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...Life and Law You asked, appropriately enough, "Does the Koran Condone Killing?" [Sept. 13], and then focused primarily on the beheading of hostages by insurgents in Iraq. Why not ask whether the Bible condones killing and explore the bombing, shelling and deaths of thousands of innocent civilians in Iraq? From the fire bombings of Dresden and Tokyo to the nuclear holocausts of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the U.S. appears to have no particular scruples about causing civilian deaths. Dennis Green Alameda...
...Does the Koran condone killing? Clearly the answer is ambiguous at best. Many Muslims, particularly in the West, are embarrassed by seemingly contradictory verses in the Koran. The real story is the growing number of apostates in the Muslim world and the deep anguish of former Muslims who have abandoned their faith because they can no longer reconcile many of the teachings of Islam with basic humanistic values. Reform will come to Islam, and it will come from the West. Len Eleazar New York City...
...head with a khaki skullcap to match his prison jumpsuit--appears to have had a change of heart about the Taliban and claims he was misled about jihad, according to sources close to his case. But although he remains a student of Islam--his daily routine includes reading the Koran and improving his Arabic via a correspondence course--he has little to do with other Muslim inmates. "He thinks that most Muslims are not good Muslims," says an official. "I can see him looking down his nose at them." Lindh also spends his days poring over his fan mail, which...
...KORAN: Does the holy book authorize beheadings and other hostage killings...
...Mecca in the 7th century, the Prophet faced off against his own tribe, the Quraysh, for worshipping false idols. In much the same way, modern Muslims are pitted against people worshipping false idols of hatred, violence and intolerance. After he fled Mecca, the Prophet heard a chapter of the Koran called Al-Nisa (The Women), which said, "O ye who believe! Stand out firmly for justice as witnesses to God, even if it may be against yourselves, your parents or your kin." With this philosophy, he built a vibrant, inclusive community and returned to Mecca to claim the city that...