Why Islam Is In Shambles (Vy important repost...an Iranian perspect on islam)

Persian Journal ^ | 6/17/2006 | Amil Imani

[Dark Skies]

IMO, islam is a complete and utter lie!

And it interesting to see moderate muslims reaching for the metaphysical bottom of the islamic reality.

We infidels know that islam is bullsh!t...many muslims are beginning to see the same.

As a Christian, it is equally odd to see those who have fallen away from the religion come back to the person of Yeshua.

When Muslims try to return to the basics of islam...they are blocked by the hatred and untruth.

I suspect Yeshua is calling them to the Truth.

[bubman]

Amil Imani is an Iranian born, pro-democracy activist who resides in the United States of America. Imani is a poet, writer, literary translator, novelist and an essayist who has been writing and speaking out for the struggling people of his native land, Iran. He maintains a website at www.amilimani.com.

He is also a dead man walking!!

[hinckley buzzard]

Sell hate and people queue several blocks to buy. Sell love and you will be mostly by your lonely self.

If this moslem wants to take a lesson he might observe the spread of the Christian gospel. A few conquistadors notwithstanding, it has been spread without the sword, which is the only way islam has ever prevailed over others.

[SkyPilot]

Bump.

[dk/coro]

The author is just another propagandist for Islam -- attempting to put a bit of lipstick on a very cantankerous Pig!

Islam has embodied within the Quran and Hadiths the absolute dedication to implementation of both internal and external Jihad.

Christendom (Western Democracy) is in the early stage of a resurrected mortal clash with Islam. T deny that fact, one only has to look at the historical track record of Mohammad's successors over the centuries.

Our current conflict is but the latest page in the bloody history of the "Clash."

But, heck, we all understand that! Right? Sure....

[Dark Skies]

Last I heard, you were doing poorly. Hope all is well.

Good to hear from you!

[hinckley buzzard]

Thanks! I'm doing fine, back to my usual curmudgeonly self.

[Stultis]

A major problem with Islam is that there are as many different versions of Islam as there are Islamic pundits and there are legions of them.

Haven't read the whole thing yet, for context; but why does the author see this a "major problem with Islam"? As an anti-Mullah, pro-Democracy advocate you'd think he'd have just the opposite view.

Recognition of the (genuine) diversity of Islam can only help those who are oppressed by and oppose it's employment as a tool for authoritarian or totalitarian rule. A major thrust of Islamist, Jihadist rhetoric is to present Islam as monolithic. Their opponents should take the opposite tack. (Unfortunately many anti-Islamists here on FReerepublic and elsewhere essentially endorse the Islamist claim that theirs is the true and only Islam.)

[Dark Skies]

Just my opinion of course, but I think that islam, as this writer describes it, is a cafeteria religion in the sense that an adherent can choose what he likes and that is bad only to the degree that certain sects choose violence and intolerance and misogyny.

The real problem, as I see it, isn't the cafeteria aspect as much as it is the fact that the "dominant" gene or trait in islam is clearly the radical one. The moderate forces in islam are afraid of the violent/warrior strain just as is the non-muslim world.

[Amil]

You are absolutely wrong. I assume you do not know the meaning of the word, documentary. We should not allow our hatred blinds our senses. Yes, Islam is a cult of death. But, in order to decipher this cult, we must approach it with academic research. With logic, in order to eradicate it. Learn who your enemies are, then attack.

[BunnySlippers]

[Amil]

Let them catch me if they can. If my death means the end of Islam, Then let it be so. Islam MUST be eradicated. It is the greatest threat to mankind. Hopefully, my death, will allow humanity to live a long long time.

[Amil]

You the most uneducated Islamist I have ever come across. The most illiterate one too. I have put my life in jeopardy, and you spew garbage?

[Cronos]

just posted your article on FR. Thank you for all your work

[airborne]

bookmark

[airborne]

All this talk about hating and fighting and killing is, IMHO, not very God-like.

In fact, it seems to be more in the manner of Satan.

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WOW! A post of mine from 2006!

(and a pretty good one at that!)

[airborne]

Just looked, and Amil's las post was June 20, 2006.The day this was originally posted.

I wonder if something happened to him?

[Cronos]

hi airborne — I just posted an article by him (Islam was not for me) which he posted on 13 Nov 2011. Odds pointed out to me that he used to post on FR. I wonder if he just got fed up of us.

[odds]

I don’t personally know him. But, as far as I know he is fine. He is also politically active, more than before. So, probably got too busy maintaining his own website, as well as writing articles. Leaves little time to post here & reply to comments too. That’d be my guess.

[Cronos]

and that’s the most important! thank you for pointing out to me that he was a poster here