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Originally posted by sy.gunson
Whatever your misgivings as to the subjectivity of the source PieMan, they do quote and interview with Sheik Abu Saqer, leader of Jihadia Salafiya as the source.
Originally posted by pavil
For a "true" religion like Islam shouldn't it be able to hold it's own vs other religions out there without having to resort to bascially preventing other religions from growing and/or establishing? You don't see many Christian or Buddist nations making it a crime for other religions to speak in public or try to convert others do you? Are they afraid that Muslims will convert?
It's always seemed rather odd to me.
Can a Muslim here in ATS speak to that?
Originally posted by ThePieMaN
I dunno why people can't just leave well enough alone. Its not as bad as you are trying to make it out to be. Maybe in countries like Saudi Arabia but in other countries in the ME proper its not as bad as you claim.
Originally posted by pavil
I am pretty sure that in most Islamic countries at least in the Middle East, other religions need permission from the government to set up a place a worship and have many restrictions placeed on them. They are basically treated as second class religions and citizens solely based upon their religious beliefs. Is that fair in your opinion?
Originally posted by ThePieMaN
I have never heard of such a thing as having to get permission to worship. Lebanon is still and always has been a democracy and its not under any Sharia law. The areas are seperated so its doubtful a muslim would open a Mosque in a Christian area and vice versa.
I don't think Syria is this way either as I know many Syrian Christians and I know many Egyptian Christians and they are not restricted as bad as some make it out to be. I havent heard any horrible tales as of yet.
Originally posted by swimmer
I have talked to people from Syria, and their reports are of a horrible, horrible, life.
I know that in Turkey, the most "westernalized" islamic country, Christian priests are FORBIDDEN to wear their official clothing. They can also only have a limited number of christian gatherings in a church per year (not when Christians want, but only so many times a year). So, if you are dressed as christian priest and walk down the street in Istanbul (Constantinopol), any policeman will arrest you for insulting the muslims. Christians in Turkey are almost gone, just a few thousand left.
Lebanon, Syria were countries with Christian majority. They are dissappearing fast. The islamic majority makes life miserable for Christians.
Former Yugoslavia will, thanks to the West, soon become another islamic country. But, Germany and other european countries will soon follow. By the 2050, Germany, France, England will have islamic majority. That is not so far, is it?
Originally posted by swimmer
There is no democracy in ANY islamic state. The life of Christians under islamic rule is the life of slaves or worse.
Islam is spreading. Christians are dissapearing, and islamists are growing, in Europe, in USA, everywhere.
Chances are, if you have democracy in your country, it is going to become an islamic state. Simply, you let them come and develop, and they will. So, you like your democracy, you are fighting Christians in you country and want to have "freedom for all"? Your child (not to speak of your grandchild) will have to convert to islam or be killed.
Democracy is only a way to islam.
Originally posted by ChrisF231
Islam is also the fastest growing religion in the world and if radical Islam is no stopped then it is my belief that such convictions will lead directly to the end of the world.
Originally posted by ThePieMaN
Originally posted by ChrisF231
Islam is also the fastest growing religion in the world and if radical Islam is no stopped then it is my belief that such convictions will lead directly to the end of the world.
Stopped? What do you mean by "stopped"? That sounds very much like you are calling for a Holocaust. How would you plan this stoppage of Islam pray tell? I think its people like you who are going to lead us to the end of the world is more like it.
Originally posted by ChrisF231
I dident say genocide, I simply said that unless we do something to contain it then it will lead to the end of the world.