If you say so. I am not very versed in the different readings of the Quran, but I don't think ALL muslims read it the same. Are you saying ALL muslims are extremists?
I think they all believe in the same doctrines, but they don't all apply them for diverse reasons (such as society has evolved, etc.)
But I can say that the muslim religion is much, much, much more unified then the christians. And even if their were 2 or 3 different iinterpretations of the Quran, I wouldn't consider that a lot considering they are over a billion believers if I remember correctly.
But each denomonation say there version is "the truth". Theydon't say "well, this is MY opinion on what the bible means".
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This is pretty much my point. christianity does the same thing. All the while each group drilling home that what that particular group teaches is "THE truth".
Well I don't know to what extent you consider someone a christian. Are jehovah's witness part of it in your opinion ? Or Mormons ?
Because those two, for example, don't have the same Bible. They have a whole different traduction of it. So well it's normal that they don't interpret it the same way, since it isn't the same book.
But I think there is a bit of a bad suppositions about the Bible, which is that it should be easy to read, and that it's teaching should be ever so obvious to everyone. But it isn't really that easy.
I mean, the core message is pretty easy and straightforward, and I think many churches all interpret it the same way (I would hope all). I'm talking about the whole salvation, sin etc, and Jesus dying for us etc.
But some other thing are quite complicated. And although they are sometimes very minor things, this is where christians tend to gather with those who think the same.
If the bible is open for opinion, that opens the door to question god's meaning. Is that what you are implying?
There is one biblical truth, in other words, the author had one meaning in mind when writing it. But that doesn't stop people from having different opinions.
It a bit like a fossilized bone. One bone, but people can still have two, three or more theories about it's history. That doesn't hange the fact that there is only one actual history to the bone.