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BTW. The same goes for Christians and Jews. If you kill people you're not a true Jew or Christian.

Going back to the STDs argument. I guarantee there are far less cases of STDs in Islamic countries as opposed to anywhere else. I don't even have to look it up and I'd still be willing to bet on it. Children out of wedlock too.

That's a whole lot to cover. I've been waiting for a reply from you in the other thread and yet here you are demanding I answer your question. Why was it important to the early stages of Islam. Simply because Islam had to grow. If you had people going around bad mouthing the religion it probably wouldn't have grown as fast as it did. The Quran says there's no compulsion in Islam. You must come at your own free will. Islam isn't supposed to be spread by the sword. Did I say there will be no more bastards? No. I said there will be far less without pre-marital sex. Same with STDs. And while I'm at it I'd like to touch on your other point that wasn't addressed to me. A murderer ain't a murderer until he kills somebody. Same concept with the terrorists. Murder is strictly forbidden in Islam. Once you kill somebody, especially innocent people, you're no longer a Muslim because you went against the teachings of Islam. "Killing one man is like killing all of humanity. Saving one life is like saving all of humanity"-The Holy Quran. These people might think they're Muslim, but they're not good Muslims. I'm not permitted to say who can and can not go to heaven, only God can judge, because you never know if someone will truly repent for his sins.

Your post here is highly hypocritical and some are just misleading. 1. You made sound as if only Christians and Jews get their hand cut off for stealing. Not true, Muslims get their hand cut off too. One can easily debate this is the best way to handle a thief and the best deterrent. You would rather spend 1,000s of dollars taking care of the theif in prison. So what's the punishment for a thief? Shelter and feed this person? The Quran says every Muslim should donate 2.5 of their net worth to the poor every year. If everyone did this there wouldn't be many thieves, anyways. BTW, I've been to Palestine and have found out about some thieves in my village. None of them got their hands cut off. 2. As far as changing the religion goes this is where the hypocrisy part comes. Muslim contend, and it's true, the Quran has never been altered and yet there are many versions of the Bible. There are 62 contradictions in the old and New Testament. When it comes to this subject you're talking about interpretation. Produce those tenets directly from the Quran that you're referring to and don't just take one line. We need the whole thing because one line can easily be taken out of context. I'd be happy to debate you on those subjects. 3. Ten percent? I know a lot of Muslims and not one is a radical. Your number you magically pulled out of the air is most likely wrong. 4. Your use of the word "Islamic" is just wrong. The people you're referring to are radicals with a political agenda. These people do not follow Islam as its intended to be and yet these are the people you use to represent Muslims. You talk about the Mahdi, but what about the Muslim belief that Jesus (pbuh) will return? You were being hypocritical when you mentioned the Westboro Baptist Church and the God hates fags groups, because we feel the same way about terrorists. 5. As far as your take on Obama and we need to kill these people are concerned the U.S. has already killed over a million people post 9/11. You act as if that's doing nothing. That's not nothing. That's something.

I guess. I can't really speak on behalf of the radicals. I read about it online from a Muslim and non-Muslim perspective. I don't know if it is in the Quran.

Yes and no. It's complicated. I've finally read up on apostacy. The executioner for apostacy can be anybody. I didn't see it written anywhere who exactly is supposed to do the actual killing, but to me, if you kill somebody you're a radical, even if your religion gives you the right to do so. There's also a process involved. You just can't kill somebody right away either, there is a process and the punishment isn't always death. There are other forms of punishment. On the flip side, there are muslim scholars who actually believe there is no death penalty for apostacy. Those are your moderates, I guess, but I still believe terroristic acts such as this most recent event, 9/11, etc etc are not and will never be accepted as an act of a true muslim. I was taught Islam by my parents and they concentrated on the five pillars of Islam, and they focused on teaching me to avoid committing sins and what exactly those sins are. I never even knew about apostacy until I learned about it here. At the end of the day there are uncomfortable topics in all three religions. Christianity went as far as to release a New Testament that has about 62 contradictions to the Old Testament and a lot of those changes involve those uncomfortable subjects.

Helpful? Thanks for the help. You're a swell guy. I like how you created this little story about those poor victims. You're awesome. I really admire you. Cool story, bro! You really took me to Tasker! You're the man! Such amazing brilliance! I'm in awe. You're great! Two thumbs up! No. You weren't being a smart ass. You were being a dick. It's people like you that complain all the time about moderate Muslims not condemning terrorism enough, but when one does you're on attack mode. You're a punk.

Thanks for being a smart ass. I'm trying to condemn terrorism here but that's not good enough for you, huh?

It made perfect sense to me. Jimmy came to the realization that he's a scammer. He's a con artist. That's what he does best. He enjoyed reliving his old days.

Despicable. These savages don't fear God. They are Godless.

I think the majority of people agree with you, but not me. I love watching Mayweather fight. It's a thing of beauty. His defense, counter punches and accuracy is amazing.

Good memory. I did mention nuns.

Therein lies the difference between Islam and Christianity. A Muslim would say Jesus would not pray to himself. A Christian says he would. Islam denies the crucifixion. I was told Judas was crucified in his place and that he (Judas) was the one that said "Why have you forsaken me", because he thought he was doing the right thing when he betrayed Jesus (pbuh). Do they cover when they pray? And if not, why?

Didn't know this: 1 Corinthians 11:3-12 3Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. 4Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. 5And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her headit is just as though her head were shaved. 6If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head. 7A man ought not to cover his head,[a] since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. 8For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; 9neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. 10For this reason, and because of the angels the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head. Christian women are supposed to wear hijab (head-scarf)?

I simply don't believe he was a schizo. Neither was Jesus (pbuh). He was ordered to kill his son. I can buy that. Big difference between Ibrahim's story and Issa's (Jesus) story in the Bible.

Gotcha. Which part is confusing? No. It doesn't. But Jesus knowing he's God and praying to himself most certainly does.

No you wouldn't. Be my guest. Just explain why you would say that.

I'm not calling Jesus (pbuh) a schizo. I'm saying the bible makes him sound like one. I asked the question earlier regarding which book Christians follow and why. I don't know the difference

I'm done with this. Believe me if you want to or don't. I don't care. At least someone understands where I'm coming from. I take it Christianity and Islam share the same story when it comes to Ibrahim. And no, he didn't misspell it in the Arabic sense. I wouldn't call him a schizo. Let me be clear. I'm not trying to change anyone's opinion. I respect yours and appreciate you guys sharing. I'm just explaining the Muslim perspective of Jesus(pbuh).

I'm pretty sure Jesus (pbuh) would have been more straight forward and less ambiguous if he was God. God is all knowing and all seeing. He wouldn't have come to earth to die for our sins because he could've forgave us for our sins without coming here. Jesus prayed. Why would he pray to himself? That makes him sound like a schizo. He also prophesied about another messenger to come after him in Dueteronomy 18:18. Now if he was God why would he do that?

You're the one that's being exposed. You don't like me and never will. How many times do I have to say I hate violence? I do. That hasn't changed. I even admitted I don't like the death penalty for apostates and still you run lip. You accuse me of being dishonest when in actuality my posting history proves I'm not trying to win and popularity contests. Get a grip dude and stop crowning yourself, leave that to everyone else.

It goes out to anyone that can answer it.

STDs are a serious problem. I was quoting a link earlier, but I could've gotten more in depth. BTW. The New Testament forbids premarital sex. How do you know which book to read? Serious question.

New Testament?

Lol. I think I'll buy me a Super Bowl ring on eBay and start calling myself a champion.