(April 5, 2011 at 11:59 am)Chuck Wrote: Islam has only ever "shined" in the modern world through its consuming hatred of everything that is better than itself.
I disagree because that's not the only way. As you already know, there many individuals who have converted to Islam after studying the religion on their own, then they wrote books about it, gave lectures around the world, helped to speak out against violence, and have developed respect and tolerance for other religious groups as well. So, you're clearly missing the bigger picture. It's not just the consuming of hatred and violence.
(April 5, 2011 at 11:59 am)Chuck Wrote: It has rivaled and even surpassed Christianity as the chief disgrace of mankind.
Not sure about that, although I do admit that both religions have caused a lot of harm to others. But, I believe that it is mostly due to misunderstanding of the religions and/or personal biases. The truth is that many of the acts of violence and terrorism occurring in the recent days are totally against the teachings of Islam. I've also mentioned it in this post and this post with proofs.
There's more here:
http://www.islamic-study.org/quranic_ver...preted.htm
@Saerules: "If a Muslim shoots him in the head" meme? No, that's not good at all. Sounds like you have some bad wishes ...
