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Date Posted: 10:49:35 02/15/07 Thu
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Post 187A: An answer for Pahu, and a question for you.
Pahu, I completely understand your frustration with Islamists. We keep being told that there are only a handful of these "extremists" by various western governments and those chosen by these western governments to represent Islamists. These are the show pony Islamists that are trotted out for news interviews in front of cameras. They always represent Islam as a truly peaceful religion. Yet, these "peaceful Muslims" they never seem to public stand against their more radical brethren, thereby giving them tacit support and embolden them.
--I'm still trying to figure Islam out. I have heard and read that Islam is a religion of peace. I've heard and read that Islam is religion that tells its followers that all non-muslims are infidels and deserve and or are required to be killed or enslaved by true believing Muslims. I have also read and heard that Islam is a peaceful religion, but only to other Muslims.
Just before and during World War II Nazism became a full-scale and very real religion. But, to my knowledge, it never required caucasian Germans to join the Nazi party or follow that religion. It was brutal and repressive and demanded its citizens not interfere. But, I cannot recall it killing anyone for not joining.
The "so-called" free world saw fit to destroy Nazism in its entirety in Germany. Because, apparently, it was so dangerous.
If Islam teaches its followers that non-muslims are to be killed, how is it any less dangerous? If Muslims see it as their duty to kill non-muslims, and to make the entire world muslim, or else, would it not be required of the entire "so-called" free world to exterminate the Islamic religion, on the grounds of self preservation?
Or, do we take the route of Jesus, "Love thy neighbor as thy self?" To love thy neighbor as thy self, carried to its fullness would mean depending on the kindness of an enemy and risk being killed or made slaves. So, either we shouldn't be in Iraq, or we aren't doing near enough. I guess the answer would depend on the entire western world's resolve.
All I can say, Pahu, is any religion that permits, demands, or requires its followers to kill and or enslave and subjugate non-followers is completely and totally evil. I just wish we didn't have a moron at the wheel of the greatest nation in this world. :-)
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