Personal - #501 - #63 - Will the “moderates” of Islam please come foreword!

If the Moslem religion is exactly the word of God and the Koran is exactly in those dictated words; and ,if the Bible and the experiences of Judaism and Catholicism, et al, remain the experiences of God, there is a huge difference. One is the belief that the exact words of God are in the Koran and Shariah Law is the only way to live, and; the other way to live is to be guided by the experiences of God, as defined by various individuals at various times; conflict is bound to arise. What to do about this conflict?
Some believers are imbued to the point of martyrdom if the Shariah Law is not obeyed by everyone. On the other hand, the freedom to live the way you want (with little restriction) is believed to be the only way. (i.e. the human believes in “freedom”).
What to do?

If there was a portion of Islam that stated publicly that the translation of God’s dictated word in the Koran was open to interpretation “by the Mullahs and those in charge”; there would be room for discussion. Either the people who want “interpretation” are intimidated physically or mentally by the Jhadist element of the party of Islam or there is no room in Islam for “interpretation”. In which case there can be no discussion….take or leave it!

This leaves the question …. What do you do with the Islam religion?
Do you treat the religion as one, or; do you hope that there arises a group of moderates in the Islam religion that are willing to discuss “interpretation”. If you treat Islam as one religion, without compromise, that must kill or convert non-believers as second hand citizens. What would you expect from those non-believers….?
If, on the other hand, you thought there might come a time when the more moderate Islamists might rise up and publicly state that there was room to talk, then , perhaps, the outcome would not seem so precise. “To kill or be killed” seems the only option now!
Who would bet their life on a future of perhaps there might come a time when the “moderates of Islam might come forward?” Who would rely on that person? Who would plan a future on that possibility?
Do we simply wait for the future… or what?