{"id":1395,"date":"2015-02-18T01:13:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T01:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/islaminamerica\/?p=1395"},"modified":"2015-02-18T04:23:41","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T04:23:41","slug":"what-isis-really-wants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/islaminamerica\/2015\/02\/18\/what-isis-really-wants\/","title":{"rendered":"What ISIS Really Wants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Thus begins a lengthy assessment of ISIS in <I>The Atlantic<\/I>. Read it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/features\/archive\/2015\/02\/what-isis-really-wants\/384980\/#disqus_thread\">here<\/a> and tell us what you think.<\/p>\n<p>Do you agree that ISIS has &#8220;a sincere, carefully considered commitment to returning civilization to a seventh-century legal environment, and ultimately to bringing about the apocalypse&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>Is that an appropriate goal for 21st century Muslims?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse.&#8221; Thus begins a lengthy assessment of ISIS in The Atlantic. Read it here and tell us what you think. 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