But, since you probably don't know anything about the texts being quoted to you, you take these things as gospel (lol #ironic puns) - possibly related to a potential inferiority complex you may have
Or perhaps its related to the fact that those interpretations (of the quoted texts) are the ones majority of sunni "scholars" hold? But lets just ignore that fact, because those "scholars" are wrong, and a (fringe) minority of muslims on the internet are right.
"struggling" Muslim-majority countries contrasted with "striving" western states are not a legitimate criticism of Islam. Especially while you conveniently forget about/overlook the purposeful and direct decimation of infrastructure of said Muslim-majority countries.
Yes, when muslims in muslim majority countries oppress non-muslims (and muslim women) with basis in their understanding of hadith and quran, which also just happens to be the prevalent understanding of said material by the "scholars", then its naturally the decimation of infrastructure that is at fault, and it has got nothing to do with Islam.
Religion can not, and never has, created liberal pluralistic societies, because religion divides people into believers and non-believers, where non-believers (and to a certain extent women) are deemed subhumans. When people take their religion a bit too seriously, and start oppressing, murdering and violating those sub-humans, it has of course got nothing to do with religion.
Who is this rant directed at anyway? Perhaps such people need to learn to direct their frustration and anger at their own "scholars", instead of the atheist, agnostic and liberal muslims who are willing to admit that their religion has its fair share of negative aspects, which need to be reformed/annulled/modified.
Societies of muslim-majority conutries are a mess, and it is partially due to Islam, not entirely, but partially, to deny that is to be intellectually dishonest and willfully ignorant. But of course Islam is perfect because it just happens to be the religion I was indoctrinated with during childhood, while something like hinduism is vile with its caste system and what not, and don't even get me started on christianity.
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