the basic premise

Submitted by Terry (European Union), Mar 16, 2007 at 18:37

Geoffrey

You state in your conclusion that Islam must abandon it's 7th century stance, and move towards 'modern times' in other words grow up. That is the very nub of the problem. Islam has not changed it's stance,. and indeed cannot. Nothing has changed, and nothing will change. Islam can no longer spread the word at the point of the sword, the focus has changed to one of punishment, ie. terrorist style atrocities. Committed haphazardly, and without purpose, other than the continued spread of Islam, by fear, as it always has been.

Colonisation is the buzzword, once again, unchanged, except by the western worlds own lax and misguided immigration policies. The basic premise is still there. Global Islam. achieved now by the relentless influx and by their so called martyrs. The original 'spreading of the word' called their fallen 'heroes' martyrs just the same. The fighting men killed; the women taken as concubines, by the very religion that claims to abhor sex. and to promote peace. To take the second point first, what a way to promote peace, by constant warfare.

To take the first point, they allegedly abhor gratuitous sex outside marriage, yet what other reason could there be for taking the women as lawful booty other than for the gratification of their 'surviving' heroes? All of this, and other things written in their so called holy Qu'ran as the will, and word of God. Faced with this, the rest of your argument falls flat.

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