On Sun, 22 Aug 2021 10:32:40 +0100, Mike Davis wrote:
> On 22/08/2021 09:22, Timreason wrote:
>> On 21/08/2021 12:12, hermeneutika wrote:
>>> Su 3:110 Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining
>>> what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. If
>>> only the People of the Book had faith, it were best for them: among
>>> them are some who have faith, but most of them are perverted
>>> transgressors.
>>>
>>> This is the Word of God.....thanks be to God!!
>>>
>>> The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is populated by the best of
>>> peoples!! Shall we emulate them, after all it is said that imitation
>>> is the sincerest form of flattery.
>>>
>>>
>> I think most of us are able to differentiate between Islamic and
>> militant "Isamist"! There are also perverse interpretations of
>> Christianity, of course. Who would really want to live in a state run
>> by the Westborough Baptists?
>>
> .. or just "bring back the crusades!"? ;-)
>
Yes, quite! And I think that however "mild" a view your religion may
hold, if the country contains people of other religions, denominations,
(or none), you need to treat those properly also. No religious group has
has been historically/is now perfect in this regard.