Naomi - // Contradiction to what? //
This -
At 16:01 you posted this -
//Zacs, these are not blanket instructions on the treatment of perceived enemies of the faithful - and therein lies the difference. //
Clearly your meaning is that the Koran is 'blanket instructions on how the faithful are to react to unbelievers - such as murder, terrorism and so on.
I picked you up at 16:05, but you chose not to respond - a trick you often use when you have no proper answer to offer.
I said this - // Zacs, these are not blanket instructions on the treatment of perceived enemies of the faithful - and therein lies the difference. //
But interpretation - that gold-plated Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card available to all followers of all faiths, means that no-one actually has to do anything they don;t want to.
Theland constantly reminds us of Man's 'free will' - well there it is in action.
You can't have it all ways. //
I beleive that interpretation is available for Muslims just as much as Christians, contrary to what you advised. I said as much -
// ... no-one actually has to do anything they don;t want to.//
And your response is -
// No they don’t, but the guidance is there for anyone who chooses that option… which jihadists do. //
Now it appears that 'guidance', not instruction is the format of the Koran, which is not what you said at 16:01.
I haven't changed my view in less that an hour - care to explain why you have - since you slid past my previous argument about what you said.
I hope you won't slide past this one, or refer to my 'nonsense' again - people will think you don't actually remember what you have said, or that you think you can contradict youreself and no-one will notice.