch threads on Islam as often anymore as I used to do years ago. I almost do not do it anymore at all, just react to other people's threads. But this interview is about a person that I recently have referred to repeatedly in two threads, and that I hold in a certain ammount of respect, althought I do not agree with anything he thinks and says, and I also do not agree with his views of that you can take Sharia and Quran away from Islam and still call what is left as "Islam" anymore (he thinks Islam can be reformed by deleting major parts of it, while I think in poltiica effect it is monolithic (he even confirms that himself in the interview), cannot be reformed by picking the rosins only, but must be replaced), and finally I think that he is not being fully consistent with his claims and somewhat contradicts himself when he says he has left major essential content of Islam behind him, but still insists on seeing himself as a Muslim. Where he does so, he is mixing up ethnic and cultural origin, with ideologic education.

However.

I have experienced him live some time ago and chatted with him for some minutes or so, I liked him for his calm and polite behavior, and I think that if Muhammedan communities would listen more to people like him and would bring up more thinking minds like him, problems for all of us would be significantly smaller.

Sometimes one must not agree on every single detail - and still can be able to come to terms with each other. This is a good man. We would desperately need many more like him - to educate the ignorrant masses in the Islamic world - and to replace the many idiotic know-it-alls on our side of the river who carelessly trade our freedoms and identities and dignity away, because they do not understand that only the strong are able to practice tolerance if they wish (or not): the weak never are tolerant, but just suffer what they must.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...717589,00.html

09-17-10, 11:33 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,603 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	"Islam is like a drug" http://www.spiegel.de/international/...717589,00.html I use to not launch threads on Islam as often anymore as I used to do years ago. I almost do not do it anymore at all, just react to other people's threads. But this interview is about a person that I recently have referred to repeatedly in two threads, and that I hold in a certain ammount of respect, althought I do not agree with anything he thinks and says, and I also do not agree with his views of that you can take Sharia and Quran away from Islam and still call what is left as "Islam" anymore (he thinks Islam can be reformed by deleting major parts of it, while I think in poltiica effect it is monolithic (he even confirms that himself in the interview), cannot be reformed by picking the rosins only, but must be replaced), and finally I think that he is not being fully consistent with his claims and somewhat contradicts himself when he says he has left major essential content of Islam behind him, but still insists on seeing himself as a Muslim. Where he does so, he is mixing up ethnic and cultural origin, with ideologic education. However. I have experienced him live some time ago and chatted with him for some minutes or so, I liked him for his calm and polite behavior, and I think that if Muhammedan communities would listen more to people like him and would bring up more thinking minds like him, problems for all of us would be significantly smaller. Sometimes one must not agree on every single detail - and still can be able to come to terms with each other. This is a good man. We would desperately need many more like him - to educate the ignorrant masses in the Islamic world - and to replace the many idiotic know-it-alls on our side of the river who carelessly trade our freedoms and identities and dignity away, because they do not understand that only the strong are able to practice tolerance if they wish (or not): the weak never are tolerant, but just suffer what they must. http://www.spiegel.de/international/...717589,00.html __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 09-17-10 at 11:57 AM.