>"I defend anyone's right to practice the religion of their choice."<
- Yeah, I know...and as I said; It's too bad that you don't defend the rights of EX- Muslims as vigorously.
Many ex-Muslims have had their lives threatened for leaving Islam.
I challenge you to refute anything this Ex-Muslim has to say here:
"Why I Left Islam"- By Dr. Ali Sina (excerpt from Link):
http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/sina/why_i_left_islam.htm
- "My rejection of Islam is not based on the bad deeds of the Muslims but on the bad teachings of its holy book and on the bad deeds of its founder. Many cruelties and heinous acts of violence, perpetrated by Muslims throughout the centuries were inspired by the Quran and the Sunnah (the examples of the prophet).
That is why I condemn ISLAM for the bad things that Muslims do. Any effort to humanize Islam is a waste of time. The obstacle to any reform is Quran. The enemy is Islam and that is the target of my attacks. I do that, despite knowing that I have become the magnet of the hatred of fanatical Muslims and my own life could be in danger.
Yet I know that by eradicating Islam we can save the world from the dangers of a catastrophe that otherwise is looming over our heads and could cause more disaster than the 1st and 2nd World Wars combined. Eradication of Islam means restoring peace among humanity and civility, democracy and prosperity in the Muslim world. "
http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/sina/why_i_left_islam.htm
Is Dr Ali Sina a bigot, for condemning Islam?
He was after all- "one of them".
BTW;
I know a man who had his life threatened, when he married a muslim woman. They were living in Egypt at the time. He was told by a friend of her family that there were some Muslims that wanted to kill him. He had to flee for his life.
Defend that.
Regards
The key to understanding Islam is that all Muslims are commanded to emulate what Islam calls the exemplary life of Muhammad. Would you want to model your life after a man who preached peace when young then turned into a sadistic conquerer who got one fifth of all war booty. Who was a pedophile.
Ex-muslims have the right to practice any religion they choose. I know they're in danger from radical muslims.
"I have become the magnet of the hatred of fanatical Muslims and my own life could be in danger."
I know this very well. I have defended all who speak out, whether they are still muslim or not.
If you don't know, I closely follow DcotorZIn's Daily Iranian Alert Thread. I know very well the dangers and brutality wrought by muslim extremists. I have never defended violence within islam.