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Submitted by Viola (United States), Feb 8, 2009 at 10:56

Islam is a religion of peace, truth, and obedience to one True God of all creation. Any religion that worships more than one god, has fallen away from the truth. Read what the first commandment is and you will read a command from the All Mighty God of all the Universe. Muslims are taught that to worship any god other than the Creator of all things in Heaven and Earth is Shirk. Punishable by everlasting punishment in Hell Fire. Anyone who worships only one god, and that god is not created, then they will be rewarded with Heaven everlasting.

Jews, Christians worship other than one true god. Islam was spread by the sword by a command for the All Mighty God after the heineous crimes against people believing in and worshipping of one true god. His name is Allah. If someone in your family continued to taunt, spit on you, lay traps for you, kill your friends, stop you from moving about freely, spread lies about you, split loved ones bodies in half in front you, and more atrocities that are abominable also, wouldn't you pray for relief from god and when receiving the answer to fight back with all you have of arms, men, etc., wouldn't you be obedient and angry enough to do so? Fighting for what is right and for your right to life is essential upon every human being and even animals do it also.

So Islam and Muslims fighting for theri right to worship only one god without images is our right. And we will defend that right. Putting statues in houses of worship is not a command of the All Might God, Allah. Cleaning them of filth is. Shirk is worship of gods and not the worship of one God. You be the judge of yourself not anyone else. The Creator of all things is the owner and judge of every human being. I suggest strongly that you read more and judge less. People who tell other people to kill others and kill themselves in the process, are enemies to Islam. People all over the world are changing. You are responsiple for you. I am responsible for me. We are all responsible for those under our care until they can take care of themselves.. Who are you responsible for? I really do not care. I am giving you something to think about whether you asked or not because of the ignorance you protrayed in opening paragraph about Islam. May Allah turn you towards the Truth, Ameen

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