Frog: "What would Jews do if there was a movie claiming that the Talmud ordered Jews to be violent and hateful,etc.": Too late, there have been a few already. This thing exist I have found, amongst criticism of all major faiths and many of the smaller faiths as well.
The Qu'ran is what it is. It came into existence during a very harsh time, in a very harsh environment. The difference with Islam however is that the context has changed, but the teachings have not been adapted.
I will offer my own faith as an example; In Judiaism one may rape a girl in order to take her for his wife. Actually the marriage is presented to both parties (clan of the victim, and clan of the actor) as a sort of penanance and equitable settlement.
In the days of old people raided other desert encampments and did very bad things. Jews have many customs and practices that today seem very unpalatable and yet they remain virtually unknown outside of the Jewish People (even many Jews, like Frog I am sure, are not even aware of it) and a handful of scholars.
The reason for this is quite simple. Even the most tradional minded of the Jews have accepted the undeniable truith that the world spins and time passes. As time passes some practices become impractical or unneccessary.
A young man who does not follow his father's words to the letter is no longer dragged through the dirt to the village gate, buried up to his neck in dirt, camel or mule dung piled around his neck, and set the dung on fire. As he burns and screams in anguish the young village boys under age 13 are made to stone him to death.
These practices which seem quite barbaric, when taken in full context, make quite alot of sense. It also is perfectly sensible that these practices are no longer utilised when the environment and social context that spawned them no longer exists.
Ergo, why do Muslim men still follow the edicts of Sura 4? Aldeberan tells us thatwhen people quote the Qu'ran, meaning those who quote it in a critical fashion, they do in a way that leaves the quotations fragmented and out of their original context. While this is true in many cases, it is not universally true.
People call Islam a merciful faith. They point to the ediucts concerning the treatment of the People of the Book as good proof of this. However, they neglect to mention the concept of "Dhimmi," and I do not mean the U75 poster of that name. At best, People of the Book got to live an inferior existence.
Usually, as has been the case in Yemen for many centuries, Jews were emasculated, forbidden to carry the curved dagger that Yemen men even until today wear so prominently on their belts. The Yemeni Jews are forbidden in many places to walk between 2 Muslims so that their shadow does not dirty them.
Of course that is all mincemeat when taken in comparison with the realisation that a Jew is not even allowed to transit Arabia or the UAE, because of Wahhabi interpreations of the Qu'ran.
If you wish to compare Islam with Christianity and/or Judaisim you must first acknowledge that the latter 2 have evolved even among the most funndamnetalist of factions. This is not debatable as I see it. Islam however has evolved very, very little.
As it has been explained to me (when I took courses at a madrassa in Jerusalem), it is because Muhammed's connection to the almighty is sancrosanct and irrevocable. His rendition supercerdes all previous Revelations , even when this ultimate Revelation clearly contradicts the previous Revelation(s).
Before true dialog can take place honesty must be held closely. Political Correctness is fine and dandy but it tends to clutter up real and important issues.
The Qu'ran is what it is. It came into existence during a very harsh time, in a very harsh environment. The difference with Islam however is that the context has changed, but the teachings have not been adapted.
I will offer my own faith as an example; In Judiaism one may rape a girl in order to take her for his wife. Actually the marriage is presented to both parties (clan of the victim, and clan of the actor) as a sort of penanance and equitable settlement.
In the days of old people raided other desert encampments and did very bad things. Jews have many customs and practices that today seem very unpalatable and yet they remain virtually unknown outside of the Jewish People (even many Jews, like Frog I am sure, are not even aware of it) and a handful of scholars.
The reason for this is quite simple. Even the most tradional minded of the Jews have accepted the undeniable truith that the world spins and time passes. As time passes some practices become impractical or unneccessary.
A young man who does not follow his father's words to the letter is no longer dragged through the dirt to the village gate, buried up to his neck in dirt, camel or mule dung piled around his neck, and set the dung on fire. As he burns and screams in anguish the young village boys under age 13 are made to stone him to death.
These practices which seem quite barbaric, when taken in full context, make quite alot of sense. It also is perfectly sensible that these practices are no longer utilised when the environment and social context that spawned them no longer exists.
Ergo, why do Muslim men still follow the edicts of Sura 4? Aldeberan tells us thatwhen people quote the Qu'ran, meaning those who quote it in a critical fashion, they do in a way that leaves the quotations fragmented and out of their original context. While this is true in many cases, it is not universally true.
People call Islam a merciful faith. They point to the ediucts concerning the treatment of the People of the Book as good proof of this. However, they neglect to mention the concept of "Dhimmi," and I do not mean the U75 poster of that name. At best, People of the Book got to live an inferior existence.
Usually, as has been the case in Yemen for many centuries, Jews were emasculated, forbidden to carry the curved dagger that Yemen men even until today wear so prominently on their belts. The Yemeni Jews are forbidden in many places to walk between 2 Muslims so that their shadow does not dirty them.
Of course that is all mincemeat when taken in comparison with the realisation that a Jew is not even allowed to transit Arabia or the UAE, because of Wahhabi interpreations of the Qu'ran.
If you wish to compare Islam with Christianity and/or Judaisim you must first acknowledge that the latter 2 have evolved even among the most funndamnetalist of factions. This is not debatable as I see it. Islam however has evolved very, very little.
As it has been explained to me (when I took courses at a madrassa in Jerusalem), it is because Muhammed's connection to the almighty is sancrosanct and irrevocable. His rendition supercerdes all previous Revelations , even when this ultimate Revelation clearly contradicts the previous Revelation(s).
Before true dialog can take place honesty must be held closely. Political Correctness is fine and dandy but it tends to clutter up real and important issues.