Liberal: "True, the Koran requires death for homosexuality--but that's not the REAL Islam!"

Libby Purves is a columnist at the London Times who specializes in matters of religion. Consider the below species of fantastically evasive reasoning by her:

Given the continuing concern over Iran's execution of gay men, and the danger of Britain sending Mehdi Kazemi home to be hanged... let me reiterate [my view that the Iranian policy is not in any way genuinely religious]. The Qur'an indeed supports the death penalty but there is a strong tradition of mercy in Islam. Those who choose to ignore this have other motives. People who genuinely believe in God--"Allah the merciful, the compassionate"--are willing to leave Him to judge such private and victimless 'sins'. People who lack this humility are arrogant, superstitious witch-burners, indulging their own social psychopathy. Ask any decent Muslim.

James M., who sent me the item, comments:

What is a "decent Muslim"? A Muslim who agrees with a non-Muslim liberal about how to interpret Islam.

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In his original e-mail James M. had said:

A recent post by one Libby Purves at the Times is good short proof of how far feminization is responsible for our present corruption:

LA replied:

It's an example of bad, liberal reasoning. I don't see what it has to do with feminization.

James M. replied:

I think it's feminization because a woman is controlling religious reporting at the once-conservative Times. Her deputy is Joanna Sugden and her predecessor was Ruth Gedhill, who used to review services in a variety of faiths as though she were visiting a restaurant. She gave marks out of ten for "Spiritual high" and "After-service care". The Daily Mail is another victim of feminization. Women and intellectually serious journalism do not mix: the exceptions prove the rule. Purves is no exception, as her attempt to evade the truth about Islam demonstrates.

Posted by Lawrence Auster at March 15, 2008 12:47 PM | Comment | Send