polite_gandalf wrote on Jul 29
th, 2015 at 4:59pm:
Soren wrote on Jul 28
th, 2015 at 7:04pm:
Show us how Islam valorises
Individual choice over submission to Mohammed's revelations
Freedom of speech, conscience, religion.
How Islam has not treated non Muslims as dhimmis throughout its entire history
How shia and sunni Islam have NOT been completely intolerant of each other
How Islam permitted freedom of religion and conscience to Jews, Christians, Hindus, pagans
How Muslims are who kill cartoonists, translators, film makers in the 21st century, in the name of Islam, are demonstrably wrong
What Muslims like you who think they are wrong are doing about them - other than berating people like me.
Normally I would give you a more considered and detailed response, but seeing it will just be ridiculed, ignored, dismissed etc - I fail to see the why I should waste my time. The abridged version will have to suffice...
1. Freedom of religious thought is enshrined in the Quran - a no clearer starting point is verse 2:256 "there is no compulsion in religion"
2. Dhimmitude was a far more humane way of treating subjects than the standards of the time. Subjects had freedom of religion and were exempt from military duty. The jizya tax was equivalent to the muslim zakat tax - which they were exempt from.
3. sunni-shia relations over the centuries have been characterised by co-existence and tolerance, not separation and intolerance.
4. Jews, christians and pagans have all received far more freedom under Islam than most other rulers.
5. The cartoon killers are wrong because mainstream muslim society says they are wrong. Simple.
6. Berating people like you is an important part of the fight for truth. I am a law abiding citizen who does nothing more and nothing less than the average law-abiding citizen. It is simply outrageous to imply that somehow because the nutters claim to share the same religion as me (I don't have any say in that do I?) - that I am somehow responsible for them. I'm not sure what you are suggesting - travel to Syria and embark upon a "peace crusade" or some crap? No thanks - my responsibilities lie with my family and my loved ones - not nutjob headhackers who hijack my peaceful religion.
Oh, he’ll forget all that, G. Early onset Altzheimers, you know.
He’ll ask you the same question next week, when he’ll also accuse you of evasion and telling porkies.
Always, absolutely, never ever. It’s the old boy staple, and it’s served him well for the past 14 years. He’s not changing for anyone.
Now, if only we can get a decent bombing or something to prove him right. Armenian Christians, Family Court terrorists, the NSW Special Branch, anyone will do.
The old boy can fill in the gaps with his Altzheimers.