ISLAM AND ISLAMISTS AND RADICAL ISLAM

Submitted by ichfap (Malaysia), Sep 23, 2006 at 04:41

We always hear the bleat from those of the 'faith' that the infidels DO NOT understand the Koran. Would someone turn round and ask if the "non-infidels" know anything about the teachings of Lord Buddha; the Christ; Zoraster; the Gita; the Vedas; the Mahabaratha;etc before continuing to endlessly bleat that the infidels do not understand the Koran and Islam and that is the true cause for all the problems that confront the world today.

God Forbid. Does one know what would happen to a Muslim found with a copy of the Bible in his hands - say in Saudi Arabia. You could walk around India with any Holy book and no one would bother to even look at you twice unless you are a pretty girl in a bikini.

That is what a 'SECULAR' society is all about and that is the type of country where you can generally walk around without fear and generally women are safe from try to produce respectable and truly holy (FOUR) 4 witnesses to a rape.

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