Free Republic

It is not politically-correct to say it, but it is nonetheless true: “Islam cannot peacefully co-exist with other faiths from a position of strength or equality.” It was, is, and always will be a conquering, xenophobic philosophy (Browne, 2005; Bostom, 2005; Trifkovic, 2002). Mohammed was a conqueror who killed and enslaved thousands, who forced people at sword-point to convert, who taught Muslims have a divine right to rule over all, and Muslims have a duty to spread Islam by word or by conquest. Not once in its 1400-year history do we find it accepting other faiths as equals (Koran 5:51,57;...

The acrid smell of burning rubber and smoking fire bombs mingled with odors from our sumptuous dinner table, but we were determined to celebrate Thanksgiving Day with our friends, regardless of the turmoil in our city streets. It was November 1978, post-Shah, Iran. Three weeks earlier, in the capital city of Tehran, establishments that Americans visited for recreation were being fire-bombed by radicals; any place that served liquor and provided dancing were targeted as "… against the holy book." Living in Esfahan, only 300 miles from Tehran, we feared for our lives. My husband's job had brought us to Iran...