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>>>>>>>> On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 20:43:08 -0400, "Justin Case"
>>>>>>>> <Thinhthi@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>>>>> The tiling in medieval Islamic architecture turns out to embody
a
>>>>>>>>>> mathematical insight that Westerners thought they had
discovered
>>>>>>>>>> only 30
>>>>>>>>>> years ago.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.newsweek.com/id/36281
>>>>>>>>>Medieval Arabic (not Islamic) architecture was indeed great.
>>>>>>>>>Unfortunately,
>>>>>>>>>the rise of the Islamic religion is in direct pro****tion to the
>>>>>>>>>decline of
>>>>>>>>>Arab culture and peoples. So much so that today, Arab culture
has
>>>>>>>>>advanced
>>>>>>>>>little since the year 1000. The only Arab countries which have
>>>>>>>>>advanced are
>>>>>>>>>the ones embracing Western thought.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> No. The rise in Islamic fundamentalism, not the Islamic religion
>>>>>>>> per
>>>>>>>> se which progressed and coexisted with science and engineering
>>>>>>>> until
>>>>>>>> the fundamentalists gained control round about the time Europe
was
>>>>>>>> starting to emerge from the Christian dark ages.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Islamic fundamentalism? One cannot be a Muslim unless one adheres
>>>>>>> to what we consider Muslim fundamentalism. The Islamic religion
>>>>>>> demands adherence to both good and bad qualities of human conduct.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Of course one can. Like Christianity, it is a matter of
>>>>>> interpretation. There are some flavours of Islam which are quite
>>>>>> happy to live with technology, human rights and pluralistic
ideoogy.
>>>>>> Unfortunately, the three major denominations of ****a, Sunni and
>>>>>> Wahhabi are not among that number.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The fundamental problem affecting the Islamic world is that they
>>>>>> failed to develop the distinction between religion and secularity,
as
>>>>>> we did in Europe. The Enlightenment never happened. There was no
>>>>>> emancipation of civil society, and with it no development of the
>>>>>> middle and professional cl***** which are the mainstay of our
>>>>>> civilisation.
>>>>>
>>>>> You're probably right. I guess there are people who make their own
>>>>> interpretation concerning passages concerning killing infidels, Jews
>>>>> and numerous other quite specific comments within the Quran and
>>>>> hadiths.
>>>>
>>>> The Quran is no different from the Bible or other sacred texts:
>>>> contradictions abound. In principle, though, it is pretty clear on
its
>>>> demands for tolerance of the People of the Book (Jews and
Christians);
>>>> this fact is commonly disregarded by those who abuse the Quran for
>>>> political ends.
>>>>
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_of_the_Book
>>>
>>> I'll provide references if you really must have them but while I don't
>>> disagree with the intent of your reference, be advised that any
article
>>> in wikipedia can be edited by anyone.
>>
>> I'm aware of that, but a quick double-check of other sources appeared
to
>> largely confirm wikipedia. In this case, I decided to give this
>> reference because it was the most concise of the lot.
> May I suggest you look at http://www.thereligionof
peace.com/. Granted,
> the site is baised but the information is factual. Go to the header
> "about Islam".
In your knowledge, which of the three Abrahamic religions
(Judaism, Christianity, Islam), based on its teachings, is a "religion of
peace"?
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