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What so many do not understand about Islam

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Submitted by David (China), Oct 31, 2010 at 18:29

Fundamental Islam is original Islam as presented and practiced by its founder, Mohammed. That's what "fundamental" means. Over time, just like in Judaism or Christianity became distorted, the teachings of Mohammed were distorted by the misinterpretations of influential leaders so that now there are several major factions all claiming to be correctly following the teachings of Mohammed. Obviously, it can't be true. There is only one correct way to understand Mohammed just like there is only one correct way to understand what any of us say. All others are false. To recognize the true teachings of Mohammed, all one has to do is examine the history of Islam as it was practiced under Mohammed's rule. If you do, you will discover that "innocent" refers to Muslims only. Infidels are all guilty and deserving of death, that's everyone who is not Muslim.

When Muslims claim to be a religion of peace, what they mean is that if you become a Muslim, one of the right stripe, you might expect not to be targeted for death like a non Muslim, unless you cross the authority in charge of course. There can never be peace between Islam and the non-Islam world. They are certain (subjectively) that the god they serve is the true and only god and that only those who accept and serve him have a right to life. All others are the willful mortal enemies of Islam and of its god. This is the justification they use for killing non Muslims, or for persecuting them by any and all means they wish to use.

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6What so many do not understand about Islam [263 words]DavidOct 31, 2010 18:29179783
Farah Pandith's declaration [57 words]TedJul 12, 2010 23:45175483
Go figure? [76 words]yuval Brandstetter MDJul 20, 2010 12:12175483
Uncomfortable fact [146 words]Milind GadeJul 10, 2010 01:56175384
3All those who believe deeply in Allah message to humanity (the Koran) and in the traditions of Muhammad (the Sunna) [577 words]JassemJul 1, 2010 18:38175047
relax - Rome was just one other fantasy from the Islamist's febrile mind. [338 words]the Grand Infidel of KaffiristanJul 2, 2010 18:38175047
7Poland had a terrible long history of anti-Semitism before the World War II and is still. [522 words]Syrian dissident.Jul 5, 2010 18:45175047
Oversimplification of the matter [92 words]GretaNov 22, 2015 13:45175047
Enough! [167 words]Sandra l. JonhnsonJul 1, 2010 15:41175041
The NYT can still mis-comprehend [206 words]Yuval Brandstetter MDJun 30, 2010 11:00175021
The Sun newspaper STILL covered up the Islamic motives [32 words]Edgar DavidsonJun 27, 2010 18:12174910
1Eurabia [180 words]Kiel HesselmannJun 27, 2010 16:53174907
1Obama administration efforts to ignore the dangers of Islamism and jihad [56 words]Anne-Marie DelcambreJun 27, 2010 12:46174904
anti-islamist muslim ? [59 words]
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Doug CorriganJun 27, 2010 08:14174898
Jihadists become "insane" whenever they see a target. [122 words]M.D.Jun 26, 2010 17:42174881
Not unreasonable [132 words]Joseph IIJun 26, 2010 05:57174858
Not unreasonable [132 words] Joseph II [116 words]john999Jun 27, 2010 18:35174858
Revenge [50 words]Mark D.Jun 27, 2010 21:14174858
Not to name islamism as the enemy. Why ? [33 words]Anne-Marie DelcambreJun 26, 2010 04:02174856
Naming the Enemy [7 words]Mark D.Jun 27, 2010 21:18174856
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get it,. . . it is our fault that muslims kill and bomb us. .. . .because of the way we live our lives. . . they hate us for just being ourselves. [246 words]Phil GreendJun 25, 2010 18:20174843
I seem to recall van gogh's killer going one better [152 words]alvin dayJun 25, 2010 17:38174841
3It's illegal to criticise openly Islam in Eurabia [432 words]IanusJun 26, 2010 18:05174841
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6EUrabian octopus and its tentacles [1055 words]IanusJun 28, 2010 18:44174841
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Ignoring this fact not make it disappear [74 words]Anne-Marie DelcambreJun 25, 2010 12:37174825
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islam or islamism [93 words]
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Faisal's Other Name is Legion [408 words]M. ToveyJul 19, 2010 15:45174817
Faisal Shahzad, etc. [151 words]Nenette GrunbergJun 25, 2010 10:01174814
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Two Questions for Dr. Pipes [87 words]
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Aymenn JawadJun 25, 2010 08:30174809
"this tirade does have the virtue of truthfulness" - nothing new here [48 words]MarkJun 25, 2010 08:23174808
Jihad [11 words]KerryJun 25, 2010 08:05174807
the integrity of a jihadist [74 words]RadicalStateJun 25, 2010 07:37174806
2No frontier Gandhi this [154 words]Burzine WaghmarJun 25, 2010 06:01174803
Don't hold your breath [72 words]VijayJun 25, 2010 05:39174801
wake up Western Civilzation [20 words]Paul SeverienJun 25, 2010 05:26174800
Our leaders [179 words]HomefrontJul 18, 2010 02:36174800
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the wise-men at nyt [60 words]Arvind SJun 25, 2010 02:38174796
5Islam's useful idiots will ignore the truth [203 words]SusanJun 25, 2010 02:17174795
they have no clue [263 words]the Grand Infidel of KaffiristanJun 26, 2010 08:40174795
Islam............ [22 words]sandi arendsJun 25, 2010 01:50174793

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