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Image or substance?
Reader comment on item: [Fixing] Islam's Image Problem
Submitted by Tom Pensyl (United States), Aug 4, 2003 at 14:00
Islam has an "Image" problem? It seems to me that Islam has a substance problem.Once a land has been claimed by Islam, can it be reversed to "non-Islamic"? Once a person is a Muslim, can he or she convert to another religion without fear of persecution or death?
It appears to me that Islam is a form of religious totalitarianism whether it comes by sword or by peace.
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| 1 | Islam, the only Panacea of all Problems [27 words] | Shahrukh Rao | Feb 18, 2008 14:21 | 120471 | |
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| Let's lay it out.... [352 words] | max | Oct 25, 2006 20:26 | 31166 | ||
| HISTORICAL FACTS [133 words] | WALTER | Jan 22, 2007 17:17 | 31166 | ||
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| 1 | soo.... [163 words] | Max | Oct 25, 2006 20:00 | 23555 | |
| Love vs hate [25 words] | DG | Mar 7, 2007 12:28 | 23555 | ||
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