" Islam decrees homosexuals should be killed. Are we OK with that? I am not."
Well Fred, I see that now you are using " Islam decrees" rather then " the Koran says..." or "MUHAMMAD taught..." -
gives you some cover since now you can use any fanatical Imam's words anywhere about anything and don't have to worry about those pesky little things like references that could be verified.
There are two Qur’anic verses in particular that condemn Muslims to live in religious, economic, intellectual, and civil poverty. One says: 004.089 “If they turn back from Islam, becoming renegades, seize them and kill them wherever you find them.” The other commands: 005.101 “Believers! Do not ask questions about things which if made plain and declared to you, may vex you, causing you trouble.” 005.102 “A people before you did ask such questions, and on that account they lost their faith and became disbelievers.”
It’s true; the Qur’an is so incomprehensible, so obviously fraudulent, so mean spirited, anyone who even questions it loses their faith. So we need to give Muslims the freedom to ask questions and to make choices.
RS, we understand much better now what islam is and what it isn't. I am not interested in jousting with you, nor quoting verses endlessly. If there's something you need to know about islam you can't get from reading the book yourself, or reading the biography, I suggest you ask an imam. Your defence of the indefensible has become (to me) ridiculous.