Would you say the same thing if people were facing Mecca five times a day to "improve their lives"??
LOL, so wearing a brown scapular is the same thing as being a Muslim now?
Ponderous man, ponderous.
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“Would you say the same thing if people were facing Mecca five times a day to “improve their lives”?? “
Yes.
If someone is sincerely trying to be a better and holier person, I think that is good.
If however, they rigidly adhered to a dogma that set them to violence or hatred, or even unkindness, against others; I would think that to be a bad practice.
Many people are born into muslim families or societies through no fault of their own, and yet are moved spiritually toward God. Muhammed co-opted many of the religious best practices of his day from Christianity, Judaism and the local Pagan practices. Those practices can be spiritually fruitful. Regular prayer can change people for the better.
I think it is clear that Muhammed himself was a false prophet, who used religion to assume dictatorial power, and indulge his petty desires for power, sex and wealth. But prayer itself is still a good practice, it the intent is pure.