Is Islam A Death Cult?

[Rev. Rye]

It's always a good idea to go over definitions:
What's a death cult?

Do you mean a religion/cult that encourages members to go to battle when some leader decides to go to battle, because a neighboring country has resources, is not part of the islamic faith, or maybe they want to settle a justice related issue outside of the courthouse?
And at the same time, the religion/cult tells the followers not to worry about dying bc the god will give them benefits in the afterlife (people will remember him as a martyr, which is a badge of honor)?



Bearing witness to a word? What does that even mean?

It looks like you defined Death Cult for yourself. I don't see anybody arguing with it. If you really read that as "bearing witness to a word" than your a kind of dumb. It's always a good idea to check the source before you comment on selective quotes pulled from it. Way to post a nothing post that just waisted everybody's time reading your post and now this post.

If that's your definition, well, most every major religious nation that has ever gone to war is a death cult. This would include, honestly, most nations in Europe up until 1945, plus Russia today.

For a better look at what might constitute a cult, check out Steven Hassan's BITE model. When applying the criteria, remember: Islam isn't necessarily just practiced one way. Some Muslim groups are heavily authoritarian and will likely check most of the boxes, and some will probably lie at a baseline that's common for most major world religions.