Islam Is a Religion of Peace? Fine, but Let's See Some Proof

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i want just to say sth for all the americans aussama ben laden has nothing to do with islam if u really understand islam u'll recognize that islam never told us to kill non-muslim people vice virca we should helpe them and live peacefully with them ...u should not take sentences from quoran without understanding in which ocasion they apears ...islam is very deep and difficult to understand ...salam

hamida of FL 5:22AM March 30, 2010

I HAVE listened and I understand very clearly what is going on. No further "explanation" is necessary. Islam's "basic teachings" are outlined very clearly in the Quoran: Kill non-Muslims. For a Muslim to say otherwise would be to deny his/her own religion.

greg of AZ 3:25PM March 07, 2010

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woodruffsh of CT 4:20AM December 09, 2009

There is absolutely nothing on this earth that can convince me that B. Hussein Obama is not a Muslim. I further believe that he is part and parcel of Bin Ladens and Al Qaeda's plan to destroy the United States of America through it's economy. Obama is just the next step in Al Qaeda master plan. Better wake-up folks. These guys mean business...

Terry Walker of TX 9:10AM November 20, 2009

If you repeat a lie over and over and over, then someone might believe it.
Communism lasted for 70 years worth of lies, and continues in some countries because of the restriction of freedom of expression and media.
Islam is the greatest curse on the human race ever.
Please take the time research and question, for a wise decision comes from research and exhaustive checking and double checking.
Religion is truly the opiate of the masses, especially those who access to truth is restricted and query of their belief system is threatened with death.

Jim of TX 6:42PM October 15, 2009

+1

soundtracks of AL 6:11AM July 17, 2009

If Islam is Peaceful, Name me ONE Islamic country were I as a Christian can take my Bible and talk to people on the street about Jesus.
Also if someone wants to they can give their life to Jesus without being beaten up, jailed, stoned or killed.
Their is no peace were people do not have a free choice to believe.

Jamie of MN 1:28PM July 11, 2009

We have ways to convince you that islim is the religion of peace!

Tom of NY 11:42AM July 04, 2009

For a relion of peace (Islam actually means 'submission'),Muslims need to clean up their act dramatically:
1. There are very clear surahs in the Quran that advocate killing pagans, Jews and Christians. If you're a pagan (and some mullahs say the belief in the trinity makes Christians pagans) you either will convert to Islam or they'll kill you. Christians and Jews get one other option -- they can 'submit' and be 'brought low.' You also get to pay a poll tax.
2. There are 57 predominately Muslim countries. I challenge anyone to name one that doesn't have frequent jihad killings.
3. The Quran preaches world domination of Islam. When that happens, or before if it can be done in individual countries, Sharia law will be implemented. That's the one that cuts off hands for theft and stones adulterers to death.
4. When the West invites them to their countries giving them 'political asylum', they constantly complain about their rights: halal meat, separate women's swimming pools, toilet seats moved in prisons so no backside will face Makka, Danish newspaper cartoons (150 killed), implementation of Sharia law for divorces, etc, etc.
5. The prison populations of most European prisons are disproportionately large, especially for murders and rapes.
I'm getting a bii tired of the West apologizing for them in the name of Multiculturalism. It's time for them to step up to the plate and show us that they can live peacefully with tolerance for other cultures and religions.

kafirist of AZ 10:01PM June 18, 2009

If Islam really is a "religion of peace" where is the proof? This article did not provide any. And what exactly constitutes a mainstream muslim? The author's reference to "radical clerics who support jihad" is quite comical considering the fact that jihad as an act of violence against unbelievers is encouraged throughout all of the sacred Islamic texts.One of the many examples is included below from the Qu'ran:
61: "11 Have faith in God and His Messenger and struggle jihad His cause with your possessions and your persons-that is better for you, if only you knew-12 and He will forgive your sins, admit you into Gardens graced with flowing streams, into pleasant dwellings in the Gardens of Eternity. That is the supreme triumph"
A "mainstream muslim" then, would have to reject his/her own sacred texts- the origins of the Islamic belief in order to be seen as tolerant and peaceful. My prediction is: not many are going to come forward.

Kristen of TX 2:35PM April 23, 2009