16 November 2015

The Qur’an is not Infallible

.... I want to make an earnest plea to all my Muslim brothers and sisters, please, please let’s stop repeating such ridiculous platitudes. Yes, I know the vast majority of Muslims reject such violent interpretations of Islam, but whether we like it or not they do have something to do with Islam and denying that not only makes us look foolish but much worse than that we are ignoring the problem and avoiding tackling how we interpret and treat the Islamic texts.

Because only by tackling the very nature of how we understand these texts will we be able to truly confront and defeat these violent & literalist interpretations. [Harry’s Place] Read more