To Ferdos on pure and authentic - Two

Submitted by Plato (United Arab Emirates), Jan 9, 2007 at 05:34

Oh, I forgot to mention the "pure authentic" religion allowing men to have up to four quarrelling/voiceless wives. You also thrash them (lightly, lightly mind you) if they displease you. I also forgot that the "pure authentic" religion allows slavery (oh but you have to treat them well and release them once in a while to gain brownie points with god) and keeping of any number of concubines from what your "right hand" possesses.

And before I forget infidels like me are called unclean and Jews are compared to apes and pigs. Such beautiful language in a holy scripture. You know what else happens to me in Hell? I will be forced to drink putrid water, I will be hung on iron hooks, molten brass will be poured over me, as soon as my skin burns off it will be replaced with fresh new skin with all the pain sensors restored for it to be burned off again and it will happen till hell burns itself out, which is never.

Somebody before you advised me to read the Koran. I did several times. And it opened my mind, truly expanded my mind about Islam. What it did to me cannot be called attraction by any stretch of imagination.

Plato

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