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One of my recent pieces at Jihad Watch was about a new Orwellian-named government unit here in Malaysia, namely something called a 'Faith Rescue Unit'. After the Malaysian authorities learned that there was a handful of Muslims (11 out of more than 100 present) at an interfaith dinner at a Kuala Lumpur-area church earlier this month, they swung into action to minimize the chances of a re-occurrence. Hence the creation of the aforementioned 'rescue unit'. After all, we can't hazard poor Muslims getting help from Christians, who might then feel grateful and might even think of Christians/Christianity in a positive light. For Muslims, that's intolerable. Hating Christianity is hard-wired into Islam and is indeed a very 'Quranic' value.
It's not the first time Muslims have been so paranoid in 'protecting' Muslims from infidel religions or culture. Islamic governments like Malaysia's heavily restrict competing belief systems, censor books, movies, and TV shows, block websites (including my own), and ban 'harmful' practices like yoga. And of course, Muslim governments outlaw prosetlyzation of Muslims and apostasy from Islam (which Mohammed himself made a capital crime).
So what makes Muslims so terrified of the competition? Why do Muslims invariably shut down the free market of ideas as soon as they are in a position to do so? It's very strange paranoid behavior, especially for the followers of an ideology invariably described by Muslims as the 'perfect deen' (religion) for all people for all time. Their words say one thing, and their actions quite another.
The only reasonable conclusion is that Islam, like ceramics, may be hard, but it is also brittle and inflexible. One crack in the edifice can lead to total failure. It goes a long way in explaining why Muslims either modernize with great reluctance, or more often, militantly oppose all manner of modern innovations -- which explains the near-total lack of scientific research and innovation in the entire Islamic world for many centuries now.
Muslims know, deep down, that Islam cannot long survive contact with modern life or 21st century civilization.
- Wait A Minute Muslims, You Can't Drink That!
by the Anti Jihadist The watchful folks in the Malaysian Government are hot on the case of a 'halal beer' that's surfaced here in Malaysia. An unnamed minister from the Prime Minister's department--near the very top of the Malaysian power...
- The Ugly Reality Of Muslim Persecution Of Christians In Malaysia
Under Malaysia's modern, moderate, harmonious veneer is an ugly truth. What is *really* happening here is that a Muslim government and Muslim religious officials--acting with the state's sanction--are viciously oppressing anyone who dares to question...
- Pigs Heads Left At Malaysian Mosques
From the New York Times: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Worshippers found severed heads of pigs at two Malaysian mosques Wednesday following a spate of firebomb attacks on churches amid a dispute over the use of the word ''Allah'' by Christians,...
- Malaysia Restores Ban Prohibiting Christians From Referring To God As Allah
Which is just fine 'cuz around here we tend to call him Moloch or The Evil One anyway. We tried refering to him as little Al but that just didn't seem to fit. at Dr Bulldog: Malaysia Restores ‘Allah’ Ban for Christians Monday, March 02, 2009...
- Storm Track Disinformation: Understanding Mulsim Language
From The Gathering Storm Ran across this blog today by a Svend White who writes on observations on Islam, America and international affairs from an unapologetic liberal and a proud American Muslim. Note the word ‘unapologetic – i.e. an apologist and...
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Islam is fragile
One of my recent pieces at Jihad Watch was about a new Orwellian-named government unit here in Malaysia, namely something called a 'Faith Rescue Unit'. After the Malaysian authorities learned that there was a handful of Muslims (11 out of more than 100 present) at an interfaith dinner at a Kuala Lumpur-area church earlier this month, they swung into action to minimize the chances of a re-occurrence. Hence the creation of the aforementioned 'rescue unit'. After all, we can't hazard poor Muslims getting help from Christians, who might then feel grateful and might even think of Christians/Christianity in a positive light. For Muslims, that's intolerable. Hating Christianity is hard-wired into Islam and is indeed a very 'Quranic' value.
It's not the first time Muslims have been so paranoid in 'protecting' Muslims from infidel religions or culture. Islamic governments like Malaysia's heavily restrict competing belief systems, censor books, movies, and TV shows, block websites (including my own), and ban 'harmful' practices like yoga. And of course, Muslim governments outlaw prosetlyzation of Muslims and apostasy from Islam (which Mohammed himself made a capital crime).
So what makes Muslims so terrified of the competition? Why do Muslims invariably shut down the free market of ideas as soon as they are in a position to do so? It's very strange paranoid behavior, especially for the followers of an ideology invariably described by Muslims as the 'perfect deen' (religion) for all people for all time. Their words say one thing, and their actions quite another.
The only reasonable conclusion is that Islam, like ceramics, may be hard, but it is also brittle and inflexible. One crack in the edifice can lead to total failure. It goes a long way in explaining why Muslims either modernize with great reluctance, or more often, militantly oppose all manner of modern innovations -- which explains the near-total lack of scientific research and innovation in the entire Islamic world for many centuries now.
Muslims know, deep down, that Islam cannot long survive contact with modern life or 21st century civilization.
- Wait A Minute Muslims, You Can't Drink That!
by the Anti Jihadist The watchful folks in the Malaysian Government are hot on the case of a 'halal beer' that's surfaced here in Malaysia. An unnamed minister from the Prime Minister's department--near the very top of the Malaysian power...
- The Ugly Reality Of Muslim Persecution Of Christians In Malaysia
Under Malaysia's modern, moderate, harmonious veneer is an ugly truth. What is *really* happening here is that a Muslim government and Muslim religious officials--acting with the state's sanction--are viciously oppressing anyone who dares to question...
- Pigs Heads Left At Malaysian Mosques
From the New York Times: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Worshippers found severed heads of pigs at two Malaysian mosques Wednesday following a spate of firebomb attacks on churches amid a dispute over the use of the word ''Allah'' by Christians,...
- Malaysia Restores Ban Prohibiting Christians From Referring To God As Allah
Which is just fine 'cuz around here we tend to call him Moloch or The Evil One anyway. We tried refering to him as little Al but that just didn't seem to fit. at Dr Bulldog: Malaysia Restores ‘Allah’ Ban for Christians Monday, March 02, 2009...
- Storm Track Disinformation: Understanding Mulsim Language
From The Gathering Storm Ran across this blog today by a Svend White who writes on observations on Islam, America and international affairs from an unapologetic liberal and a proud American Muslim. Note the word ‘unapologetic – i.e. an apologist and...