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    A Saudi Morals Enforcer Called for a More Liberal Islam. Then the Death Threats Began

    A very interesting piece on Islam and Wahhabism:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/wo...av=bottom-well

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    Quote Originally Posted by tooblue View Post
    A very interesting piece on Islam and Wahhabism:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/wo...av=bottom-well
    Religion. Every monotheistic sect has been there: Islam, Christianity and Judaism; it's their natural course unless leavened by secularism or even paganism.
    One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike -- and yet it is the most precious thing we have.

    --Albert Einstein

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    --Richard Dawkins

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    --Philo

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    As I understand it, Wahabbism and Salafism comprise about 2-3% of Islam, but they are responsible for much of the extremism.

    Islam isn't exactly a bastion of live-and-let-live liberalism, but it is a very small percentage that is responsible for most of the bad.

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