Comments on: Islam and tolerance of other faiths http://www.yourish.com/2008/06/05/4916 Cutting straight to the point Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Michael Lonie http://www.yourish.com/2008/06/05/4916/comment-page-1#comment-32178 Michael Lonie Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:52:17 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=4916#comment-32178 I'll start listening when the highest religious authorities of the Islamic Ulema (like al-Azhar) declare that the Verse of the Sword is now a superceded verse of the Qur'an. There are a tiny number of tolerant verses, declared when Muhammed was still in Mecca. The bloodthristy and Imperialistic verses are more numerous, and postdate the hijra, thereby aquiring greater authority than the earlier verses. I'm not intending to hold my breath waiting for it. Time for an Islamic Enlightenment, before the jihad and its practitioners provoke a much more massive and bloody war. Most of the blood, by the way, would be Muslim. I’ll start listening when the highest religious authorities of the Islamic Ulema (like al-Azhar) declare that the Verse of the Sword is now a superceded verse of the Qur’an. There are a tiny number of tolerant verses, declared when Muhammed was still in Mecca. The bloodthristy and Imperialistic verses are more numerous, and postdate the hijra, thereby aquiring greater authority than the earlier verses.

I’m not intending to hold my breath waiting for it.

Time for an Islamic Enlightenment, before the jihad and its practitioners provoke a much more massive and bloody war. Most of the blood, by the way, would be Muslim.

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