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Originally posted by Schkeptick
I live in a muslim country that is very moderate, so it's easy for me to keep an open mind about it.
Nevertheless, I struggle with feeling like it is a cancer, that destroys wherever it goes.
But Christianity doesn't have a better track record, historically. If you wanted to have a race for which one had killed more people... wow, it would be hard to say. Between Hitler & the Inquisition alone, they probably have Islam beat.
Originally posted by cosmicts
Originally posted by Schkeptick
I live in a muslim country that is very moderate, so it's easy for me to keep an open mind about it.
Nevertheless, I struggle with feeling like it is a cancer, that destroys wherever it goes.
But Christianity doesn't have a better track record, historically. If you wanted to have a race for which one had killed more people... wow, it would be hard to say. Between Hitler & the Inquisition alone, they probably have Islam beat.
Hitler had nothing to do with Christianity he believed in the occult and was a nut job. The muslim inquisition is still ongoing today. Chastity checks on women, stonings, torture, etc.
Originally posted by Raelsatu
Originally posted by ChachiArcola
By no means am I a Muslim apologist, but you can't ignore that Christianity is listed almost as many times as Muslim is. I think religion in general may be the root cause, not one specific faith.
I thought Islam is still the majority in all those countries; perhaps not? And I do think you can pinpoint it to one specific religion. Do you see Christians striving to impose an obscure religious law? Beat their multiple wives, ban women from driving? Take pride in honor killings/beatings? Promote violence violence against "the infidels"? Yes I know that not all Muslims are like that, but as time has shown recently, there have been far more Muslim atrocity/nutbag threads than any other. Maybe I'm missing some vital facts here, but I don't see exactly how Christianity, Hindus, or other religions contribute to the violent conflicts.
Originally posted by BiGGz
You're just cherry picking.
• "I am the prophet that laughs when killing my enemies."
• "I have been commanded to fight against people till they testify to the fact that there is no god but Allah, and believe in me (that) I am the Messenger and in all that I have brought."
• "Fight those who do not profess the true faith (Islam) till they pay the "jizya" (poll tax) with the hand of humility."
www.allaboutmuhammad.com...
prophetofdoom.net...
“There are signs that Allah will grant victory to Islam in Europe without sword, without gun, without conquest. We don’t need terrorists; we don’t need homicide bombers.
The 50 plus million Muslims (in Europe) will turn it into the Muslim Continent within a few decades.”
- Colonel Gaddafi of Libya
www.sunni-news.net...
• In France, 30% of children age 20 years and below are Muslims. The ratio in Paris and Marseille has soared to 45%. In southern France, there are more mosques than churches.
• The situation within the United Kingdom is not much different. In the last 30 years, the Muslim population there has climbed from 82,000 to 2.5 million. Presently, there are over 1000 mosques throughout Great Britain – – many of which were converted from churches.
• In Belgium, 50% of the newborns are Muslims and reportedly its Islamic population hovers around 25%. A similar statistic holds true for The Netherlands.
• It’s the same story in Russia where one in five inhabitants is a Muslim
www.sunni-news.net...