Actualllllllllly..... I CAN say that "a book is just a book" EVEN IF that book is the Q'uaran. This is my right. You might not agree with me but I can still say it. This is the cornerstone of free speech. Being able to have open and candid discussions about ANYTHING without people becoming so offended that the discourse shuts down and we hit an impasse. Where does that leave us?
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Someone made a comment today that the Q'uaran is easier to memorize than other books because it is the word of God - to which I said "a book is just a book" - meaning that ANY book would be hard to memorize, regardless of whether or not it ...had ...(supposedly) come from God - cuz, come on! - it's a flippin' BOOK! Poem, yes. Book, holy mother of God that's an undertaking and a half!......Great offense was taken and I was then TOLD, in no uncertain terms, not to say that.
Of course no offense was meant and I would definitely hold the opinion that a book would indeed be easier to memorize if it was so strongly attached to your identity as a person (not the "because-it-was-written-by-God" part though) and because you were interested in it! I think that stands without reason.
But whether we're talking about the Bible, the Q'uaran, the Torah, or my grandmother's recipe book, we cannot let the opinion of others affect us to the point of not being able to have a discussion. That just breeds more intolerance.
And yeah, I'll say it, a book is literally JUST a book - your faith, if you have one, is not predicated on a tangible object -the book is not your faith, the faith is your faith. Yes, respect it, but it's dangerous to hold something like that in such high esteem that if someone so much as dog ear's a page or *GASP* puts it on the ground you become enraged. Don't most religions tell their followers not to worship false idols? - hmmmmm.
Anyway, that's my 2 cents. I welcome any discussion as long as its open, candid and respectful. Or maybe like my dear cousin Ross said, we should listen to our mothers and talk about something else:) How bout them Oilers? ha ha! :)
Of course no offense was meant and I would definitely hold the opinion that a book would indeed be easier to memorize if it was so strongly attached to your identity as a person (not the "because-it-was-written-by
But whether we're talking about the Bible, the Q'uaran, the Torah, or my grandmother's recipe book, we cannot let the opinion of others affect us to the point of not being able to have a discussion. That just breeds more intolerance.
And yeah, I'll say it, a book is literally JUST a book - your faith, if you have one, is not predicated on a tangible object -the book is not your faith, the faith is your faith. Yes, respect it, but it's dangerous to hold something like that in such high esteem that if someone so much as dog ear's a page or *GASP* puts it on the ground you become enraged. Don't most religions tell their followers not to worship false idols? - hmmmmm.
Anyway, that's my 2 cents. I welcome any discussion as long as its open, candid and respectful. Or maybe like my dear cousin Ross said, we should listen to our mothers and talk about something else:) How bout them Oilers? ha ha! :)
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