Turkey recently announced that it is preparing to reinterpret Islam. Much like Catholicism and Judaism, Islam was founded thousands of years ago through common ancestry. The teachings of all three are based on beliefs and superstitions of people who have no knowledge of what we know to be true today. To them, a Bic lighter, a commuter jet, a telephone and such would seem "miraculous" to them. I am not saying that the word of Allah, God, Jehovah, is wrong. The words still speak a truth to countless billions. The underlying words will still apply, however, the interpretations of those passages should not be based on beliefs of mortal men from ages past. All religion should change and grow with society. Perhaps if they did, we may truly have peace in this world.
God bless Turkey in taking this first step. May all religions follow their brave path.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
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I salute their pioneering attitude as well. But I will always favor individualist faith over popular conformance. I won't be pigeonholed.
I agree with you Murat. I believe in individual faith too. However, any organized religion, be it Islam or Christianity or whatever, forces conformance with their doctrine. It doesn't matter if it is based on 2,000 year old interpretations or current ones.
More people have suffered and died in the name of one religion or another than in all the wars combined.
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