Originally posted by mowglee
Islam is a religion about peace and equality for all and nowhere does it say "go suicide bomb yourself" or "hurt innocent people to make a point." So these terrorists are purposely doing the exact opposite of what the religion says but all Muslims are being painted with the same brush as these retarded individuals.
Haha, the old "The Religion of Peace" argument. If it's the religion of peace, why are there so many misunderstanders of it that cause oh so much death and destruction? Don't be confused. Innocent people are only Muslims according to the Koran.
A few quotes to help you understand a bit better.
Qur'an:8:7 "Allah wished to confirm the truth by His words: 'Wipe the infidels out to the last.'"
Qur'an:8:39 "So, fight them till all opposition ends and the only religion is Islam."
Qur'an:8:59 "The infidels should not think that they can get away from us. Prepare against them whatever arms and weaponry you can muster so that you may terrorize them. They are your enemy and Allah's enemy."
Qur'an:9:5 "When the sacred forbidden months for fighting are past, fight and kill disbelievers wherever you find them, take them captive, beleaguer them, and lie in wait and ambush them using every stratagem of war."
Qur'an 9:3 "Allah is not bound by any contract or treaty with non-Muslims, nor is His Apostle."
Qur'an 4:91 "You will find others who, while wishing to live in peace and being safe from you to gain the confidence of their people; thrown back to mischief headlong; therefore if they do not withdraw from you, and offer you peace besides restraining their hands, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them; and against these We have given you a clear sanction and authority." [So if you wish to live in peace, but are perceived as being mischievous (i.e., non-Muslim), Allah has given his Jihad warriors "a clear sanction and authority to seize and kill" you.]
Pretty heavy stuff from a peaceful, loving and benign God. It's strange that I don't remember hearing about Buddha or Jesus being murderers and war-mongers.
Originally posted by ZenOps
Not bombing a nation just because it holds people of your faith. Muslims are learning too much bad intent from Christianity.
What happens when they find a nation that has no people of your faith, race, language or preference of ketchup flavoured ice cream? Does that mean its ok to invade and pillage it?
ZenOps, you actually hit the nail on the head IMO why this just a publicity stunt to garner support from non-muslims that don't know how to read between the lines. Did anyone see them mention that they think its wrong to hurt and kill NON-Muslims anywhere in that article?? They didn't mention it at all, because they don't believe it.
That being said, I also think this is a step forward. It's good to see them actually condemn these actions and maybe issuance of a fatwa might help some of the "moderates" to speak out against these radicals.
"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague.”
—Cicero, Roman statesman and lawyer