An Opinion:
“I really like what you said about freedoms and the search for peace around the world. In my country, Islamic people are allowed to practice their faith without any government interference. This is guaranteed by liberal democracy. We have come a long way in the West. I'm not sure that any Islamic country that exist today or has ever existed will treat all human beings equally under the law. I'm not sure what to make of that story about the Prophets teaching of the effeminate man. It may have been one of understanding and compassion, but as you have already said, many scholars debate about the authenticity of some of the Hadith and Surrah [Or, Sunnah?]. Unfortunately, many very powerful Islamic clerics have condemned homosexuality to the point that they believe that gay and lesbian people should be stoned to death! They apparently have other Hadith to support this.”
“I can tell that you are peaceful person. I'm not sure however how you interpret the Koran with respect to nonbelievers. Clearly they are so vile that they're going to suffer an eternity of torment and punishment for their nonbelief. It's really hard to make peace and dialogue with people who are judged by the creator of the universe to be worthy of hell.”
My Reply:
I don't think it’s hard to make peace with anyone as long as they are peace loving. They can believe what they want, and everyone goes on with their life. What the consequences for disbelief in the next life are is clearly stated, yes. That doesn't stop Muslims from peace treaties or dialogue, and we have had a lot of the former in the past and have a lot of the latter today and in the past there was also dialogue, as proven by hadiths and Islamic history, letters which were sent between nations and so on.
“I really like what you said about freedoms and the search for peace around the world. In my country, Islamic people are allowed to practice their faith without any government interference. This is guaranteed by liberal democracy. We have come a long way in the West. I'm not sure that any Islamic country that exist today or has ever existed will treat all human beings equally under the law. I'm not sure what to make of that story about the Prophets teaching of the effeminate man. It may have been one of understanding and compassion, but as you have already said, many scholars debate about the authenticity of some of the Hadith and Surrah [Or, Sunnah?]. Unfortunately, many very powerful Islamic clerics have condemned homosexuality to the point that they believe that gay and lesbian people should be stoned to death! They apparently have other Hadith to support this.”
“I can tell that you are peaceful person. I'm not sure however how you interpret the Koran with respect to nonbelievers. Clearly they are so vile that they're going to suffer an eternity of torment and punishment for their nonbelief. It's really hard to make peace and dialogue with people who are judged by the creator of the universe to be worthy of hell.”
My Reply:
I don't think it’s hard to make peace with anyone as long as they are peace loving. They can believe what they want, and everyone goes on with their life. What the consequences for disbelief in the next life are is clearly stated, yes. That doesn't stop Muslims from peace treaties or dialogue, and we have had a lot of the former in the past and have a lot of the latter today and in the past there was also dialogue, as proven by hadiths and Islamic history, letters which were sent between nations and so on.
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