{"id":1270,"date":"2014-11-14T13:19:55","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T13:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/islaminamerica\/?p=1270"},"modified":"2014-11-13T18:20:57","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T18:20:57","slug":"older-men-manipulating-younger-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/islaminamerica\/2014\/11\/14\/older-men-manipulating-younger-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Older Men Manipulating Younger Men?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you been following the “feud” between Bill Maher and his critics over Islam? He contends that references to violence in the Qu’ran are a literal “call to arms”.<\/p>\n

Here’s a nuanced discussion of the dispute. Key take-away: “people often seek to blame an outside influence for violent and destructive actions of individuals.”<\/p>\n

In this case, Heather Digby Parton of Salon. com argues that it’s not the Qu’ran doing the influencing, but radical imams (and the FBI). Yeah: not kidding.<\/p>\n

Read the whole thing here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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