@Nemo
I think the idea is to distinguish the allegedly "revelation of God" from all those other "works of men". Of course, pretty much every religion (or relationship, since Ray insists he doesn't have a religion) has some claim or another that makes it unique from the others in some way.
Yeah, that's true; they all want to be ultra-super-dandy special. But in doing so they essentially make it into a game of He Said, She Said, or more accurately Jesus Said, Mohammad Said. And if they want to make themselves feel all special, fine. I just don't know how they think it'll convince anyone else.
Muslims haven't had to contend with some sort of secular movement as Christians have for the past few centuries, so they haven't built up the sort of sophistry that defines many of the fundies on this site.
True. I am kind of hoping that people like Malala are able to bring the Muslim countries at least into the 18th century. I am aware it'll take a while to get 21st century freedom but the more progress is made the better.
As for Ray Comfort, I doubt he'd object if I read the Quran without a "humble heart". If I went through and went Bible Reloaded on it, he'd probably find it hilarious. Why the double standard?
Simple. It's not his religion on the skewer. Everyone loves seeing other people's beliefs/favorite teams/favorite bands/political parties/nationalities/etc. on the grill. But turn it on things they like or are a part of and all of the sudden you're a very, very bad person. It takes an enlightened and mature mind to be able to laugh at your own flaws and laugh at the things you love. In this particular case it's not a fundie problem, it's a human psychology problem. Of course, the fundamentalism only serves to exacerbate this problem.
