Islam as religion of peace

[muxec]

One of my best friends is muslim. She says, that Islam is really religion of peace, if it is not guided by dictators and fanatics. The Iraqi Islam is not the Islam from the Koran. Suicide bombers are not mentioned in Koran.

Explain your opinion on the topic here.

[The Mad Monk]

Where is true Islam practiced, then?

[Archaic]

Case in point.
- Islam includes the OT of the Bible in its teachings.
- Islam therefore worships a god who is clearly responsible for mass murder, and encouraging the Hebrews to conquer (Read "Rape, pillage and slaughter") the Cannites.
- Islam is therefore not a religion of peace.

What more do you need?

I will give Islam one thing though. It's more of a religion of peace than Christanity. Afterall, the Christian god ordered his followers to kill all those of a different religion, including family members, friends and even their cattle, whereas the Moslem god simply required the enslaving of nonbelievers. (Deuteronomy 13:6-15 and Koran 9:29)

[muxec]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk
Where is true Islam practiced, then?

In minds of really religious people. It's islam that was educated with no violence, with no pressure.

[muxec]

To Archaic: tehy killed foreigners not because rheir religion is different, but because they commited crimes against humanity and not only against other god.

[Wernazuma III]

Originally posted by muxec


In minds of really religious people. It's islam that was educated with no violence, with no pressure.

Every religion claims to want nothing but peace. And peaceful followers of any certain religion cannot but call all more violent versions of their faith "abusing religion", being "not truly religious" etc.

Sure Islam wants peace. And there will be peace when the whole world will be ruled by muslims - see?

[Az]

muxec: kto eto tvoya znakomaya?

[Wernazuma III]

BTW., there's no special "Iraqi islam". All muslim nations are highly intolerant towards non-believers - even towards the ahl al-kitab (people of the book - Christians and Jews and Zoroastrians and "Sabeans"), at least judged by our standards of religious liberties. According to several muslim schools of law, other religious groups beside muslims and ahl al-kitab do not have a right of existance in a muslim country (shiites believe so, but also shafiite and other sunnites).

[Aro]

Originally posted by Wernazuma III

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Sure Islam wants peace. And there will be peace when the whole world will be ruled by muslims - see?

Changing two words:

"Sure USA wants peace. And there will be peace when the whole world will be ruled by USA - see?"

[MRT144]

its funny because its true

[Zevico]

"Sure USA wants peace. And there will be peace when the whole world will be ruled by USA - see?"

What an utter load of rubbish. Why do people make these tasteless jokes which send a negative message and yet do not back it up in any way whatsoever.
As to Islam being a religion of peace-so is every other religion, provided you interpret it the way you want to (not that I do not say correctly, as there is no 'correct' interprettation).

[muxec]

Originally posted by Azazel
muxec: kto eto tvoya znakomaya?

She is from Turkmenistan. I love her (really) . She is not very religious (not like haredim). You can meet her, if she is not mind.

[muxec]

"Sure USA wants peace. And there will be peace when the whole world will be ruled by USA - see?"

I hope, that USA will "liberate" the whole world.

[Archaic]

Originally posted by muxec
To Archaic: tehy killed foreigners not because rheir religion is different, but because they commited crimes against humanity and not only against other god.

If you'd like to make yourself more coherient, I'll gladly debate you on the point. Personally, I find many of your justifications (There was 1 rape gang in Sodom (Which Lot gave his virgin daughters to instead of the guests. Guess they're not as important to him because they're women, even though they're his own relations, eh? [And let's not forget the fact that they'll later have his children after his wife turns to salt]), and apparently some people liked Anal sex......geez, it's a wonder all the major cities on earth are still standing with standards like that.

[Az]

muxec: ne day yey tebe golovu zadurit'.