I think the author is making a mistake by characterising all libertarian islamic thought as being &#x27;Murjiite&#x27;. The Murjiites were a specific historical religious and political movement and we really don&#x27;t know all that much about what they believed and how they put that into practice. Furthermore since a Murjiite assassinated Ali, calling modern Muslims Murjiites associates them with that act in a way that&#x27;s wholly counterproductive. Other than that I enjoyed the article and found much to agree with.