Neither can you.
I understand your attitude because it's so prevalent. I also believe that you are most probably a good person...and smart since you are on the FR.
But, I tell you: NO ONE can have the REMOTEST idea what it's like to live over there. I wrote my letters to family and friends and they COULDN'T believe it and only knew that I wrote what I saw and experienced and KNEW me and knew that I wasn't kidding or joking around. It was WAY too bizarre to make up. Truly! :o)
I LIVED in the middle east FIVE long years so I met, worked with and knew Saudis for longer than a few days, weeks and months. One learns a lot in FIVE long years.
You condemn a belief system because you don't like it and consider it evil.
However, GOD created those souls and ALLOWED their belief system to emerge. I don't have it in me to condemn God' decision like you do. Good and bad souls [bad souls: a.k.a. jerks] ABOUND in every culture, country and civilization.
We are certainly to DISCERN good/bad and right/wrong. But does one simply make decisions about a faith (or anything else of some import) because one doesn't LIKE another belief system....ESPECIALLY when one's acquaintance and knowledge of it is NOT from a prolonged LIVING experience of it?
I don't.
God bless.
Muslims cut off Christian’s heads and rape children.
That is all I need to know to want them all dead.
ALL DEAD!