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I am willing to believe he does not believe in murdering innocent people. But I will believe Islam respects human life and the rights of others when:
Does the Vatican allow Muslims on its grounds to set up stands and hand out fliers urging people to convert to Islam? Would it be willing to sell space to Muslims in order to construct a mosque there?
Um. Yes Muslims are allowed at the Vatican.
Does the fact that some Jews have murdered Palestinians mean that Judaism is evil?
The problem here Pro is I don’t see too many Jewish terror groups. I could be wrong though and if so show me them.
On what basis do you conclude that the population of Lebanon doesn’t want Hizbullah?
Pro are you saying the majority of lebanon supports Hezboallah? If so can you show us the stats?
Not really an issue. There are so few people leaving Islam that the only cases you see are one in a billion.
I have seen a few Muslims leave Islam in the last few months on other Islamic forums. I would say that is more than one in a billion. Could you show this fact that only one in a billion are leaving Islam from a “reliable source”.
How many decades have passed without US support for dictatorships in the Muslim world?
Why do you always bring the US into topics when people ask you a question? Different times call for different measures. Unfortuantely governments sleep with strange bedfellows for the overall good. Nobody is perfect. But back on topic.
You do not understand the dhima system. “Dhimmitude” is a word invented by Bat Ye’or, an anti-Muslim polemicist.
A dhimmi (also zimmi, Arabic: ذمي, collectively: اهل الذمۃ, ahl al-dhimma, the people of the dhimma or pact of protection) was a non-slave, non-Muslim subject of a state governed in accordance with sharia — Islamic law. A dhimmi is a person of the dhimma, a term which refers in Islamic law to a pact contracted between non-Muslims and authorities from their Muslim government. This status was originally only made available to non-Muslims who were People of the Book (i.e. Jews and Christians), but was later extended to include Zoroastrians, Mandeans, and, in some areas, Hindus[1] and Buddhists. [2] [3] The status of dhimmi applied to millions of people living from the Atlantic Ocean to India from the 7th century until modern times.[4] Over time, many dhimmis converted to Islam. Most conversions were voluntary and happened for a number of different reasons. However, forced conversion did play a key role in some later periods of Islamic history, mostly in the 12th century under the Almohad dynasty of North Africa and al-Andalus as well as in Persia where Shi’a Islam is dominant.[5]
Dhimmis were allowed to “practice their religion, subject to certain conditions, and to enjoy a measure of communal autonomy” and guaranteed their personal safety and security of property, in return for paying tribute to Muslims and acknowledging Muslim supremacy.[6] Taxation from the perspective of Dhimmis who came under the Muslim rule, Cahen states, was “a concrete continuation of the taxes paid to earlier regimes” and from the point of view of the Muslim conqueror was a material proof of Dhimmi’s subjection.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhimmi
Do you think Christians must stop demanding recognizing God’s law too? If they don’t, will you call Christianity violent?
**The Abrahamic law of God which Islam does lay claim too; also includes free choice which would include practice of different religions. Although that is distinct from God’s will. **
Note: Emad loves his faith and if we are here asking for a Muslim to condem those who kill innocents and Emad does shouldn’t we give him the benefit of the doubt and be Charitable?