Islam

Submitted by David H. Partington (United States), Aug 17, 2010 at 03:31

I confess that I'm a liberal Democrat, and have been for 59 years. Nevertheless, recent events in the US encourage me to leave the party: amnesty for illegal aliens, and Pres. Obama's approval of the construction of a mosque and Islamic cultural center near ground zero. In all the press hoopla over the center, there has been no illumination of the true nature of Islam as found in the Qur'an and in the recorded actions and sayings of Muhammad. I contend that Islam is not a religion of peace, but rather one of conquest: the word Islam means submission, and particularly submission to the will of God. It does not mean peace. In any country in which Islam predominate and Islamic law is in effect, Christians and Jews are barely tolerated and subject to legal sanctions making them second-class citizens. Persons of other faiths, or none at all, are subject to the extreme penalty if they do not accept Islam. Dr. Pipes knows this, and his voice is probably the strongest in this country in pointing out the dangers of militant Islam.

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