Extremist Muslims, Lies, and Real Muslims
My second cousin forwarded me a fascinating article about how extremist Islam ideals are spread (basically, it says that the Wahhabi version of the Koran has been embellished/revised to include all sorts of anti-Jewish and anti-Christian dogmas). I wonder if and how often other religious texts are used in this way? I know that Christians who try to convert Jews to Christianity often take bible quotes completely out of context, but I don’t think they make anything up. Likewise, many modern Jewish customs were created by misinterpreting older laws. But again, no blatant embellishments/lies. Huh. I’d be mildly interested in getting my hands on a real copy of the Koran and a Wahhabi copy to compare the two. But I certainly don’t have the time to do it. Oh, well. Still, it’s good to be aware of these things.