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Originally posted by Arliquin
True. It could probably exist in any peaceful form. This line of thought has it that "truth" is without form. But this a 'mystical' insight - thus may take longer than we'd like.
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No, I'm saying that there are two parts to a religious structure - an internal principle and an external form. For years, the christian church identified the "Kingdom of God" as the divine external form, and the Catholic church set about becoming a dominant political force.
In the modern era, the evangelical movement recognizes that there is an internal principle of the "Kingdom of God", and shedding the external form that caused so much pain and suffering in the world.
Islam needs to undergo this same transformation with sheria, jihad, and the concept of the pan-islamic state.
-sm