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Farouk Shami
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Texas: Muslim or ex-Muslim gubernatorial candidate demonstrates mastery of the art of claiming victim status
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"I want to clarify what has been reported in the press concerning my religion. I was born in the land of Abraham, believing in Moses, Jesus and Mohammad, and believing in one God.
While this statement may appear to the ignorant and unwary to be one of religious pluralism and open-mindedness, actually it is a straightforward statement of Islamic faith. For in the Qur'an, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad are all Muslim prophets who taught the same message, the message of Islam. Judaism and Christianity, in this understanding, arose later, out of corruptions of the teachings of Moses and Jesus. So for Farouk Shami to say that he believed in Moses, Jesus and Muhammad is simply to say that he was an ordinary, mainstream Muslim -- although the statement is clearly presented here in an attempt to give readers (and Texas voters) the impression that he was some kind of "all religions are one" multiculturalist or broad-minded ecumenist.
I grew up with members of my family and friends practicing multiple faiths: Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. I was also educated at a Quaker school. All of these things contributes to my relationship with God. To say simply 'I'm a Muslim' or 'I'm a Quaker' is to ignore major parts of my faith. I know it seems complicated that I do not have a pat answer to questions about what religion I am, but without my exposure to many different cultures and religious beliefs I wouldn't be the person I am today. Continue reading
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/02/texas-muslim-or-ex-muslim-gubernatorial-candidate-demonstrates-mastery-of-the-art-of-claiming-victim.html
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