Jihadism, Islam, & Need for a Martin Luther

[Gabriel Castillo]

>>>We should be less eager to seek out Martin Luthers

What does this mean?


> Thanks for this.  Very insightful, hopeful and interesting.  The lessons
> extend beyond Islam, though.  Fundamentalism in any faith can be invoked
> by the charismatic to variously seduce, incite or enslave primitive
> minds.  You'll recall that Martin Luther's own ideas were leveraged to
> ill ends by a little gang we used to call the Nazis...
>
> We should be less eager to seek out Martin Luthers, and more interested
> in illuminating dark and desperate cultures and societies.
>
> And invasion and occupation don't count as illumination.  See also THE
> CRUSADES.
>
> Pret
>
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> [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of KMATTOX at aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 10:55 AM
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> Subject: Jihadism, Islam, & Need for a Martin Luther
>
> I have been a student of the long and complex history of the Middle
> East,  as
> well as the religions emanating from this location.   The attached
> editorial
> is one of the most compelling which I have recently  read.     I do have
> some
> political views and comments, but  will reserve them for private
> discussion.
>   k
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