Tag: Islam
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Christian Prejudices
In the effort to identify as a Christian church The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints needs to be more careful about adopting the prejudices of traditional Christianity. One in particular that continues to bother me is the way that Saints treat the Quran and Islam. I think there are some undeniable parallels…
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Radical Islam
Trigger Warning: This post may not be legal where you live. I believe that at its heart Islam is a religion of peace. But there are 7th century ideas that do not have a place in the modern world. Killing apostates is murder. Even if it is allowed where you are God will punish you…
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Thinking about Islam
There is a pervasive sense that Islam is inherently violent. Some compare the violence that Christians have exhibited until the very recent past. Perhaps Muslims just need to catch up with the modern world in order to accept that killing apostates and atheists and gays doesn’t win hearts in this day and age. I mean…