tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post114243563960194646..comments2024-03-06T00:30:08.915-08:00Comments on Secular-Right India: Dr. Wafa SultanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1142472721110320182006-03-15T17:32:00.000-08:002006-03-15T17:32:00.000-08:00RPM asked: "How many such Muslims do we need in or...RPM asked: "How many such Muslims do we need in order to put some sense in the terrible acts being carried out by the cowardly few?"<BR/><BR/>Cowardly? You think it does not require guts to blow yourself up to bits? Few? Just since 9/11, about 4500 deadly attacks have been noted. You call that few? (Reference: <A HREF="http://thereligionofpeace.com/" REL="nofollow">TheReligionofPeace.com</A>.)<BR/><BR/>In <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/4lqy8" REL="nofollow">an article Richard Dawkins wrote</A> right after 9/11: <BR/><BR/>"Our leaders have described the recent atrocity with the customary cliche: mindless cowardice. "Mindless" may be a suitable word for the vandalising of a telephone box. It is not helpful for understanding what hit New York on September 11. Those people were not mindless and they were certainly not cowards. On the contrary, they had sufficiently effective minds braced with an insane courage, and it would pay us mightily to understand where that courage came from.<BR/><BR/>"It came from religion. Religion is also, of course, the underlying source of the divisiveness in the Middle East which motivated the use of this deadly weapon in the first place. But that is another story and not my concern here. My concern here is with the weapon itself. To fill a world with religion, or religions of the Abrahamic kind, is like littering the streets with loaded guns. Do not be surprised if they are used."Atanu Deyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966939272970135374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1142456598869009282006-03-15T13:03:00.000-08:002006-03-15T13:03:00.000-08:00Hmm missed that part about it being from NYT profi...Hmm missed that part about it being from NYT profile. In that case it is the NYT being PC.<BR/><BR/>From an Islamist perspective they are only trying to save us from the hell to which unbelievers will be sent. If you agree with that then there is no reason to be offended at having some things in common w/them correct? ah i digress here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1142452808490698572006-03-15T12:00:00.000-08:002006-03-15T12:00:00.000-08:00How many such Muslims do we need in order to put s...How many such Muslims do we need in order to put some sense in the terrible acts being carried out by the cowardly few? <BR/><BR/>Does sense even make it through those idiots' heads? No.RPMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864173697952587376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1142451688993671442006-03-15T11:41:00.000-08:002006-03-15T11:41:00.000-08:00PR,Atanu Dey wrote about Dr Sultan and the post ha...PR,<BR/><BR/>Atanu Dey <A HREF="http://www.deeshaa.org/2006/03/12/dr-wafa-sultan/" REL="nofollow">wrote</A> about Dr Sultan and the post has got the link to the interview as well.Kathiawadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16238121136379616182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1142438948032002162006-03-15T08:09:00.000-08:002006-03-15T08:09:00.000-08:00Comparing us to Islamists is a bit rich -- and qui...Comparing us to Islamists is a bit rich -- and quite offensive, actually.<BR/><BR/>We have simply cited NYT's profile of her -- we did not see the interview on Al Jazeera (since we don't subscribe to that channel), but NYT's summary of her overall perspective appealed to us.<BR/><BR/>On the issue of Islamic reform, frankly, we have little desire to critique Islam's holy books. All we seek is for moderate muslims to assert themselves and forge a happy equilibrium with the rapidly advancing global community in which they should have a vital role. Dr. Sultan's view appears similar. <BR/><BR/>Best regardsPrimary Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16140741949208891119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1142437592675872362006-03-15T07:46:00.000-08:002006-03-15T07:46:00.000-08:00"Dr. Sultan bitterly criticized the Muslim clerics..."Dr. Sultan bitterly criticized the Muslim clerics, holy warriors and political leaders who she believes have distorted the teachings of Muhammad and the Koran for 14 centuries."<BR/><BR/>I have seen the interview and she said nothing about teachings being distorted. Is there some other version that has this "distortion" point? <BR/><BR/>She said that the holy book and belief system itself has to be reformed. You are implying here that Islam is perfect and the followers are the ones who need to change - same idea pushed by Islamists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com