Flexible Islam

martin2020 Sat Oct 29, 2011 9:53 am

Islam is maybe not as plural as Christianity is, but it is much more plural than you make it believe. The different Muslim interpretations and emphasis on Quran rules, as well as on Sunna and Sharia, are extremely plural. It reaches from strict orthodox interpretations (à la Saudi Arabia) over modern fundamentalist interpretations (à la Iran) to liberal, lenient interpretations (à la Turkey). You got very different views between Sunnis, Shias and Wahabites as well. Also, not all Muslim believers are equally serious about their religion: Just like in Christianity, many believers don't really give religion a dominant importance in their lives, and even more just pick those elements they like.

The myth Islam is a monolithic block and generally violent and evil is nothing but hateful propaganda that is supposed to make it easier to hate Muslims and look down on them, and I don't think doing that is very Christian (or it is, in which case that wouldn't be suited to let Christians appear in a good light).

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