If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests?

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If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests?

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RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests?

January 20, 2014 at 3:09 pm

Monotheism has always been imposed on population with armed force, from Ezra's coup over Judea, christianity through Europe by the Roman and Byzantine Empires, Across Germany, Scandinavia and Russia all by armed force, then to the various European colonies... Islam simply follows the same pattern.

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If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Sword of Christ - January 17, 2014 at 9:45 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by EgoRaptor - January 17, 2014 at 9:48 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Sword of Christ - January 17, 2014 at 11:55 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by EgoRaptor - January 17, 2014 at 5:33 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Sword of Christ - January 17, 2014 at 5:59 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Polaris - January 18, 2014 at 1:58 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by EgoRaptor - January 18, 2014 at 11:12 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Esquilax - January 18, 2014 at 11:15 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by BrokenQuill92 - January 17, 2014 at 9:51 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Sword of Christ - January 17, 2014 at 5:10 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Ksa - January 18, 2014 at 11:20 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Sword of Christ - January 18, 2014 at 3:26 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Cosmic Perspective - January 17, 2014 at 11:05 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Chad32 - January 17, 2014 at 11:12 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Psykhronic - January 17, 2014 at 11:13 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by EgoRaptor - January 17, 2014 at 11:42 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Minimalist - January 17, 2014 at 11:47 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by downbeatplumb - January 17, 2014 at 11:50 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by NoraBrimstone - January 17, 2014 at 4:05 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Sword of Christ - January 18, 2014 at 9:15 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Anomalocaris - January 18, 2014 at 12:25 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Sejanus - January 17, 2014 at 6:06 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Chad32 - January 17, 2014 at 6:24 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Chad32 - January 18, 2014 at 10:49 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Bad Wolf - January 18, 2014 at 11:47 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by EgoRaptor - January 18, 2014 at 11:53 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Chad32 - January 18, 2014 at 11:56 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Minimalist - January 18, 2014 at 12:05 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Chad32 - January 18, 2014 at 12:32 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Minimalist - January 18, 2014 at 8:51 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Kayenneh - January 18, 2014 at 1:13 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Chad32 - January 18, 2014 at 3:30 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Sword of Christ - January 18, 2014 at 3:59 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by EgoRaptor - January 18, 2014 at 4:35 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Chad32 - January 18, 2014 at 4:30 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Sword of Christ - January 18, 2014 at 4:39 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Chad32 - January 18, 2014 at 4:47 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Sword of Christ - January 18, 2014 at 5:00 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by TaraJo - January 18, 2014 at 4:52 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Chad32 - January 18, 2014 at 5:08 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Sword of Christ - January 18, 2014 at 5:52 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Chad32 - January 18, 2014 at 6:01 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Sword of Christ - January 18, 2014 at 6:35 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by TaraJo - January 18, 2014 at 6:02 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Chad32 - January 18, 2014 at 6:57 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Sword of Christ - January 18, 2014 at 7:52 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Chad32 - January 18, 2014 at 8:07 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Sword of Christ - January 18, 2014 at 8:36 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Chad32 - January 18, 2014 at 9:07 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Mr Greene - January 20, 2014 at 3:09 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Minimalist - February 22, 2014 at 5:16 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Tripwire - January 31, 2014 at 12:09 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by kılıç_mehmet - February 1, 2014 at 6:54 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Sword of Christ - February 7, 2014 at 8:58 am

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Mr Greene - February 26, 2014 at 3:27 pm

RE: If Islam is a religion of peace why did it expand through military conquests? - by Wyrd of Gawd - February 22, 2014 at 5:06 pm

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