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Originally Posted by Jon M
Interesting point there Punky,
I'm not sure moderate Muslims would ascribe to that point of view to the letter though... we used to have an Iranian Muslim family that were perfectly happy to join in with our church services. Granted they may not have understood a lot of the implications of what was said to them there, but they certainly had an inclusive attitude to other faiths.
Likewise with a turkish girl who is a muslim and comes to our church, she regularly discusses and debates with us over whether we all worship one God or not.
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Indeed. I wasn't really saying how many, and which Muslims really ascribe to the view, only that the view exists in the Koran, and that some (the most famous being that Mahajaroon group, know allegedly dunfunct, thankfully) want to enforce that view.
I too know Muslims that embrace other religions, which goes further than merely allowing them to co-exist.
The fact that it exists in the Koran isn't a problem so much, but that some people will embrace it. In books so old they will reflect the time they were written in which a some things are incompatible with attitudes today.
Edit: The best example, is
here
It should also be noted that this has been on the Internet for years, no Christians have ever called for anyone to be beheaded because of it, etc...