Nice, I think I could easily relate to this subject, being spent my whole 29 years of my life in a country (Egypt as you all know, yes under my name) where Islam is part of its constitution. And studied Islam in school since I was 4 years old, and listening to 60 megaphones shouting from 10 mosques in every direction 5 times a day. Ahh, I'm living in hell. And also because I'm a native Egyptian from a Christian family who spent 26 years Christian, 2 years Muslim (unofficially) and now Atheist.
Anyway, Christianity is more based on individualism, Islam is based on the group faith on the relationship between Muslims and each others which is a must!
Christianity (i.e. NT) has no direct commands of killing infidels or apostates in contrast with Islam of course which has these commands (If Eric doesn't know yet, he is trapped already!).
Of course, I agree with most members about the bloody nature of Islam as we seen last of this incidents in Iraq several days ago, dozens killed, and also a threat carried toward Copts (which I'm one of them.) And how you can't criticize it without putting your life and the life of your family in danger. I remember a writer here in Egypt which he was killed because he was defending Egypt as a secular state (which doesn't exist yet) rather than an Islamic state that extremists want. He was a Muslim too, but defending the rise of a secular state is a serious crime between extremists that they would see the person as an apostate and they would kill him like what happened.
Of course, I've been bullied by Christians as well, But is joining Islam is a solution? I mean, OK, maybe Christianity is wrong because the so-called Christians aren't so Christians after all. What would make Islam right?
You believe in God? OK, I've no problem with that, then how could you believe in a religion like Islam which puts no value for the life of the non-Muslims. Disrespecting to women! You know why Muslim women wear Niqab? Simply because Muslim men can't take the responsibility of their acts in harassing a woman. So in their mind the best way to not harass women is to cover them all over in something like a black shroud! And you can imagine how a girl unveiled and not wearing niqab would be treated! In Egypt women has been rejected from being judges only because they are women and Islam doesn't allow it.
Actually, one look at the countries that has majority of Muslims, you will find they are all third world countries!
I have great respect for Christianity as it's the only religion in the four Abrahamic religions (Yes, folks, don't forget Baha'ism) that inherited the Greek Philosophy, which is the most sophisticated humans came up with.
But Islam? yes, if you were only believe the Arabian mythologies to be true! Solomon speaking to ants, Jews turned into monkies and pigs, Solomon and the Jinns, Satan kicked out because he refused to worship anyone but Allah, Sun setting down in a muddy spring, verses only for Muhammad to allow him to marry his daughter in law the wife of his adopted son, to defend Aisha when she was caught in adultery, to threaten his wives with divorce if they didn't treat him better, to defend him when Hafsa (his wife) caught him having intercourse with the maid (Marya, the mother of his only son who died young). It's really amazing that we are in the 21st century and there are still Muslims! or even religions!
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From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
04 Nov 2010, 9:06 pm
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