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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 2813057" data-attributes="member: 7900"><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">As for eliminating radical Islamists, that will only occur when the vast majority of Muslims start speaking out and making a difference in which Muslims can be clerics and "preach" at the mosques. If they were to "turn out" the radical clerics, a lot could be done to get Islam to more peaceful means. Sadly, I don't see this happening or likely to happen anytime soon.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Quranic scholars have pointed out that the Quran starts out peaceful and then becomes more violent in its teachings toward the end. Also, supposedly the teachings are that the Muslims are to pay more attention to the latter parts of the Quran. Thus, as Muslims become more "devout" in their faith, they are more susceptible of becoming radicals.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Interestingly, the Bible is pretty much the opposite. The Old Testament spoke of "an eye for an eye," while the New Testament is more along the lines of "turning the other cheek." Thus, as one becomes more devout in Christianity, the less radical they are.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 2813057, member: 7900"] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]As for eliminating radical Islamists, that will only occur when the vast majority of Muslims start speaking out and making a difference in which Muslims can be clerics and "preach" at the mosques. If they were to "turn out" the radical clerics, a lot could be done to get Islam to more peaceful means. Sadly, I don't see this happening or likely to happen anytime soon. Quranic scholars have pointed out that the Quran starts out peaceful and then becomes more violent in its teachings toward the end. Also, supposedly the teachings are that the Muslims are to pay more attention to the latter parts of the Quran. Thus, as Muslims become more "devout" in their faith, they are more susceptible of becoming radicals. Interestingly, the Bible is pretty much the opposite. The Old Testament spoke of "an eye for an eye," while the New Testament is more along the lines of "turning the other cheek." Thus, as one becomes more devout in Christianity, the less radical they are. [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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