-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 10/19/01 11:56:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< and you read that the only thing the boys are taught are passages from the Koran...probably selective passages, and considering that they are taught these passages in Arabic, which is not their native tongue, it is doubtful that they are taught how to critically read and THINK about the Koran, only to blindly obey the passages they are taught like parrots to repeat, taken out of context.... >> You've hit the nail on the head. Many Moslems can recite the Koran from beginning to end. They do not know one word of Arabic, and do not understand one word of what they read. What everyone is calling "fundamentalism" has nothing to do with the Koran. They are simply following the sometimes really far out interpretations they are given by the various religious leaders (who like our religious leaders, simply extract and put out whatever they want to have believed or done). The Koran requires that children (boys and girls) be educated. It is specific as to the rights of women (and they do have rights). It is specific about where and before whom a woman must cover. If Muhammad were to visit the Taliban, he would probably wonder what religion was practiced by these strange people. He might get just a bit confused visiting any of the countries we know as Islamic. Picture Jesus visiting the Vatican, and you will know what I mean. He might feel a bit of a stranger at Oral Roberts University as well. My, my, how things do change. Prudy Kuhn <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
