Schizophrenia?
Since September 11, there has been a concerted effort to present a new and improved Islam to the world. The moderate Muslim activists in the West avoid referring to teachings that may offend the Western citizen, such as the Islamic code of punishment.
They stress that they believe in Moses and Jesus. They refrain from calling Jews and Christians "infidels", "Zionists" or "Crusaders".
They use the term "Sunday School" in place of "Friday Class", and they end their speeches with the Christian expression "may God bless you".
Islam has two streams of theological thought; those based on Mohammed's sayings in Mecca and those penned from Medina. Both eventually were brought together in the Koran, but reflect two entirely different worldviews. Islam's Split Personality
Mark
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Moussaoui, who is in the sentencing-phase of his trial related to 9/11, was yesterday declared a paranoid schizophrenic by a psychiatrist. All I could think of when I heard the news was "Is Islam a mental disorder?"
Going down the mental-disorder road in the Moussaoui trial is another whitewash of Islam.
The WaPo article is worth reading (free registration required).
Interesting thought! In fact, if the God of Islam (Allah) and the God of Christianity are indeed the same as some would have us believe, then God, himself, must be schizophrenic. If you don't believe it, just read the New Testament and the Koran. It don't take "no mental heavyweight" to figure out that there is no way, short of schizophrenia, that God and Allah can be the same deity. The Christian God is one of love, peace, forgiveness and redemption. Allah is the God of hatred, retribution, violence, intolerance, and bloodshed. Muslims are "spinning" this issue to lull us into dhimmitude.....
So true, Bld. So true.
Mark
Going down the mental-disorder road in the Moussaoui trial is another whitewash of Islam.
Yes, it's crazy, isn't it?
JudahQ:
That is a good article as it must surely assist understanding of Islam where people are confused by the Mecca/Medina variations.
Yes, I thought it was a good article, too. It's so simply put.
Mussolini:
Or, perhaps this appeals to a baser instinct in man towards violence.
That's a very interesting observation.
Forrest Shalom:
Your Biblical input is always so interesting, and of course always welcome.
US Iconoclastic Patriot:
Yes indeed!
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