Under Islamic rule would the citizens be granted the right to choose
the religion they want, or would they be forced into Islam according to
the Quranic verse: "If any one desires a religion other than Islam,
never will it be accepted of him, and in the hereafter he will be in
the ranks of those who have lost." (Surah 3:85). How about the right of
a Muslim to change his own religion?
Would he be given this right or would he be punished according to the
apostasy rule which states that such a person should be punished by
death? Mohammed said "Whoever changes his religion, kill him."
AlBukhari Vol. 9:57 Resisting Islam: punished by death, crucifixion or
the cutting off of the hands and feet (Surah 5:33).
Do Muslim activists want us to have the same rights granted to the
citizens of an Islamic country such as Saudi Arabia, where women are
not allowed to drive an automobile and no one can worship openly
according to any religion other than Islam?
Do they want us to be ruled by a ruler such as Khomeini, who issued an
order to murder a writer, Salman Rushdie, just because he dared to
criticize Islam?
Even in a moderate Islamic state such as Egypt, Christians have to
obtain a presidential decree to be able to build a church, or even to
repair a toilet in a church. They facediscrimination in all aspects of
their lives, including education, employment and promotions.
Our present system gives the citizens the right to rule themselves, to
write the laws that will govern their lives, to decide the amount of
taxes to be collected from them and how it will be spent.
Prisons in Muslim countries are known to be centers of torture.
One important principle in this great system is the separation ofchurch
and state. Islam, however, is built on an opposing concept, for "Islam
is a religion and a state."
According to Islam, the Quran is the principal source of legislation:
"We have sent down to thee the book in truth, that you might judge men
as guided by God." (Surah 4:105). If the Quran is the law,what are some
of the rules and regulations that will be imposed? Here are just a few
examples:
Stealing: punished by hand amputation (Surah 5:38)
Adultery: punished by public flogging (Surah 24:2)
Drinking : punished by 40 or 80 lashes (Al Bukhari 8:770)
Resisting Islam : punished by death, crucifixion or the cutting off of
the hands and feet (Surah 5:33)
Mohammed says that a Muslim may not be killed if he kills a non-Muslim.
Prisons in Muslim countries are known to be centers of torture rather
than rehabilitation. Under our system, there should be no
discrimination among citizens based on sex, color, religion or
race.Would Islam treat men and women equally when:
It teaches that men are superior to women (Surah 2:228)
It gives men double the share of the women in inheritance? (Surah 4:11)
It gives the man double the value of a woman's witness in court?
(Surah2:282)
Would Islam treat non-Muslims fairly when:
The Quran calls on Muslims not to befriend Jews or Christians?
(Surah9:30)
The Quran imposes "Jizya" (tribute tax) on Christians and Jews thatwill
be collected only from them andnot from Muslims? (Surah 9:29)
Mohammed says that a Muslim may not be killed if he kills a non-Muslim.
"No Muslim should be killed for killing a kafir (infidel or non-
Muslim)."Al Bukhari Vol. 9:50Islam is the fastest growing religion in
America.
Islam is the fastest growing religion in America. Today, the number of
followers of Islam in our country has reached 4 to 6 million. Muslims
project gaining an additional one million Americans every year. It is
expected that Islam will be the second largest religion in our country
before the turn of the century, and, it is a matter of time before
Islam will become the religion of the majority. America, then will be
labeled an "Islamic country ", ruled by the "Quran" and the "Hadith" or
what Muslims call Sharia (The Islamic code of ethics) The threat of
Islam is real.
The threat of Islam is real. More so than communism ever was, because
with Islam, Muslim activists are willing to kill and to die for the
cause of spreading their religion. This is called "Jihad," a sacred
duty for all Muslims to perform.
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Turkey. Islamic fanatism is
also very active in Turkey and we want to avoid it. The majority here
belongs to the Sunnite sect and they don't
respect the believers of Alevite sect. For example btw 1978-80 they killed
about 1000-2000 Alawis in Turkey.
The main cause of terrorism in the Middle East (including Turkey) is the
Islamic fanatic movement itself. U know
Algeria, Egypt, Iran and Afghanistan. Taliban, FIS and Hizbullah are the
main sources of trouble in the Middle East.
The Arabs want to dominate the whole region with their religious attempts.
Unless a serious measure is taken against
them Islam in the form of shariah will be a great trouble for everyone in
the region as it is now in Iran, Afghanistan and
Algeria.
SO I totally agree with you on your thoughts about Islamic fanatism.Not
knowing much about USA, I can say that
people choose to join these fanatics just because that they are poor.
Poverty is a main cause for this movement to
expand in many areas. If u are hungry you have nothing to lose but your
soul. So this social factor adds too much for the
Islamic movement.
In Turkey there was an attempt to impose shariah rules in Turkey by a
political party called the Welfare Party (Refah
Party). Thse guys have obtained a great portion of votes in the general
elections in Dec. 1994 elections. Then they formed a coalition with another
party. They were always clamiming that the state should be tolerant towards
Islamic rules etc. But they
proved themselves to be too much dangerous for the state. In the late
elections which took place place in April this year their
votes decresed substantially.
Anyway...I believe that Turkey will never be a country like Afghanistan or
Saudi Arabia or Iran. Because the general peace medium in the Middle East
is to a large extent dependent on Turkey which emerges itself as the
greatest power in the region penetrating into a large area of Balkan
Peninsula, Central Asia and even Russia&Germany.
Time will show everything..
And then histroy will be written again..
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