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To: Brumar89 who wrote (10600)	1/1/2002 5:24:37 PM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 23908

Yes, I had read about that too. The reason Christian apologists give for this apparent duality in the Qur'an is that it was written by Mohammed without any inspiration from God, although he claims to have been inspired by Gabriel. Then later Muslim scholars came up with the idea of abrogation, aka the idea that later passages can contradict and supplant earlier passages. I don't know why we see so much contradiction in the Qur'an, but I wonder why we don't see as much in the Bible? I'm sure if we look hard enough we can find it there too. Anyway, that's why I keep coming back to the idea that Islam needs to be modernized like Christianity has been. Violence and martyrdom is not the way. Separation of church and state also seems to be something that is working for Western nations. I'm thinking if Islam can accomplish those two things they come a long way. For instance, Khomeni would lose power in Iran, which would pave the way for moderates who don't spew vitriol towards the west every time they open their mouth. That would usher in reforms which would benefit everyone in Iran. Then when everyone in the Middle East feels like they have a voice in their own government, they will feel like they are being listened to and that they can change things through non-violent means if they try. In that way, maybe they will stop murdering innocent civilians.