"You really can't set religion aside when you are discussing things with Muslims who feel our religion dictates their actions, can you?"
PM: Couldn't agree more, religion is something that is supposed to be beautiful but we shouldn't allow it to dictate every action we make.
Let me try to give you an example i have witnessed; Some years ago, i met 2 Imans from the former soviet republics, who were really understandfulls and made me see Islam in a new positive perspective, somedays later they came to Lisbon and we went to my brother-in-law's restaurant and they drank wine but didn't got drunk, one of them told the other it was ok just should prevent getting drunk, are they less pious for that or are just being humans as all of us?
Only God Can Judge Me
الله فقط يمكنه محاكمتي
I am you and you are me, if you love i love, if you suffer i suffer
أنا أنت, و أنت أنا, إذا أحببت نفسك أحببت نفسي, إذا عانيتَ عانيتُ
"You really can't set religion aside when you are discussing things with Muslims who feel our religion dictates their actions, can you?"
PM: Couldn't agree more, religion is something that is supposed to be beautiful but we shouldn't allow it to dictate every action we make.
Let me try to give you an example i have witnessed; Some years ago, i met 2 Imans from the former soviet republics, who were really understandfulls and made me see Islam in a new positive perspective, somedays later they came to Lisbon and we went to my brother-in-law's restaurant and they drank wine but didn't got drunk, one of them told the other it was ok just should prevent getting drunk, are they less pious for that or are just being humans as all of us?
Only God Can Judge Me
الله فقط يمكنه محاكمتي
I am you and you are me, if you love i love, if you suffer i suffer
أنا أنت, و أنت أنا, إذا أحببت نفسك أحببت نفسي, إذا عانيتَ عانيتُ