At the risk of being redundant: I understood Islam when I finally realized that emulating the life of Muhammad is the first order of business for the faithful Muslim. And what an awful life he lead. The peaceful Muslims whitewash this horror show and exaggerate (over emphasize) the peaceful preachings of Muhammad. Otherwise the go crazy with a cognitive disconnect
Just a bunch of Muslims acting like Muhammad.
"At the risk of being redundant: I understood Islam when I finally realized that emulating the life of Muhammad is the first order of business for the faithful Muslim. And what an awful life he lead."
Right! A Christian lives Christian faith by being a follower and emulator of what we see in Jesus. We can expect other religions to be the same. If Mohammed (PBUH) is a prophet of God, his ordering the killings of critics, his execution of unarmed men and boys after a battle, his use of scripture to justify enslavement and rape of women, his judgment that women are 1/2 the worth of men in courts, even his marriage to his own duaghter in laws and his polygamy in marrying nine wives - all is worthy of emulation to a muslim.
If Muslims are doing the same, and really mean it, I fear for peace in the world. The world cannot tolerate 1.2 billion wannabe warlords.
For more on this, see:
http://freedomstruth.blogspot.com/2006/02/marwans-daughter-farce-of-islams-hurt.html