In addition, wherever Islam rules, also in Iran, Southern Lebanon (where Hizbollah rules) Somalia, and Saudi Arabia, oppression is the rule. There is no freedom of any kind; no religious freedom and no free media. It's dictatorship par excellence.
It's extremely illogical and makes no sense to call a faith "religion" that preaches hate and murder. Neither politically nor religiously does that make any sense in a civilized world.
Unfortunately, there are also passages in the Bible which are incompatible with life in a modern civilised world. There are, for instance, passages in the Bible where women are discriminated against. Here is an example: "The women should keep silence in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak, but should be subordinate, as even the law says. If there is any thing they desire to know let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church." [1 Corin. 14:34]
One more quote:
"But any woman who prays and prophecies with her head unveiled dishonors her head - it is the same as if her head were shaven, for if a woman will not veil herself then she should cut off her hair..." [1 Corin. 11:5]
However, this kind of passage has been skipped and ignored for generations by both Jews and Christians. Nobody preaches them, even the most conservative. Otherwise, unlike the Quran, the Bible is violence-free.
On the other hand, conservative Muslims insist on every passage in the Quran, regardless of how atrocious it is. They claim the Quran was composed by Allah, the Muslim God, and delivered to the prophet Muhammad to preach.
Over the past 14 centuries, and since the inception of Islam, the Muslim establishment has rejected skipping or ignoring these passages, or view them in a historical context. Anyone who does that is considered a heretic and faces the death penalty. For conservative Muslims, the Quran is the wording of God and hence it's valid for all times and places, and every single word in the Quran is sacred.
Outspoken and silent critics of Islam are convinced that if ordinary Muslims read the Quran thoroughly, and if they were free to choose, they would slam the door against the face of Islam and desert it. Many liberal Muslims would turn their back to Islam, but they fear of being accused of apostasy which according to the Quran is punished by death. Here is what the Quran says about apostasy: "But if they turn away (leave Islam and embrace another faith), then seize them and kill them wherever you find (them)....." Sure 4, verse 89
Now, unlike other religions, in particular Christianity and Judaism, Islam has never been allowed to go through any kind of reformation. Over its history of 14 centuries, every reform attempt was squashed and nipped in the bud. Reformers were persecuted and as heretics were killed.
Since 9/11 and thanks to the Internet, and internationalization of TV, a huge discussion has started to spread everywhere for the first time in Islam's history. Forums are everywhere where critics of Islam can freely express their views. Both 9/11 and the Internet are exposing Islam.
Still, people everywhere are intimidated and scared by radical Muslims. For example, Reinhardt, whom I gave a critical article of mine about Islam to read, asked me after reading it, "Aren't you scared to be killed by those radical Muslims?" I replied, "Of course I'm scared. But someone out there has to say the truth about Islam." Besides, I told Reinhardt, I'm simply using facts, quotes from the Quran to expose Islam. All I'm saying is look what the holy book of Muslims is preaching. Additionally, I'm not interpreting anything. I'm merely laying out what the highest authority in Islam is saying.
At the end of the day, all I want to achieve is opening the eyes of Muslims and non-Muslims to the truth, to the fact that Muslim terrorists are actually carrying out what their holy book instructs them to do. The evil is in the root, not in the fruit.
Further, I strongly and blatantly believe that if human rights organizations, peace activists, and ordinary people like you and me submit an appeal to any Western human rights court to condemn all those atrocious passages in the Quran, the court would disapprove of these passages and would severely condemn them. In many Western nations there are legislations which do not tolerate hate, which has nothing to do with freedom of speech.
However, some observers are not that optimistic. They believe that some judges are politicized and might approve of those passages after putting them in a historical context.
Now, let's assume that a Western human rights court condemns the atrocious passages in the Quran, then as usual Muslims would take to the street and protest violently, kill innocent people and destroy their premises, like in the Middle Ages.
It is exactly this kind of reaction that many Westerners fear. Some Western political establishments and their media would argue: We provoked them. We should not have done that.
Obviously, the world in the 21st century is destined to live with the evil part of Islam, and this might stay so for generations to come. It's a big dilemma and there is no solution for that in sight, neither in the short nor in the medium run, but maybe in the in the long run.
Politics of Radical Muslims Inspired by Atrocious Passages from the Quran
Hamas, a Palestinian Islamic radical party, has repeatedly, blatantly and bluntly reiterated that its ultimate goal is the "destruction of Israel." This is also stated very clearly in its political program.
In reality, the politics of Hamas, and for that matter of all Islamic radical organisations, are inspired and driven by the Quran. These organisations literally carry out and implement what the Quran teaches them. Here are some passages from the Quran:
Kill the infidels:
"And kill them (non-Muslims) wherever you overtake them....." Sure 2, verse 191
Muslims should not take Jews and Christians as friends:
"O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies/friends" Sure 5, verse 51
To add insult to injury, Mohammed, the "prophet" of Muslims, repeatedly condemned the Jews during his lifetime. In his Hadeeth (a huge collection of more than 7000 pages of statements and advice which the Muslim leader made during his life time) he incited Muslims to wipe out the Jews wherever they are. He degraded them to apes and monkeys, which in Muslims' eyes are "useless" animals.
The atrocities in the Quran do not end there. The Quran is filled with passages that incite to killing those Muslims who leave Islam:
Kill those Muslims who convert to other religions:
"But if they turn away (leave Islam and embrace another faith), then seize them and kill them wherever you find....." Sure 4, verse 89
Still, Barack Obama and the former German President, Christian Wulff believe, "Islam is a peaceful religion."
Also, the Quran discriminates against women as witnesses, in terms of sex:
Two women are worth one male witness:
"And bring to witness two witnesses from among your men. And if there are not two men [available], then a man and two women from those whom you accept as witnesses - so that if one of the women errs, then the other can remind her." Sure 2, verse 282
Women who commit adultery are to be killed:
"Those who commit unlawful sexual intercourse of your women - bring against them four [witnesses] from among you. And if they testify, confine the guilty women to houses until death takes them...." Sure 4, verse 15
Men are allowed to have sex with their wives whenever they wish so:
"Your wives are a place of sowing of seed for you, so come to your place of cultivation however you wish and put forth [righteousness] for yourselves" Sure 2, verse 223
In addition, the Quran is filled with contradictions. For example, while it says, "There is no compulsion in religion," (Sure 2, verse 256), the same Quran states, "Kill them (the infidels) wherever you find them." (Sure 2, verse 191)
By the same token, the Quran brags, "You (Muslims are the best nation produced for mankind." (Sure 3, verse 110)
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