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OpinionatedB
Its a prayer.... you are saying a prayer to God upon his head when you speak those words... a God you turned your back on...
is it any wonder people find offense when you say this to them?
Sabahi
"Assalaamu alaikum" means "May peace be upon YOU". No mention of Allah there.
Now, If I had said, "Assalaamu alaikum ra'matullahi wa barakatu",..... then we could possibly consider this a prayer of acknowledgement to Allah.
Would you rather have a two-faced Muslim say "Assalaamu alaikum" just because it is a popular catch-phrase,.... or would you rather have a non-Muslim wish you Peace from the sincerity of their heart?
Puzzuzu
For everyone saying "I dont know why they have to come here" or "they already have their countries, why do they need to come here and preach something we dont want".... Umm remember Christianity anyone?
FlyInTheOintment
reply to post by Cobaltic1978
It has nothing to do with modern foreign policy, and everything to do with what Islam actually IS, in and of itself.
Do some research, and you will see that the founders of this totalitarian lifestyle/religion wanted the brutality and the occupation of foreign lands right from the get-go.
I'm sick of people thinking this is a modern problem - Islam is a twisted forgery of the Judeo-Christian tradition, always has been brutal, always will be brutal. Don't believe it when people tell you that moderate Muslims are right about Islam - moderates are essentially disobedient to 'Allah' and the extremists are more in line with what Islam actually IS.
From a spiritual perspective, believe it or don't, Islam was seeded by an antichrist spirit disguised as an angel - the very Devil himself. Islam in its truest form is the antithesis of morality and conscience.
NeoMuslim
Or maybe you should take a look at where we are going right here in the west? By the age of 16 I knew over 4 girls that went to my highschool at the time that were pregnant.. and their "B Daddy" a drug abuser.. ah yes that is truly the teaching of the right path.
NeoMuslim
Or the fact that the tests in schools were so "dummed" down to the point where america's education is falling off the charts when compared to rest of the world.
MisterMahound
Education is Islam's most fearsome enemy. The more people that are educated as to the underlying, long term goals of this dogma, the weaker said brain rot becomes.
DuecesxGeneral
Islam strives for education.
Did you know that spreading wrong information is a sin too in Islam?
1. Sharia will be implemented world wide (he projects Brussels will have majority of Muslim population by 2030.)
2. There is no difference between Islam and Sharia
3. Democracy is the opposite of Sharia and Islam
4. Muslim who says is against Sharia, it's impossible...he is not a Muslim
5. A democratic Muslim is impossible, same like Christian Jew or a Muslim Jew.
6. Amputation for theft, stoning for infidelity...only a small portion of Sharia
7. apparently in Antwerp, 50 % of children in schools are Muslim.
Sahabi
reply to post by MarioOnTheFly
To spread love, compassion, freedom, and safety is why this ex-Muslim now speaks out against Islam. I have come to a realization of the Divine within others,... The Self as the others,... and the unity and interconnections between others and myself. We can no longer support anything that is counter to Loving and Understanding others. We are all one family.
MarioOnTheFly
reply to post by boymonkey74
I wish we could just give them all a big land mass
They already have their own land mass...but for some reason, they choose to come here...
I don't understand that sentiment...If I were fanatical about my beliefs...I would never emigrate to live somewhere were my beliefs are not supported by the community.
FlyersFan
DuecesxGeneral
Islam strives for education.
No it doesn't. In fact, being a female and being stuck in a muslim country means it is
difficult to get an education. And it's because of the religion of the men in those
countries who are afraid of women being educated and independent. It's sick.
Iran Forbids 77 College Majors to Women Because They Were Getting 'Too Educated'
Based on religious reasons, Iran is now forbidding women to get higher education in well paying jobs (engineering, medicine, etc) because the muslim gov't fears that women won't be subservient to men any longer if they are independent. They are dumbing the women down so they'll have to marry the ignorant misogynistic men.
Muslim girls in Afghanistan face death for trying to get educated
UK - Misogyny practiced in Muslim schools as Boys get everything first, girls get leftovers
Literacy rates of girls in Muslim Countries .. extremely poor
Muslim girls struggle for education
Plenty more information I could post.
Did you know that spreading wrong information is a sin too in Islam?
No it isn't. Two words ... Taqiyya and Kitman
Impossible because in Islam Muslims must oppose oppression so if anything they would be the ones fighting against the government.
There is no extreme Islam. The reason why i say this is because as a Muslim, one can not fight unless that person is being heavily oppressed. That means that his basic civil rights are being taken away.
And what every happened to innocent until proven guilty without a doubt. There are many white, black, Asian, Arab, etc Muslim it is a lifestyle and a belief.
DuecesxGeneral
You cant compare the original to these wannabe islamic nation.