That is quite the post.
"Once the Arabs had acquired an empire, a coherent religion was required in order to hold that empire together and legitimize their rule."
" Islam is an invention for the purpose of providing a religious justification for Arab Imperialism. The Conquest is the reason and explanation for Islam, not the other way around."
"Once the Arabs had acquired an empire, a coherent religion was required in order to hold that empire together and legitimize their rule."
We don't know about the Myth of Mecca because we are afraid to. We, Americans and Westerners and participants of civilization, have been intimidated and frightened into examining the historical truth regarding Islam. Dare to criticize Islam and some crazed ayatollah will issue a fatwah calling for your death.
The words must be read thoughtfully and critically, and the wisdom they contain extracted with reflection, not reflexively.
"....Christianity emerged from its Dark Ages when its sacred texts were considered infallible and criticism condemned (often to death) as heresy, to subject itself to historical examination and rational discussion. It is stronger for it."
The dfifference is that Christianity, like Judaisim is ligitimized in and by the old and new testaments. Islam's "prophet" IS NOT mentioned or fortold except perhaps in the matter of the "False Phrophet"
".....As Al-Rawandi puts it:
"The claims of Islam do not depend on historical origins, but on an inner knowledge of God, the accompaniment and reward of piety. What makes Islam true is the spiritual life of Moslems, not religious history but religious experience."
The sad thing is he is not kidding I mean, piety in God thru a FAKE religion!!!? OOOOOOOK!