John Giannasca, I hope I can correct you

Submitted by John Bastile (Malaysia), Jan 8, 2006 at 21:08

John,

In your reply to comment by Mr. 'Muslim, which I agreed with you, I hope to make two corrections, at least according to how I think:

1. Islam is not a religion of violence and hatred. It is a militant cult. One solution towards world peace is to derecognise Islam as a religion. The reason given to muslims is simple. As long as you kill critics and apostates, you are not practising religion. You are a cult. It doesn't matter whether 1.3 billion people believes in it. It is still a cult by definition. Perhaps, once you allow apostates the freedom of beliefs, it may not be 1.3 billion anymore. It may be reduced significantly, following the trends observed. Many muslims are deserting this cult.

By derecognising Islam as a religion, these people will not be able to make demands on the free people to accomodate them. There are numerous reasons why accomodating them is dangerous to society. Social welfare will be severely burdensome. Muslims have a tendency to shy from productive work and then to multiple rapidly thru polygamy and muta marriages. Following the practices of their prophet, they prefer to raid caravans and enslave people.

2. We should not call ourselves infidels. Since muslims are intellectually deficient, they communicate better thru shame. This is what Dr. Ali Sina opined (www.faithfreedom.org). I don't sincerely mean this to be derogatory. It's just the way they were brought up. They themselves are victims of Islam as well. We should call ourselves the Free People. Some may prefer to call God's people. Nonetheless, you have a point. Calling yourself infidel will immediately send a message to muslims and the rest of the world.

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