Who knows the most on religious matters? The most obvious answer is wrong. According to a recent US study, not particularly religious people but agnostics and atheists are the most religions-savvy. For the president of America’s atheists this outcome can be explained by the fact that agnostics and atheists generally engage intensively with religion. Further…
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Terrorism – Not War of Religion but Struggle for Land
The reaction of the USA to the 09/11 terror attacks on New York was swift. First, it divided the world in black and white, against us or with us, good or evil, Christian or Muslim, advanced or backward, free or suppressive. Second, persuaded to act in pure self-defense it hit back, determined to defeat evil,…
Saudi-Arabia – The Society is Moving After all
Imam Al-Kalbani has revolutionary ideas: He considers Music not to be prohibited by Islam. By publicly announcing this sacrilegious opinion, he invariably triggered an outright rejection by the extreme Wahhabi scholars. They, intending of making an example, advised the believers to omit Al-Kalbani Friday prayers. However, the silent, but apparently quite music-friendly, masses didn’t exactly…
