"in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him."
who are the followers of God?SBT is right. We in fact, have JOS acting out this verse for us right here. The world is at war with God, and by default, they are at war with His followers.
"in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him."
So those who have no clue are going to hell??
if the champion of the religion says "peace" and the rest of the world interprets that "peace" as "war" (Christians with crusades, for example) does that say that Christianity is "war", or that the people who call themselves Christians, are "war"?
So those who have no clue are going to hell??
dunno. do you think the Allah of the Qu'ran could think up something as beautiful as the female body, or the trees in fall, or the deliciousness of food, yet turn around tell his followers to make the non-followers convert or die after sending someone like Jesus? Do those seem like the same character? Which of those seems truthier?
They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods. In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)
dunno. do you think the Allah of the Qu'ran could think up something as beautiful as the female body, or the trees in fall, or the deliciousness of food, yet turn around tell his followers to make the non-followers convert or die after sending someone like Jesus? Do those seem like the same character? Which of those seems truthier?
Also, the bible doesn't ever claim to be the Word of God. The closest it gets is "inspired by/breathed out by God", which we Christians equated with being "the Word of God".
It was once the Word of God to someone, but is not the Word of God to your soul until God speaks it to your soul. In fact it could be a billboard that God speaks to your soul. The bible is scripture.
According to the Qu'ran, did, or did Muhammed not, command his military leaders to fight the infidels until they 1. converted or 2. paid the tax?
If it's spam then it shouldn't be any problem for you to EASILY discredit what I said about your government or womens rights issues.
The fact that you WON'T (when in fact it's "can't") is all the proof I need.
Yea great, Muslims tax non-Muslims for not being Muslim. Thats well known, its also more proof that Islam is archaic and oppressive.
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Did you read what I said? Muslims tax other Muslims MORE than non-Muslims. The non-Muslim tax is waived if the country is protected by a national army, and not an Islamic army.
Was it too long to read? Should I start catering to your PS3-attention span?
Yea great, Muslims tax non-Muslims for not being Muslim. Thats well known, its also more proof that Islam is archaic and oppressive.
In practice the Jizya tax has both historically and presently been much higher than the Zakat (lawfully as much as twice of the Zakat) so perhaps you should revise your words up above before anyone can take you seriously?
The taxes both have and are reqired by everyone, not just men of military age but of women, children and elderly too, that is another difference and yes, i know this is the practiced rule but it is the current rule under islamic law in many places.
That happened AFTER the provisions of Islamic law which exempted the indigent, the invalids and the old were discarded.
By the way, I guess I found your source -very "reliable":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelomo_Dov_Goitein
PS - Muslims not paying Zakat is akin to stealing in Islamic law. AND AGAIN, when Muslims risk their lives in the army to protect you, it makes sense to pay -provided that you can. When ONE non-muslim joins the army, the army becomes national, and the Jizyah is waived.
Again, Zakat is a percentage, which can reach 100x folds that of Jizyah, which is not.
If it's spam then it shouldn't be any problem for you to EASILY discredit what I said about your government or womens rights issues.
The fact that you WON'T (when in fact it's "can't") is all the proof I need.
"The" religion of peace? Well, I think most religions champion peace, including Islam. However I think there's no denying that many Muslims think that violence is justifiable. Well, the same can be said for Christians, Jews, and etc. However, the endemic element of violent terrorism in many regions of the Muslim world is shocking in its intensity and prevalence.
That's not my source, my source comes from the Hedaya, it's fucking Islamic law IN PRACTICE.
You really shouldn't assume so much, most of the information i have i get by talking to people right here, in Afghanistan.
That's not my source, my source comes from the Hedaya, it's fucking Islamic law IN PRACTICE.
You really shouldn't assume so much, most of the information i have i get by talking to people right here, in Afghanistan.
My opinion on this subject is that Islam is a religion, just as Christianity or Bhudism or even Judaism. As such there are mostly good people and a few bad people or extremists in all religions.