sanctimonious claptrap

Submitted by the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan (Australia), Jan 2, 2010 at 06:20

Ahmad, writing from the safety and security of the Judeo-Christian derived Western culture of Australia, lectures piously on the merits of his cult:

".....then why is it a universally accepted fact that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world.If you want proof that can be given anytime."

Please furnish the 'proof' - and while doing so - also list another cult that punishes apostasy (i.e. leaving the cult) with death and or imprisonment. Yes, I know you can't do that legally in Australia - much to the chagrin of many of your co-cultists who'd love to see sharia brought in. At least I guess Muslims have more chance here of safely leaving this web of medieval ignorance behind. well, relatively more chance than v in Pakistan or Saudi arabia or many other countries burdened with this affliction.

"....Gary Miller a famous convert to Islam(Google to find more about him) worked on the Quran to prove that it was not the word of God but in the end he had to submit his will to God as he could find none "

So WTF does that prove? You get 1,000 westerners reading it and coming to the immediate and correct conclusion it's a complete crock - and some idiot whose wife has possibly just left him and has an alcohol addiction etc thinks that it means something and declares it to be true? You could also point out that David Koresh's followers thought he was a messiah and the erstwhile Marshall Applewhite's followers believed his teachings and ended up becoming convinced they were true to - and drank poison waiting for a flying saucer to arrive to gather their souls. http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol3/issue3/robinson.html

And flying sacers are way more plausible than buraks don't you think?

"...one who submits his will to almighty one God."

Oh, is that like a Buddhist will submit his awareness to the Buddha nature? Or a Hindu saint seeks union with Brahma? Or Christian mystics seek enlightenment Or normal people seek happiness and growth in awareness without resorting to medieval middle eastern fallacies and its attendent extremely poor cosmoslogy - as Westerners have done for centuries? In the mean time - building up societies that we now find Islamists flocking to in droves - because their 'religion' /society has failed them miserably for as many generations?

And you want to lecture us on the efficacy of your system. Hello??

"Read Quran once yourself ,do not listen to it from others.Buy a Quranic translation from the market and try to "scrutinize" its teaching."
Have done - it's still a crock. Designed for 7th century arabs. Your culture was steeped in it - your world view moulded by it - you accept it as reality. Just like if you were born in theKola Peninsula in Russia - or in the Amazon - you could now very possibly believe now in a shamanic religion.. But you're in the West now - trying to make your myth fit a new reality. It won't work. Keep your posion to yourself. we've had enough of this 'sharing'.

"I promise that you will find the answers to those questions aswell which have got entity in your mind because of the religion that you follow but hasn't been able to give answers to them."

And how do you know he follows any religion at all. And how do you know if he has a religion that it hasn't answered all his questions.? How incredibly patronising of you. You really do believe Islam has an answer that no other religion has? Ha! What arrogance. Have you ever attempted to put aside your Islamic blinkers and embrace another religion? No -? Then how can you possibly make the statements you make? Such hypocrisy. Oh yes, of course - you're not even allowed to do that are you? Your whole community would disapprove. Would someone kill you do you think? Even here in Australia?

"...Regarding Osama bin Ladin using the name of Islam to kill people.Brother if you want to understand religion then dont just judge it according to its followers.Hitler killed innumerable Jews so does it mean Christanity provoked him ..."

Hitler never personally killed anyone. Unlike Mo, the 'perfect man'. Millions of people saw him as a political leader that would lead Germany out of the situation it found itself in after WW1. No one thought he was a 'perfect man' although some tried to emulate him. And Hitler never said 'Alahu akbar ' before killing anyone. Hitler never did anything in the name of religion - such as taking a nine year old wife in his mid fifities. So your'e barking up the wrong tree with that analogy. Don't you understand that - or are you being deceptive ?

"a big "NO"..I have read Bible myself and i know that it does not teach that."

But you know then it does teach a lot of things that muslims will NEVER agree with.

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control." - exactly what we see today in Pakistan and Iran, Iraq, Somalia and - almost in Detroit on Christmas day isn't it?

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