Shocking

Submitted by User (United Kingdom), Feb 10, 2006 at 07:41

The more I hear of the teachings of Islam, the more I see the fundamental difference between it and almost every other faith:

ISLAM:
"Kill the Infidel!"

CHRISTIANITY:
"Love thy neighbour."

Whilst I can see that much of the teachings do not emphasize the killing of those from other faiths and beliefs, there is a thread running through the "words of Allah" which, at least to any Catholic, sound very much like the words ...

Terrorize people, beat them into submission; these do not sound like the words of a loving God. And, indeed, the majority of Muslims wouldn't want this to happen, but the numbers of those who are reading and learning towards this dangerous teaching are increasing.

I believe in caring and loving all those around you, and wishing no harm on anyone - to forgive others their sins against us - and I will continue to believe this until the day I die. I just hope that one day Islam can accept that I will not believe in any religion which preaches terror, and certainly not because they aim a gun at me.

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