I would not resist a "conversion" to Islam at gun- or swordpoint. I have very high principles. I have beliefs I would not compromise under any circumstances. I would ( and have) put my life on the line for the right principle or issue.
But to make a point to these asshats? What point? Look at it from their point of view:
If I yield, they are "successful," and feel all squishy about themselves. If I resist, they eliminate one more infidel whose life wasn't worth anything anyway. Remember: Convert or kill.
They're crazy. I mean clinically crazy. At the extreme edges of any extreme ideology, the behavior, the thought processing, qualifies as insane.
Why would I give my life--my gift and blessing from my God and Creator--to someone who's literally insane?
Does that mean I'm a coward? If it does, I'll be a living, breathing one. But I don't think it does.
To me it means I'm outsmarting them.
So,,, you will take the mark of the beast as long as it doesn't show?