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| Jul 29, 2010 - 06:42 PM |
Queen City News - Helena's FREE Weekly Newspaper |
Helena, Montana |
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To the Editor:
It is crucial to have a clear understanding of issues before making a decision. Especially in light of the ongoing War on Terror, knowing fact from fallacy avoids falling into stereotypes.
Upon reading Paul Cohen's letter, "No peace sans God" (QCN, Aug. 9, 2006), I wanted to clear up several misconceptions about the Qur'an. The Qur'an holds itself to be the message of the Prophet Mohammad containing additional revelations of God (almost like a third Testament).
Mr. Cohen states that the Qur'an "denies the major truths of the Bible, supplanting it with the worship of a man (Mohammed)…" On the contrary, it is very clear that only God deserves worship. Mohammad is a prophet much like Abraham, Moses and Jesus.
Additionally, the Qur'an does not, as Mr. Cohen states, justify "murder, lies, pillage, and woman-beating." When I open my Qur'an, I see a gospel preaching religious toleration, charity and goodwill. When I open my Bible, I see the Gospels teaching very similar lessons of charity, kindness and goodwill. In fact, there are passages in the Bible that could justify violence. For example, the Book of Deuteronomy commands parents to stone their disobedient children to death.
The Bible and Qur'an do not necessarily contradict each other. For instance, in both books, it is Jesus who judges humanity at the end of the world.
I hope that people inform themselves before writing an editorial or judging another religion, rather than classifying all Muslims under the stereotype of the fanatical Islamic terrorist.
Tyler Evilsizer
2709 Gold Rush Ave.
Helena
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