My blog, my rules

No ad hominem responses. No attacking the messenger. Attack the message.
Civil language only. You have already lost the argument if you cannot use civil language to articulate your positions.

This is not a blog about Islamic scholarship nor about the deep interpretation of the Quran. It is only about the behavior and the consequences of the behavior of those who wield the sword of the prophet. Not metaphorically, but literally. Thus, discussions about behavior are appropriate. Discussions about the motives that drive the behavior and the teachings that drive the behavior are appropriate. Expanding beyond that into general analysis of Islamic history and philosophy takes us to areas much better handled on other forums. See the links page.

I decide who speaks. I will welcome the most contentious commentary, the most explicit repudiation of my writing, but only if the comment is about the message and the comment is civil. I have no fear of being wrong. I have great fear of being silenced. For silence is submission and submission is defeat.

We can change, we can learn, we can adapt, we can become enlightened. We cannot lose.