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In response to "There's an interpretation of Jihad that makes all Non-Muslims fair game for attack... just for being non-Muslims -- nm" by con_carne

and there's an interpretation of passages in the Bible that justifies slavery.

Posted by znufrii Nov 16 '10, 10:22

the point being, whatever societal phenomenon you look at, you can find someone who will justify it by interpreting some purportedly holy text.

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I'm fairly certain the Koran contains no mention of Jihad (that's a later invention), so I'm not sure how apt this is -- nm - con_carne Nov 16, 10:28 1
- I'm honestly not familiar enough with it to say one way or the other - znufrii Nov 16, 10:30

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