@rezaaslan And if religion endorses a cultural practice, then it becomes a religious practice unless religion openly condemns it.
"religion as it is practiced is a product of a wide array of factors, the official texts being only one of them"http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5956278?utm_hp_ref=tw …
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@rezaaslan Piece confirms tht where Muslims live in majority,they are likely to believe in more extreme interpretations of thr relgs texts?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan Yes, but then also admit that FGM that was cultural in Central Africa, Islam exported it to South East Asia as Sunnah. -
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@zfnd Diff infos have diff sources, ofc most based on a definite source, not just a hunch or guess. -
@ZEEMANA I've never found a single credible source attributing FGM to Islam. Where have u found it? -
@zfnd I was talking of FGc being exported outside Africa to Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei or in Bohris by Islam. Check a link down in my TL. -
@ZEEMANA ur clearly an educated health care professional. The same rigorous fact checking should be used wrt religion. -
Finally since I have managed FGM patients at childbirth, for me academic discsn of cultural or not is meaningless.It exists thats all
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@rezaaslan It takes an extremely unfair reading of Sam Harris to suggest he doesn't differentiate between literalists and other believers.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan what a bunch of excuses. Until we have honesty we cannot have a real discussion.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan Exhibit A: Leviticus Exhibit B: the Talmud. Key is how they are interpreted. Or ignored.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan how convenient. Abrahamic law spawned Judaism, Christianity and Islam. cherry pic much?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan very interesting. Philosophy answers questions, religion is the carrying out of the answers you received from the invisible!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan Threats of hell-fire and condemnation is one also.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan Vatican changing approach to homosexuals a case in point? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/vaticancityandholysee/11159911/Vatican-calls-for-Catholic-Church-to-welcome-gays.html …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan Thanks for sharing the piece.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan Quite convenient Mr. Reza, but in the context of Islam isn't it blasphemy? ;)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan Agreed. But you don't seem too keen to admit that the fundies DO draw their violence from the text.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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