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Originally Posted by Russ
You've helped emphasise a point I often make - it's not your or my place to decide who is or isn't a "good" Christian/Muslim/Sikh/Hindu/whatever. We can comment on whether we feel someone's actions have fallen short of what we personally might expect from someone of faith but a person's beliefs are their own and justifiable to themselves only - and their chosen deity.
For example I don't view the whole MAC ethos to be very Islamic. I don't know any of them personally so I can't be sure but in my opinion I would say their actions fall short of what their holy book guides them to do. And they'd be just as within their rights to disagree with me.
Swings and roundabouts.
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surely though the majority view is accepted to decide what is right and wrong within a religion .If,for example ,the majority of muslims said that blowing up christians was the right way to go then that would be accepted as part of the religion and MACS would be counted as good Muslims ...but it isn't .A Muslim in this thread has said that he doesn't count the MACS as Muslims because of their actions and i hope that is a reflection of the feelings of most Muslims(and i choose to believe that it is) therefore they are not counted as Muslim