Hi Billy, On May 1, 2013, at 12:15 AM, [email protected] wrote: > About what I would have expected --except for responses to a question > about "religious freedom." The overall favorable rating is in sharp contrast > to > the teachings of the Koran Maybe the best conclusion is also one that > I am well aware of, the fact that only small minorities of Muslims > have actually read the Koran.
That's what I've been arguing for years. :-P That said, it is hard to reconcile with: > 2.) Sharia law favored, especially by more devout Muslims > > A whopping 99% of Muslims in Afghanistan told Pew that they favor sharia law > – a Muslim code that dictates everything from dietary laws to morals – as the > official law of the land. > > 4.) Around the world, Muslims heralded religious freedom > > Despite views that Islam should influence politics and law, an overwhelming > number of Muslims told Pew that religious freedom was a good thing. > > “Overall, Muslims broadly support the idea of religious freedom,” the study > states. “Among Muslims who say people of different religions are very free to > practice their faith, three-quarters or more in each country say this is a > good thing.” I suspect their definitions is "People who are not Muslims should be free to privately practice their faith, but Muslims should not be free to leave their faith." -- Ernie P. -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
