Comments on: The Role of Islam in the Netherlands http://themoderatevoice.com/15013/the-role-of-islam-in-the-netherlands/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:43:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: domajot http://themoderatevoice.com/15013/the-role-of-islam-in-the-netherlands/comment-page-1/#comment-97841 domajot Sun, 09 Sep 2007 04:24:11 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/religion/islam/15013/the-role-of-islam-in-the-netherlands/#comment-97841 Noor's position is attractive, and utilitarian. Still. it can't really overcome the problems caused by reliance on an INTERPRETATION of religious texts. When one interpretation does battle with another, the result is decided by what is, more or less, a popularity contest. Though moderate Muslims should certainly be supported, their moderation will always be vulnerable unless they accept secular law as the final arbiter. Whether they do or not is really the demarcaition line for any society with large religious groups. Noor’s position is attractive, and utilitarian.
Still. it can’t really overcome the problems caused by reliance on an INTERPRETATION of religious texts. When one interpretation does battle with another, the result is decided by what is, more or less, a popularity contest.

Though moderate Muslims should certainly be supported, their moderation will always be vulnerable unless they accept secular law as the final arbiter. Whether they do or not is really the demarcaition line for any society with large religious groups.

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