I agree with Jamal Hasan that people should not be carried away with the debate/criticism of the strengths and weaknesses of religious scriptures. The real issue is how much of the nonsense/stupidity/hatred of the scriptures people actually follow.
While separation of religion from state is a widely talked about topic by the well-meaning secularists, I think educated people need to realize that one cannot be a religious idiot at the personal and family level and seek separation of religion and state at the same time. This would apply particularly to the followers of Islam, since Islam is more like a political force than a philosophical education.
Focusing on the Muslims, the most backward religious mass of the world, I would suggest that educated (read "rational", as opposed to "big degree-holding") people who were born in Muslim families need to start silently, if not vocally/forcefully, boycotting people who are too much into Islam. Examples of such "too much into Islam" kind would include people who start gang-prayer sessions in social gatherings, people who try to practice Islam too much, and people who bring Mohammad as an example to emulate in today's world. These kinds of people need to know from the educated people that they are backward and none to be proud of.
Sukhamaya Bain
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On Thu, 10/23/14, Jamal Hasan poplu@hotmail.com [mukto-mona] <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Subject: [mukto-mona] RE: ISIS is the rebirth of Koranic original Islam.
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2014, 8:09 AM
We may continue to debate the strengths and
weaknesses of thousand year old religious scriptures. In
the process we should not be carried away and ignore one of
the most important political tools for combating Jihadist
ideology. That is secularism or separation of mosque and the
state. This is former Iraqi MP Ayad Jamal Al-Din and he
understands the long term solution to jihadists such as
ISIS. He has just called for a secular Iraq and to abandon
all religious laws on Iraq's largest national TV
channel, Al-Iraqiya. You will be able to see, he is a
strong voice of sanity in that hot spot of the planet
earth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8coZIHX2mg0#t=10s&list=UUpBvIBfZ-foo5ZbLH5O0N4g
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