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Recent content by Agnostic Religiophile

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    Political Compass Results

    Your Political Compass Economic Left/Right: -6.63 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.08 Looks like I've become less libertarian compared to a year ago
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    Democracy vs Republic vs Monarchy vs Anarchy

    In practice, I'd go with democracy because we know it works to some extent and although I'm not a big fan of Churchill what he said about democracy is true (thanks @HonestJoe) But ideally I'd go with something like democratic confederalism
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    WHY I LEFT ISLAM - The Story of An Apostate In Saudi

    Yes it is disingenuous to say FGM isn't Islamic, they is no such thing as "Islamic" in my eyes, only different interpretations (some that I personally see as more correct than others) The point I was trying to make really is that 80+% of Muslims in Egypt follow the hanafi madhab, FGM is classed...
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    Was Muhammad The Greatest Moral Example?

    @A Greased Scotsman About half of Muslims follow Muhammad's conduct regarding intercourse with 9 year olds, the other half don't I really don't agree that all paedophiles should be killed but I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on that The conduct of war regarding Muslims only changed...
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    Was Muhammad The Greatest Moral Example?

    I understand your point of view, from what I've read some Islamic scholars follow Muhammad on this, others don't, I guess Muhammad is partly responsible for those who do
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    Peaceful options?

    Could you tell us these experiences? I'm interested
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    Was Muhammad The Greatest Moral Example?

    Okay, so why isn't having sex with a 9 year old girl in the 7th century suited for a prophet? Do you believe Muhammad fits the medical definition of a paedophile? Do you really think all paedophiles should be killed? Why were the tribes that Muhammad fought more advanced? And what offensive wars...
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    WHY I LEFT ISLAM - The Story of An Apostate In Saudi

    Icehorse I largely agree with you regarding FGM, in Shafi fiqh it is obligatory and always has been so in Somalia and Indonesia that would explain it. But in Egypt for example, it is forbidden by Hanafis and always has been, the Hanafis have been dominate in Egypt for the past 500 years at least...
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    Peaceful options?

    Yes because today it seems there is a basic ijma on the jizyah not being the only broadly permissible political system but maybe not because it can't be ignored or classed as redundant due to so many great scholars interpreting the verses that way, as well as a few that still do so Now I don't...
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    Peaceful options?

    I said NOT al-Munajjid, Salafism is NOT mainstream. Mainstream Islam is the contemporary view of the 4 Sunni schools of thought. I or you cannot argue about the interpretation of Islamic law, I'm offering the mainstream view, that is all. Was Ibn Kathir a great scholar of the Qur'an? Without a...
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    Is Islam Compatible With Western Values?

    Well I've found some things people believe to be Western values (on Google, I know :/), they were individualism, secularism and freedom of religion, democracy and in some cases capitalism Is mainstream Islam individualistic? I don't think so, it's much more community based I believe Is...
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    Peaceful options?

    But for the question is Islam a peaceful religion, combatant jihad is permitted in 2 cases (according to consensus): in defence and to end the oppression of Muslims (where Islam is restricted heavily) And there is a difference of opinion about the third, this is regarding non-Muslims in the...
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    Peaceful options?

    I'll try to be concise and offer the mainstream view, not that of Muhammad al-Munajjid. Islamic studies is a science, in any science we follow the mainstream e.g. 3% of scientists believe climate change isn't man-made, we follow the 97% that do, not the 3% that don't. Claim number 1...
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    Was Muhammad The Greatest Moral Example?

    As a quick answer, no. But from a secluar point of view I would presume these sources are quite weak. The biogprahy of Muhammad is too weak for most Muslims to be used as evidence in fiqh but authentic hadith are considered vastly more authentic than Muhammad's biography. Hadith is considered a...
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    A question about panentheism

    That sounds quite beautiful (I'm not sure if that's the right word)
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