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Some weeks back, one of my favorite bloggers, the Anchoress, ran a post in which she talked up Ali Eteraz, and gave him space to opine on the "turn the other cheek" tradition in Islam.
I thought Eteraz' whole line of argument was extremely weak at the time, and I tried to comment, but for whatever reason, my comments were blocked out.
This caused me quite a bit of frustration, and, as I was on the road at the time, and already frustrated enough, I never did anything more about the situation, even though, I must say, I was extremely disappointed in the Anchoress' apparent lack of knowledge of Islam, and her apparent lack of intellectual resolve when faced with bovine excrement.
As everyone knows, I like Eteraz, but that doesn't mean I am not aware that he is an apologist for his religion. A reformer must be a lover of his religion, but he must also be intellectually rigorous, willing to be critical when the situation calls for it.
In this case, Eteraz was talking more of the way he would like things to be, than of how things really are in Islam.
Anyway, today, I found out that Robert Spencer weighed in on the debate. I'm sure many of you will be interested in checking this out. Here it is.
- I Slam Islam
Eteraz writes a post with the title "Self-Flagellating Apostates".For a moment there I thought he was talking about apostates who're into S&M.[...] people who come to Islam aren’t the only ones who are excessively obsessed with Islam....
- The Problem With Stoning Women
Ali Eteraz writes a long post about the stoning of women in Iran. He's against the wretched punishment.One would think that Muslims in the West would support Eteraz but sadly no:My only problem with the stoning sentences is that they are not equally...
- Ordinary Muslims Want Amputations & Death For Apostasy
Well, well. No real suprises here for the more learned amongst us us, however I invite you over to a nice cosy chat over this little Islamic forum. This started off life with Tu S Tin having some comments on her blog Outside The Box from a seemingly normal...
- Eteraz Waxes Poetic Over At The Anchoress
Fellow IBA blogger, Eteraz, has been waxing poetic over at the blog The Anchoress. Here's the comment I left in response to the post featuring his words: Ali also blogs at the Infidel Bloggers Alliance. The url for that blog is: www.ibloga.blogspot.com...
- A "moderate" Muslim Speaks At Gates Of Vienna
Baron and Dymphna of Gates of Vienna have been visited by a "moderate Muslim recently named Eteraz. Dymphna seems to find the guy reasonable, but, of late, I have become suspicious of all the "moderate" Muslims who are all of the sudden popping up on...
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Robert Spencer Dissects Eteraz' Apologetics
Some weeks back, one of my favorite bloggers, the Anchoress, ran a post in which she talked up Ali Eteraz, and gave him space to opine on the "turn the other cheek" tradition in Islam.
I thought Eteraz' whole line of argument was extremely weak at the time, and I tried to comment, but for whatever reason, my comments were blocked out.
This caused me quite a bit of frustration, and, as I was on the road at the time, and already frustrated enough, I never did anything more about the situation, even though, I must say, I was extremely disappointed in the Anchoress' apparent lack of knowledge of Islam, and her apparent lack of intellectual resolve when faced with bovine excrement.
As everyone knows, I like Eteraz, but that doesn't mean I am not aware that he is an apologist for his religion. A reformer must be a lover of his religion, but he must also be intellectually rigorous, willing to be critical when the situation calls for it.
In this case, Eteraz was talking more of the way he would like things to be, than of how things really are in Islam.
Anyway, today, I found out that Robert Spencer weighed in on the debate. I'm sure many of you will be interested in checking this out. Here it is.
- I Slam Islam
Eteraz writes a post with the title "Self-Flagellating Apostates".For a moment there I thought he was talking about apostates who're into S&M.[...] people who come to Islam aren’t the only ones who are excessively obsessed with Islam....
- The Problem With Stoning Women
Ali Eteraz writes a long post about the stoning of women in Iran. He's against the wretched punishment.One would think that Muslims in the West would support Eteraz but sadly no:My only problem with the stoning sentences is that they are not equally...
- Ordinary Muslims Want Amputations & Death For Apostasy
Well, well. No real suprises here for the more learned amongst us us, however I invite you over to a nice cosy chat over this little Islamic forum. This started off life with Tu S Tin having some comments on her blog Outside The Box from a seemingly normal...
- Eteraz Waxes Poetic Over At The Anchoress
Fellow IBA blogger, Eteraz, has been waxing poetic over at the blog The Anchoress. Here's the comment I left in response to the post featuring his words: Ali also blogs at the Infidel Bloggers Alliance. The url for that blog is: www.ibloga.blogspot.com...
- A "moderate" Muslim Speaks At Gates Of Vienna
Baron and Dymphna of Gates of Vienna have been visited by a "moderate Muslim recently named Eteraz. Dymphna seems to find the guy reasonable, but, of late, I have become suspicious of all the "moderate" Muslims who are all of the sudden popping up on...