Frontpage Magazine has a symposium on the current state of Islam that is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand whether or not a “moderate” version of Islam exists and how/if one could be promoted (H/T Andy McCarthy).
The guests mostly agree that there are forms of moderate Islam that reject the advancement of a political Islamic society, the concept of takfir, and the use of violence against anti-Islamist Muslims. They also agree that the current mainstream Islam is Islamist (something the left and this administration need to understand). Where there is some disagreement among the guests, however, is on the strategy for advancing a moderate Islamic movement.
UPDATE: The blog Patheos has been hosting a series on the future of various world religions, and it just ran the series on the future of Islam.
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