To disprove your other lie... that I am or have ever claimed to be an expert on islam let me elaborate. This will be the last time I address your nonsense. I don't know you...I don't owe you ANY argument nor anything else...and I have better things to do than argue with muslims whether I know them or not.
You haven't used the word expert but you've repeatedly said you've read the texts and know the scripture. And you use that to back up some rhetoric or a repost off of some hate site which isn't close to true, and when someone (me at least once) tells you that they know bright people who have studied the scripture for years and hold the opposite viewpoint from you, you come back with something like 'I know what I read'. That's hubris at a high level (maybe I do the same), and you've just shown that you in fact don't know what you've read.
You don't owe me and I don't owe you, true. This is a message board and we're free to voice our viewpoints and provide information to support them.
I dont hate muslims. They are normal people. I hate radical muslims though who support terrorism. Thats a sin for me by the way. My God...the REAL one of Isaac and Jacob, the God of the Bible...commands Christians to "love thy neighbor" and thats usually pretty easy. He also commands Christians to " love your enemy" as well. That one is really hard. I fail at that. I have no enemies in my personal life. Literally none. I dont even strongly dislike anyone. From work, family or otherwise. I am a pretty laid back and easygoing guy in real life. I hate radical muslims though. I do. I hate the terrible acts they commit and the fear they put in normal people all over the world just trying to go out to public places.
That's commendable and reasonable. There are people who have done terrible things in the name of Islam and they should be condemned, as should anyone who commits such acts.
They have to worry now. To live in FEAR at least when out in crowded public places...both in America, Europe, the ME and in Africa.
There's not much reason to fear attacks in America or Europe. The risk varies a lot in the ME and Africa as those regions have some unstable areas.
JUST because muslims come and kill them while they go about their normal lives the way the garbage Quran commands them to.
There's where you jump the rails. As I understand, there's nothing in the text, taken in context, that supports that. You should educate yourself somewhere other than Brigette Gabriel's X account. You do want to know the truth, right?
I dont have to quote you verse by verse. "Sura by Sura"...you know those words are in the Quran. Commands to LIE TO and to KILL the "infidels" which radical muslims...AND regular muslims... interpret to be innocent Christians and others just going about their everyday lives. They are ALL "infidels" based on the Quran because they are NOT muslims. Normal muslims just CHOOSE NOT to obey those words like the radicals do. They stab them, run them over with cars, blow them up, fly airplanes into our buildings and kill THOUSANDS of innocent Americans at a time. I dont have to accept that. Thats bullcrap, and Islam and the Quran are responsible for that. Period.
No, I don't know those words are in the Koran. What I understand is that they're not there and that if you want to come to that conclusion you really have to twist words to do so. As I mentioned, I know smart, educated, capable, honest people, very sincere in their belief, who have studied the texts for decades who have the absolute opposite view to yours. I'll take their word over wherever you get your information. Looking at it another way, if the scriptures do say what you say they do, there wouldn't be any Christians in the Islamic areas from West Africa to Indonesia, yet there are many millions.
There are a lot of professional crap stirrers out there, taking advantage of people's ignorance for clicks and dollars. They're a lot like Charles Coughlin and his ilk in the 1930's. If you're not familiar with him, you should really see who he was. It's obvious why we don't want to follow people like him.
I hate them for it, and my God...the real one...will both judge AND punish me for my hate for them. He is a God of Love, Grace, and Forgiveness. We don't have those commands to hate and kill others who don't believe what we believe in our Holy Book. For this reason I will be punished for my sin. I am not a great Christian either to be honest. I sin against God every single day of my life. We all do, whether we admit it or not.
edit - I don't think Muslims do either. If you can find something to the contrary, taken in context, let us know. What are your thoughts on the Old Testament by the way?
As far as the rest of your insults about me ...those don't bother me. You don't even know me. Have never laid eyes on me or even spoken my name. Your opinion of me doesn't bother or upset me. Its based on the extremely limited knowledge of a complete stranger. I don't know you either. I have no opinions about you other than that you hate Jews.
Then your opinion is very wrong. I don't hate or even dislike anyone based on their creed, origin or appearance. I learned a long, but I wish longer, time ago that such prejudices are unfair, counterproductive and just wrong. Where I grew up a lot of people espoused racial superiority, as did a lot of people I knew at UT. I'm glad I saw that those espousing that superiority were the inferior ones.
That's between you and whomever YOU pray to. Which is 100% absolutely NOT the God of the Bible. Of Isaac and Jacob.
Wrong again, sorry. You have no clue as to my religious inclinations.
I will let you two figure that part out. Its of no consequence to me either way because I don't believe you to be a radical terrorist who stands a chance of causing actual harm to my family. So I wish you the best. In all things. Especially as a fellow VOL fan. I will continue to post facts about islam whenever I feel like it though. Just like everyone else here. Arguing with you about it is not part of that though. This is the last time I will discuss this with you. My time is a valuable asset, which I choose to share with people I care about. You are not one of those people.
You and I and everyone else are or should be free to believe as they feel guided and think to be correct. Having hate or love or like or dislike of a creed is normal but we'd be misguided to base our opinion on false (or X pundit level extremely false) information. You know what they say, the truth will set you free.