helian,
Quote:I wonder whether Abu prays, God willing, that one day he will have the opportunity to demonstrate his submission to Allah by being lucky enough to bash a female relative (if not to death, then at least senseless) in defense of Islam.
You appear more and more pathetic with each piece of fabricated nonsense that you press out of that poor keyboard.
karnal,
Quote:A couple of "serious" questions
You? Serious?
Quote:Would you really prefer an Islamic theocracy to the admittedly lame system of government we have now?
Of course as a Muslim I would prefer a Caliphate. When you say Islamic theocracy, it seems you're pointing to places like Saudi Arabia maybe. If I preferred the Saudi Monarchy style of government (actually founded by the British) then I'd be there, wouldn't i?
Quote:Also, do you take everything in the Koran at its face value?
Yes. I take it as the 100% unadulterated word of God.
Quote:Is there any room for interpretation
All human perception is interpretation isn't it?
Quote:doubt
No. As some of the opening verses state: "This is the book, wherein is no doubt".
Quote:divine revelation, etc?
Not quite sure how that is different to the first part of the question.
Quote:Or do we just accept the word as law?
I am not qualified to merely "take the word as law". It must be interpreted by one who has studied in extensively, and who is qualified to derive rulings from it.
Quote:Personally, I wouldn't really like to live in an Islamic state
Well it's moot until one exists. I think a lot of non-Muslims will want to live and work etc. in the Caliphate when it is re-established.
Again, I think this is based on common misconceptions that derive from people's views of Saudi Arabia et. al.
Quote:I'm sure there are some pluses, such as universal health care, full employment, free food for the poor, zero interest rates, and other nice-sounding policies that may be applied in theory.
Just a few
Quote:But there are problems too. The decapitation factor turns many people off.
Didn't your parents ever teach you that with rights come responsibilities?
Capital punishment exists in several countries today, yet I doubt you'd consider all those places unlivable.
Quote:The religious police are a rather necessary evil of an Islamic state, even if you're religious.
There's no such thing as "religious police" in Islam. This one is quite clearly a result of the Saudi Arabia misconceptions.
Quote:The question I'd really like to pose is this: is it necessary for devout Muslims to support an Islamic state for all of God's earth?
Or is this just a preference?
Of course they should support it.