re: #479 zombie

I never said that Islam wasn’t a religion. I said it wasn’t merely a religion. Which means: It is a religion, and it is other things besides.

I didn’t concoct this point of view myself. It is the point of view promoted by The Muslim Brotherhood, the Wahhabists, Al-Azhar University (the “Vatican of Islam”) and many Islamic scholars. I’m only describing Islam in the manner in which its most traditionalist adherents describe it. They would be insulted if some non-Muslim described Islam as “just” a religion.

See my subsequent post (#475). I misspoke. I’d be annoyed if someone referred to my religion as “just” my religion, and I know Christians who would feel similar. You can expect people to be attached to their particular cultures.