My last post about the Christian man who might soon be executed for his beliefs has reminded me of something else that I have been wanting to post here. Back in January, Anne Lieberman pointed out a letter to the editor in the Boulder, Colorado newspaper, the Daily Camera, that I think makes a great point about Islam:

Let's play jihad geography. Current [major world] conflicts include Mulims vs. Jews in "Palestine," Muslims vs. Hindus in Kashmir, Mulsims vs. Christians in Africa, Muslims vs. Buddhists in Thailand, Muslims vs. Russians in the Caucasus. Significant terrorism involving the religion of peace also includes Bali, Australia, Bangladesh, Holland, France, England, Iraq and the United States (remember 9/11?).

Perhaps the reason Muslims initiate violent, bloodletting among their infidel/kafir neighbors is because the Koran demands it. Go ahead, read it.

Diagree? Still convinced that Islam is, at its root, a religion of peace? I urge you to look at TheReligionOfPeace.com, JihadWatch.org, and DhimmiWatch and see for yourself what followers of the largest religion on the planet are doing to people every day. From what I can tell, these people make up the majority of the Muslim population worldwide. Why else would 40% of Muslims living in the UK want draconian Sharia law implemented in that democratic country? Why else would a Christian in Afghanistan, who is not evangelizing, just living his life, be tried and possibly be executed under sharia law for his beliefs?

I also encourage you to take the advice of the letter quoted above and read the Koran yourself (the link points to a widely respected translation of the Koran into English). I think you may be surprised with what you see about those of us who refuse to become Muslim ourselves.

Thankfully, there are a few dissenting voices within Islam these days (Wafa Sultan is one)—Muslims who are working to moderate their religion and show that being Muslim does not require killing the infidels. I support these people wholeheartedly in their quest to see their religion tamed. I have to say, though, that I am unconvinced that it can be.

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