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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Y2K" data-source="post: 10682800" data-attributes="member: 35049">My answer you will find with the following statement ProoftextProoftexting (sometimes "proof-texting" or "proof texting") is the practice of using isolated quotations from a document (particularly a book of the Bible, but not always[citation needed]) to establish a proposition. Using discrete quotations is generally seen as decontextualised. Critics[who?] of the technique note that often such quotes may not accurately reflect the original intent of the author[2], and that a document quoted in such a manner may not in fact support the proposition for which it was cited when read as a whole.Ministers and teachers have used the following humorous anecdote to demonstrate the dangers of prooftexting:A man dissatisfied with his life decided to consult the Bible for guidance. Closing his eyes, he flipped the book open and pointed to a spot on the page. Opening his eyes, he read the verse under his finger. It read, "Then Judas went away and hanged himself" (Matthew 27:5b) Closing his eyes again, the man randomly selected another verse. This one read, "Jesus told him, 'Go and do likewise.'" (Luke 10:37b) Ok then let people decide ..... What will Allah except from you ? What will be his last commandemnt ?</blockquote>

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