| October 21, 2014 Permalink Tweet: Islam, Violence & Double Standards (Pt.3 of 4 on Islam as Liberation Theology): click here Submitted by Michael Dewey |
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''Like the vast majority of Christians since the 4th century, including our own day, and along with virtually all the prophets of the Jewish Testament, Muhammad was not a pacifist. Remarkably -- once again like most Christians -- Muhammad was a proponent of just war theory. In fact, he pioneered the theory's development far ahead of its Christian proponents. Following its dictates, common sense and Muslim doctrine, he insisted that the poor have the right to self-defense. Yes, Muhammad recognized the right to jihad. Most of us are familiar with the term which is translated for us as "holy war." Actually, the word means "struggle." It signifies resistance to the forces of self-seeking within the individual believer, the Muslim community, and against those forces as represented by those who attack from without.''
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