I wonder if Muhammad ever had any clue that followers in his name would one day include nut jobs who behead others in grocery stores. Perhaps he might have overlooked the evils of a hierarchical authority within Islam knowing that...
See this is one of the things I talk about frequently with my wife about...I believe in God, the prophets, etc. BUT, if Islam was truly God, written down in a book, don't you think He would have seen this coming ESPECIALLY since the Quaran is supposed to transgress time? That's the problem with the extremists, they translate their book as it MUST be followed as it was back then, rather than in accordance to modern times.
A time will come when nothing will remain of Islam except its name and nothing will remain of the Qur’an except its script. Mosques will be full of worshippers, but as far as righteousness is concerned they will be empty and deserted. Their 'Ulama’ (religious scholars) will be the worst of creatures under the canopy of the heavens. Evil plots will originate from them and to them will they return.
Also, it's worth nothing that despite all the bad publicity Islam is getting post-9/11, it is still the fastest spreading religion in the world and it's growing faster now than before...notable among educated single Western women.
