This is usually a switch from claiming Islam to be unreformable & eternally incompatible with liberal democracy to arguing about definitions
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"Islam can't reform coz its inherently illiberal' to 'Islam can't reform coz I don't accept reformed versions as Islam." Tautological.
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Are you concerned about human rights or are you concerned about defending a one true, unchanging version of a religion you don't think true?
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You can't really switch from one to the other coz they're different questions -one ethical & one theological. I'd suggest latter unimportantpic.twitter.com/cYQ0F2sUCH
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Another factor: 'monolith' of Islam is created by diverse Muslims claiming their 1 true Islam while calling other Muslims non-Muslim.
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Not surprising non-Muslim onlookers buy that; but are then criticised for their 'monolithic' view.
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Yes. Don't get me wrong. I've been supporting them for a long time.
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most religions have a judgement day and a finality that is in the future. Islam's message is mohummad was final prophet.
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it hasn't stopped splinter faiths completely. So it is possible ... might be
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The reality is that 73 versions of Islam already exist & values vary hugely from culture to culture to individual to individual.
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Yeah but if every 50 to 100 years a fundementalist movement emrges... im not saying its impossible, sufiism is a good example but hard..
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Then we'll have liberal & illiberal versions of Islam. That's what the evidence shows. I suggest supporting liberal versions.
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Yes, but this doesn't change the reality that different versions of Islam exist & Islam keeps changing which is what I am pointing out.
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Very true. There's a huge difference between true reformers like
@MaajidNawaz and pro-Saudi fake "moderates" like@lsarsour, though.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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