I never said religion made sense; you're the one picking one dude's Islamic interpretation and saying "this is the correct one and applies to all Muslims".

The current debate all over the internet is whether ISIS's interpretation is the real interpretion. It really is correct, because it's the most literal application of the Qu'uaran. If you don't want to hear that kernel of truth, fine. But it is the truth, by way of multiple Islamic scholars and sources. I have plenty more that you can have.

You realise that any text has to be interpreted, right? I'm not talking about some New testament "old one didn't count" bullshit, I'm talking about clerics taking Islamic fundamental principles and applying them to a modern context.

ISIS is providing a literal interpretation, following the context of Islam in the 7th century. Given the Qu'uaran is only meant to be followed literally (or else it's not the real word of Allah), the only context that matters is the context of the 7th century.

You know that one of the fundamental principles is that morality is governed by context and that it is up to clerics to interpret Islamic for what Mohammed himself acknowledged is an ever c changing culture?

The morals provided by ISIS are the same morals from Islam in the 7th century, when it was first established. This is why there are no "Dark Ages" for Islam, the religion can never progress out of the 7th century because it's forbidden to do so.

The Dark Ages for Christianity was prominent in the 10th and 11th century, in which Christianity turned heretical. However, Christianity existed ever since the 3rd century as a legitimized religion, after Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity himself. There was progress made from the 3rd century to the 10th century, which is why the Dark Ages were aptly known, as those 7 centuries of knowledge were lost for 200 years.

With Islam, as there is only one correct interpretation (the literal interpretation), there will only ever be one form of Islam. There will be no "modernity" or "secularist" movements in Islam, because that goes against Allah's word.