Islamic jihad: the genocide in the Sudan

Modulous writes:A peaceful moderate Muslim East would be absolutely wonderful, but those in power will do anything to stay there. And if that means bullying people with threats of Allah's wrath, the destruction of culture, rape and bullets in the head, then they will if they can get away with it.Re Sudan particularly - some of the people are trying to get out from the yoke of oppression, but the cost is so high they have to think of their lives and their families' lives as well as the rest of the innocent people that could die in civil war/revolution. Hopefully, the struggles will continue and the situation will be favourably stabilized. I don't have much confidence that it will be any time soon...though there is some cautious optimism from other quarters.

Rick writes:I certainly wouldn't deny the Koran contains more than it's fair share of violent text. Nor would I deny that this text is used to justify violence.
I only argue that the Bible has the same sort of content that has been interpreted in similar ways.

Rick writes:What difference? Both endorse religious conquest one one form or another! Your "difference" is based on nothing more than the switching of synonyms.

Modulous writes:However, I find equating Islam with the brutal theocracies that were/are self-proclaimed Islamic states is not good. Likewise with extremists. The question with Islam centres around only one thing, the Qu'ran - the written Word of God according to Muslims. Everything else in Islam is ancillary. Unfortunately, over the centuries some very bad people who claim to be an authority on the issue have used the religion to their own ends to increase their power or wealth. This has left us with a right royal mess. But the Qu'ran says that if we quarrel about anything we should refer it to Allah and the Apostle.

Jar writes:What about those Biblical Christians who incite or call for violence? Are they doctrinally false?

Randman writes:Actually, Mohammed is considered their chief prophet.

Modulous writes:I can easily say that violent extremism was not part of original Islam.