Posted on 11/29/2015 12:47:41 PM PST by naturalman1975
WAR hero turned MP Andrew Hastie is leading a call for an "honest debate" on the links between Islamic teaching and terrorism.
Mr Hastie, a former SAS commander who did three tours of duty in Afghanistan, has been joined by several Coalition colleagues in calling for a reform or modernisation of Islam.
"Modern Islam needs to cohere with the Australian way of life, our values and institutions. In so far as it doesn't, it needs reform," Mr Hastie told the Herald Sun.
Victorian MP Michael Sukkar identified a lack of a reformation within Islam — similar to the one undergone in Christianity — as contributing to "medieval teachings and practices".
The comments from the MPs come amid growing concern within Government ranks that the public debate about Islamic State terrorists is whitewashing links between Islamic teachings and extremist ideology.
The views contrast with those of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who has described Islamic State as godless terrorists who "defame and blaspheme Islam".
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This is so stupid.
Islam cannot be changed. Either you follow someone and their teachings, or you don’t. If you don’t like the teaching of mohammed or allah, then you don’t follow them (assuming you have a choice).
Suggestion to muslims - read the quran, learn everything about mohammed. Then read about the God of the Bible, and about Jesus. Choose, then, who you would rather follow.
Too late to change mohammed (he’s dead) or allah or the quran. They are what they are. Leave the religion.
“Modern Islam needs to cohere with the Australian way of life, our values and institutions. In so far as it doesn’t, it needs reform,” Mr Hastie told the Herald Sun
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Good luck with that. I don’t see it happening.
Yo, Hastie, good luck with that.
Muslims need to be re-formed into DUST !
You missed the sarcasm. He’s delusional to think islam will ever take one step to “cohere” with another culture.
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