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"iman" <iman@merr.com> wrote in message news:3BD8ECA6.5E0B769D@merr.com...
>
> Anyone -- I repeat -- ANYONE, provided they do not break laws that are
> recognized as common sense to most Americans, has the freedom to do as
> they wish :
>
> "Let there be no compulsion in religion.  Good sense is distinct from
> corruption."  (The Qur'an 2 : 256)
>
> Whether or not other muslims understand this verse as I do is
> irrelevant.  As those who profess to be muslim, we represent Islam ONLY
> to the degree we adhere to The Qur'an.

Glad you brought this up as it is typical of Muslim doubletalk
and how hidden agendas can be carried out by some Muslims
with the support of other Muslims.

You, with your American slant on Islam, can interpret this to
mean that people are free to practice whatever religion they
wish and portray that image of Islam to the public as the
"correct" interpretation.

Muslims in Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, can interpret this
to mean that anyone who speaks to a Muslim and says "let
me tell you about Jesus", can get thrown in prison and feel
equally justified.

And, as a Muslim, you can both claim that whether other Muslims
interpret this verse the same as you is irrelevant, and that Allah
will determine which of you has been following the "true" meaning
when you're dead.

Well, that's a big relief to the rest of us who have to live with you
all before you're dead.

But that's just peachy for Muslims because they have it both ways
and no Muslim will dare to criticize another's "interpretation" no matter
what harm it causes, because, as they say, only Allah knows for
sure.

You can have Muslims in Muslim-dominated countries imprisoning
non-Muslims under the "no compulsion" rule, while you get to
parade around your Muslim "tolerance" in countries like the
U.S. where you are likely to get your ass kicked for similar
behavior.

So, if some Muslims interpret the Quran as saying that "slaying
the infidels where you may find them" means it is O.K. to crash
planes into the WTC, then other Muslims have a hard time
criticizing them without feeling that somehow Allah might
agree.

Laying low when you're weak and striking out when you're
strong is a very old tactic.