The Trouble With Islam (MUST READ! FROM A FORMER RADICAL ISLAMIST)

opinion journal ^ | 04/03/2007 | TAWFIK HAMID

[siunevada]

The grave predicament we face in the Islamic world is the virtual lack of approved, theologically rigorous interpretations of Islam that clearly challenge the abusive aspects of Shariah. Unlike Salafism, more liberal branches of Islam, such as Sufism, typically do not provide the essential theological base to nullify the cruel proclamations of their Salafist counterparts. And so, for more than 20 years I have been developing and working to establish a theologically-rigorous Islam that teaches peace.

1400 years and no solid theological base to counter Salafism. That's a problem. Working on it for 20 years. That's a problem. There may, in fact, be no basis within Islam for what he seeks.

[sam_paine]

Plain as the nose on your face.

And yet.

Crickets.

[sam_paine]

It makes sense, though.

We now know what the environment was like in the 30’s during the rise of Nationalist Socialism.

“Leave them be. They’re not hurting anyone...besides the jews and the poles. Don’t bother them, they won’t bother us.”

[betsyross1776]

Woo! this persons head is being sized up for the ax.It must be terrible for the radicals to read something called Islamic truth.But then again they do say they don’t care about this life. They care about the 70 virgins in Where ever they are going. wait until they find out one looks like Helen Thomas, one looks like Janet Reno and many other flaming liberal Bush haters.