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Islam; a religion filled with terror

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Submitted by David Gilchrist (United States), Dec 8, 2005 at 08:49

One does not have to dig deeply to see that the trouble with Islam is Islam itself. It is a religion which is foreign to the concepts inherent in Christianity of forgiveness. Instead, it glorifies self destruction and revenge.

Example. Islamic Jihad or Hamas launch a suicide attack which kills scores of Israeli citizens. When the Israeli Army retaliates in a measured response, always less lethal than the original attack and a handful of Palestinian "militants" are blotted out, then these terrorist organisations scream that they will take revenge on Israel and make the ground burn under their feet. Since the reasurgence of Islam as a force in world affairs was felt with the revolution in Iran in 1979 we can see how terrorism as encouraged by radical Wahhabi inspired Islam has been spreading around the globe.

The West will not win the war ...by bowing before it but rather we must confront it and fight against its virulent spread. Adherents of Radical Islam must be barred from entering our countries and those who are already hear must be served notice that the rights and freedoms they are abusing in western contries will not be tolerated. It is time to get tough ...
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Tali Fahima - prominent Israeli leftist has converted to Islam [79 words]AmirJun 19, 2010 16:05174564
Someone should answer these questions from Islamic nor non-Islamic perspective [151 words]Kurt BaskingMar 12, 2010 01:35170004
these violent converts to islam show that it is not " poverty " that drives muslims to bomb and kill, but it is simply hate that drives them... 2010 . mar. [205 words]Phil GreendMar 11, 2010 16:22169987
The EXCEPTION to the RULE [212 words]mariaha_14Apr 8, 2009 14:17153593
The Exception to the Rule [122 words]JimMar 11, 2010 13:53153593
Source of Info [38 words]E.ThompkinsJul 1, 2008 10:45134065
unfortunately [241 words]some muslim...May 18, 2006 18:1345909
what is the meaning of this story? [15 words]G.VishvasMar 11, 2010 09:2945909
Further Converts to Islam Connected to Terrorism [68 words]Al RaczkowskiDec 21, 2005 13:3830363
I agree [24 words]FredSep 27, 2006 05:5630363
Others as terrorist converts.. [109 words]J.S.Dec 19, 2005 16:3330209
The Nazi Roots Of Modern Radical Islam [635 words]Seamus MacNemiDec 10, 2005 13:5029746
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Defense of Pipes position [175 words]William SycamoreDec 8, 2005 11:0529648
Islam; a religion filled with terror [203 words]David GilchristDec 8, 2005 08:4929643
Threat to the west [32 words]Vilhem the magnificentMar 12, 2010 05:5929643
Converts to Islam [156 words]Lynne SchultzDec 7, 2005 23:2829625

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