Jul 29, 2010 - 06:45 PM Queen City News - Helena's FREE Weekly Newspaper Helena, Montana Topics · Features · Editorial Page · Helena Handbag · Local News · Legislative News · Education · Arts · Film · Events · Sports · 18 Below · Obituaries · Business · Outside · Travel · Sky and Stars · Helena's Growing · Food · Healthy Living · State News · TV · All Topics · Most Popular · Account Muslim misconceptions by Jeremy Simms Wednesday, August 23, 2006 To the Editor: For a man who blasts other people’s ignorance of Islam, Paul Cohen (QCN, Aug. 9) really must check up on some of his facts. I wonder if perhaps Mr. Cohen actually read some right-wing Christian propaganda about Islam and thought he was reading the Qur’an. The Qur’an does not “deny the truths” of the Old Testament or the Gospels, but is intended to be the final, amended (since the time of the previous prophet, Jesus) word of God. Mr. Cohen’s assertion that Muslims actually worship the “corrupt and vindictive” Muhammad is simply wrong. Given the fact that this assertion of Mr. Cohen is one of the main misconceptions made by people ignorant of Islam, I am quite surprised he attacks the ignorance of others. Muslims are commanded to honor the memory and name of Muhammad as a messenger of God, just as they are commanded to honor the memory of Jesus, Abraham, Noah and others. Unlike the relationship of Christians to Jesus, there is no worship of Muhammad in Islam. Finally, Mr. Cohen asserts that “murder, lies, pillage, woman-beating and more are justified” in the Qur’an. While it is indeed true that there are some unpleasant and violent regulations included in the Qur’an, one only needs to look back to the Old Testament to find their origin. There are well over a billion Muslims in the world and it is the world’s fastest-growing religion. Between Muslim extremists and the growing chorus of anti-Muslim feeling in the U.S., it is sometimes easy to let simple ideas like Mr. Cohen’s dominate the discussion. Let’s give those billion worshippers and the religion itself some respect and learn a little bit about it before we attack it out of ignorance. Jeremy Simms 415 N. Rodney Helena Send Article :: Print Article 470 Reads   Related links · More about Editorial Page Most read story in Editorial Page: Victorian thought hinders public debate 715 Getchell St, Helena, MT 59601 editor@queencitynews.com 406.443.3678 - 406.443.3699 The Queen City News is published every Wednesday in Helena, MT, by Mossback Media, LLC. Contents are copyrighted and cannot be used in any form without prior permission from the QCN. Copyright © Queen City News, 2002 Logo by Internet Navigating Design and development by Pure Development Best discount software.