Re: Still wrong-o
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The point and the problem is that many of the customs and philosophies of Islam are NOT harmless--especially to others (and to women). What's more, Islam is ANTI-tolerance. Get it now?
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You are referring to Radical Islam, I trust.
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No, Cyrus.
Islam ITSELF is intolerant towards others. The *ideological basis* of Islam is intolerant towards others.
The Koran is, literally, intolerant towards others.
"Radical" Islam is a term used to describe the beliefs of those who take the Koran completely literally and seriously, and attempt to put its instructions into practice.
Among those instructions are many, many passages in which the Koran enjoins Muslims to fight unbelievers, to subjugate them, to kill them, to terrorize them.
The Koran calls for personal submission to Allah, AND FOR FORCING THE REST OF THE WORLD TO SUBMIT TO ALLAH TOO.
That is why the Koranic choices to be given to infidels is: to convert to Islam, to submit to Islamic rule and pay a special tax, or to be killed. The goal of Islam is not only personal submission to the will of Allah, but also to rule the entire world by Islamic law (by force where needed). Then the whole world will be at peace, following the will of Allah.
Radical Islamists just take all of this (and more) literally, and try to do it, because they are trying to follow the will of Allah as spelled out for them in the Koran.
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