Posted on 03/31/2006 10:01:53 PM PST by freedom44
How very inclusive and tolerant.
I get this feeling that this is not a good blueprint for a "religion of peace".
Was this guy trying to see how many different ways he could say the same thing, "get the hell out"?
I don't think fatwas mean much. They are fatwas on different sides of many issues, it seems.
Surprise Surprise Surprise! (Insert Gomer Pyle pic)
Breathtaking chutzpah from a 'religion' that borrowed most of its early traditions from the two faith traditions that it now considers heresy.
For I will never bow to a muslim and his filthy so-called religion:
"Therefore, religion necessitates the prohibition of unbelief, and this requires the prohibition of worshiping the True God in any way other than that of the Christian Faith and Secular Law. Included in this is the prohibition against building houses of worship according to the abrogated religious laws, islam or anything resembling it or anything else, since these houses of worship - whether they be mosques or other houses of worship - are considered heretical houses of worship, because the worship that is practiced in them is in violation of the Christian Law, which abrogates all religious law that came after it. God says about the unbelievers and their deeds: 'I will turn to every deed they have done and I will make them into dust in the wind...
I don't really worry about these unbelieving, fanatical followers of Islam, in the end, the True God will overcome.
Absolutely correct. Years ago, when I first started reading about the history and tenets of Islam, I was intrigued by many of its ideas and its connection with Judaism and Christianity. The more I explored, however, the more alarmed I became at the differences between Islam and other major faiths.
Some might say I could've saved myself the time and just examined who has been responsible for most of the terrorist actions of the last few decades. Unfortunately, it hasn't been the work of a "just a few extremists". A huge percentage of the Islamic world agrees with people like Osama bin Laden, and has no problem with the murder of non-Muslims and fellow Muslims alike.
I've heard the same arguments before: Every religion has its radicals. All religions have periods of violence and oppression. Passages from the Bible seem as bad as those in the Koran.
My answer? All of the above may be true, but Islam has, far and away, the largest number of hard-core radicals. (How many Buddhists have hijacked jetliners?) The Catholic Church had the Spanish Inquisition, but later came reform and a return to the core beliefs of Christianity. (Is Islam capable of reform?) As for Islam...well...they haven't changed that much since the 7th century, now have they?
The Koran? Far more than a "few passages" advocating violence and death for non-Muslims. In fact, if you edited out the most bloodthirsty verses from the Koran, you might eliminate half the text!
As much I hate to say it, I think the roots of that particular tree are rotten. Trying to "reform" Islam would be like trying to "reform" Nazism. Pluck out the "anti-Semitism" from National Socialism, and you've plucked out the heart & soul of the ideology. Unlike most religions, Islam doesn't seem much concerned with heart & soul, matters of the spirit. It's main focus is political, legal and militaristic.
Among other things, I think this is what makes Islam so different from Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism or other faiths --- instead of trying to achieve union with God, Islam (like Nazism or Communism) wants to make the world into its own utopian vision --- a nightmare for the rest of us.
I hope everybody here knows a "jinn" is a genie.
These buffoons have laws even for the imaginary!
Bomb 'em back to the 7th century, where they truly belong!
It's not a problem that Islam views all other religions as heresy. So does Christianity.
The major problem is in Islam's militant attitude towards other religions.
A lesser but still significant problem is that Islam is able to conduct missionary and political activities in Christian lands, while protecting their base from Christian missionary activities. This asymetrical playing field needs to be challenged.
Islam is a virus.
very well stated.
Islam as an ideology is of a totalitarian construct, it's tenets, are similar to Nazism or Communism, likewise; intolerant of any dissent.
We must remember that Christian have failed their duty since conversion of europe. Our church are so busy their business in Europe and forget the rest, especially middle east. When St Thomas preach into India, I am sure our Church was surprise about it and never heard of it. Now, the problem is how we gonna preach into Kingdom of Islam where their law is violence. If one person convert, the next day his head behead. We should blame ourselve for failure to spread the word of God into Middle East coz' we're busy our thing. Now, what is more important is unite our prayer for One Church.
“Slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captives and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush.”
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It's a religion of peace
It's a religion of peace
It aint Slim W, but this'll gitr done!
Kill A Commie For Mommie
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