22 December 2010

There’s something about Islam

The contentious debate over Park 51 has some asking “How far is far enough?” It has many others asking, in regard to its imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, “How moderate is moderate enough?” This of course raises the larger question, “What constitutes moderate Islam?”

In the view of some the term “moderate Islam” is an oxymoron. It doesn’t exist. In the view of others the term is redundant. All faithful Muslims are moderate. Islam is “the middle way”. Defining what makes a Muslim moderate is probably a fool’s errand. Undaunted, here’s a fallen Catholic’s take. [altmuslim] Read more