Brad Sallows
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>Extremists who do actions that take them outside the fold of Islam, are not Muslim. End of story.
Wrong. You just disproved your own case. You have your interpretation of scripture and a subset of commentary you rely on; others have equally valid interpretations of scripture and subsets of commentary they rely on. There is no independent frame of reference which exists from which to issue a judgement; if one existed, I doubt you occupy it.
Culture can not be separated from religion; culture drives religion. The existence of the world as it is proves my point: Roman culture drove early Christianity. Medieval European cultures continued to drive Christianity. Modern cultures continue to drive Christianity. There are many different understandings of Christianity; to the extent that Christianity has moved between severe and generous interpretations, it has all been driven by culture. Similar observations can be applied to all religions. New religions are established from cultural foundations.
Wrong. You just disproved your own case. You have your interpretation of scripture and a subset of commentary you rely on; others have equally valid interpretations of scripture and subsets of commentary they rely on. There is no independent frame of reference which exists from which to issue a judgement; if one existed, I doubt you occupy it.
Culture can not be separated from religion; culture drives religion. The existence of the world as it is proves my point: Roman culture drove early Christianity. Medieval European cultures continued to drive Christianity. Modern cultures continue to drive Christianity. There are many different understandings of Christianity; to the extent that Christianity has moved between severe and generous interpretations, it has all been driven by culture. Similar observations can be applied to all religions. New religions are established from cultural foundations.