The Source of the Problem

“Islam does not countenance accepting part of the Koran and disdaining the rest. Islamic authorities insist that all of the Koran is God’s word settled in heaven from eternity past — abrogations, hell-threats and war verses included. Thus the Koran itself is a de facto crowbar radical Muslims can use to leverage moderate Muslims away from moderation toward radicalism. That is why the non-Muslim world — in its own defense — absolutely must take on the task of rebutting the Koran. It has always merited rebuttal” (Richardson, Secrets of the Koran, p. 93).