Spiritual confusion on a bedrock of faith
http://blogs.chron.com/thestraightpa...raight+Path%29
.........Some claim that Islam cannot exist without its law - I hear that from conservative Muslims and from critics (and haters) of Islam. Is it possible that in my small world all that matters is belief in God and spiritual practice? Can this too be Islam?....."
Ruth Nasrullah;
I went to your blog and read your last entry and the comments that followed. Your last paragraph in the blog was the most telling to me.
The "critics (and haters) of Islam" do not make up the stuff they are posting. They are simply repeating what the "conservative Muslims" say.
If somebody says something bad about the Quran and a Muslim kills them it's not the fault of the Muslim? That is what your two Muslim posters were saying in the comments section. That and they were ticked that one of the posters asked for a straight answer.
There is no picking and choosing in the Quran. And Ansar and Jabs have pointed out to you. Behind all the "Peace and Love" in the Quran is the sword ready to be used on all who are non-believers and apostates.
Did you get the tone of Jabs and Ansar towards you? Kinda' like - just shut up and do what you're told, leave the deep thinking to us.