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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (211501)	11/11/2004 4:37:15 PM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 1571886

As far as your statement that Islam is a religion of prophets, I think that's sort of true, but Mohammed was the last prophet. Unfortunately for us, Mohammed was a violent man born in violent times. So his teachings, embodied in the Quran, are hard to abrogate. It's much easier to create kindly interpretations of the parables and sayings of Jesus, because he preached peace. Mohammed preached conquest. So modern moderate Islamic scholars have tried to soften Islam, but fundamentalists always seem to get the last word, because they just go back to the Quran to justify all their archaic thinking. Anyway, there's always hope, even for a religion like Islam. Arafat dying has given many people hope. Maybe the death of fundamentalist Islam will bring forth a new era of peace throughout the globe. I wish the moderate Islamic people, if there are any, would try we hasten that death. But so far, not much of an attempt has been made.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (211501)	11/13/2004 2:27:46 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571886

Tenchusatsu & Mindmeld, RE: "I'm also reminded that Islam is a religion of prophets, which means the violent aspects of the Quran can somehow be made "obsolete."" Exact same statement I've heard some Christians make about the violent parts of the Christian religion, "oh, just ignore the violent parts of the text." RE: "It works very much the same way the Catholic church works. They continually try to update the religion based on the growth of society. It's still slow moving, but at least the Catholic church has grown." There was a news report expressing concern Catholicism is decreasing in numbers overseas. In the USA, it certainly looks like Catholicism is decreasing as women head towards equality in America. Regards, Amy J