Unreasonable to attack Muslim reformers for advocating change based on philosophical grounds if your concern re: Islam is about human rightshttps://twitter.com/HPluckrose/status/850281187608342528 …
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Replying to @HPluckrose
This is usually a switch from claiming Islam to be unreformable & eternally incompatible with liberal democracy to arguing about definitions
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Replying to @HPluckrose
"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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Replying to @HPluckrose
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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Replying to @HPluckrose
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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Replying to @HPluckrose
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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Replying to @ronmurp @HPluckrose
Not surprising non-Muslim onlookers buy that; but are then criticised for their 'monolithic' view.
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Doesn't take much looking into.pic.twitter.com/RjiUPBZyWK
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Yes. Don't get me wrong. I've been supporting them for a long time.
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Replying to @ronmurp @HPluckrose
But contradictions & inconsistencies are not obstacles to religious as we would find them to be.
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It's not a rational worldview and doesn't value reason & evidence, no.
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