Totally unrelated to any other religion

Submitted by Noah Wilk (United States), Dec 27, 2006 at 21:55

MAC, Islam is totally unrelated to any other religion, except perhaps ...cults like Jim Jones's Peoples Temple in Guyana. There is a world of difference between preaching a religion and hoping people will "hear the message" and become believers, and forcing conversion at the point of a sword (or as it is today, a suidice/homicide vest).

Christianity, Buddhism, and other truly peaceful religions proselytize, but they allow for freedom of choice, freedom of religion. A Buddhist who tries to convert you and fails to do so will wish peace upon you and respect your views. A Christian who tries to convert you and fails will pray for your soul. A Muslim who tries to convert you and fails will either enslave you and tax you for being an infidel, or cut off your head for the same reason.

All other religions are tolerant of other religions. Islam is totally intolerant of any sort of non-believer. It forces itself upon people by threat of violence, and if they resist, Islam tries to kill them. Now do you see the difference? There is no "lawful Islamism". There is only Islam, which espouses conversion by the sword and death to infidels. It is a fanatical death cult from its origins through today. And contrary to those who wish to deny it, the truth is that America was founded on Christian, Biblical principles.

America is nearly 80% Christian. And you see what that produced. The most prosperous, most freedom-loving country in history. A country that all other people wanted to become a part of, because of the unprecedented freedoms America had to offer. A country that offered a higher standard of living, more freedoms, and more security than any country in the history of mankind.

Compare that to any Islamic country, whether it is an actual or a technical theocracy. There is not a single Islamic country worth living in. They say you can judge a tree by its fruits. The fruits of Islam are all rancid and unwholesome, as we see in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, etc. The fruits of Christianity are good and wholesome as we see in America, Britain, etc. So to answer your question, no it is not the same thing.

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