An Open Letter to a Muslim

In response to an Original Op-Ed Article in the MSU State News by Abdulahi Ahmed Sufi.

Abdulahi,
Some comments on your article yesterday. I agree that discrimination against innocent people is always wrong. It saddens me that people act violently against others they disagree with, this is the antithesis of tolerance …and that is exactly why I support the intellectual (not physical) banishment of Islamic ideology from our society.

Islam is similar to Christianity epistemologically in that it is a religion which is grounded upon revelation; our belief and behavior as members of our religion are derivative from and limited by the teachings of the Bible and Qur’an, respectively. They are also similar in the provision of archetypes which exemplify these teachings and solicit our emulation, namely, Jesus and Mohammad. When one compares the two revelations and archetypes there is no reason to condone Islamic ideology. Both the revelation, according to the interpretation of self-acclaiming law of abrogation (Naskh), and archetype (historical and Hadith testimony of Mohammad’s life) support a less than kind characterization of Islam as violent and intolerant of other faiths, especially those believing in the Trinity: God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (NOT Father, Jesus and Mary as the Qur’an erroneously teaches). Shari'a law, the testimony of Mark Gabriel and many others affirm this intolerance and legitimizes lawful and intellectual censure of Islamic ideology.

Your statement “Our religion teaches us peaceful coexistence with everyone, just like any other religion our there” is complete fabrication and perfect example of “al Taqiyya”, a form of deception for the cause of Allah, which is common in westernized versions of Islam. On these points, ironically, I agree that our society and university should support further study of Islam and its historical track record, religious teachings and socio-political value worldwide. Physical and personal attacks are always wrong, but intellectual and philosophical censure is par for the course.

Respectfully,
Josh _______