First
Don’t judge Islam by the Muslims you know, and do not judge the Muslims you know by Islam.
That being said, we as a people, westerners, need to really get smart about Islam. It is quite likely the biggest long term threat the west faces.
Now I am about religious tolerance. But it has to be a two way street. Islam DOES NOT believe in such a two way street. Islam cannot even concieve of the concept of plurality.
I am a Libertarian by belief. My ‘credo’ if you will is that my rights end where your’s begin, and vice versa. So I’m pretty tolerant of most things. I am pretty open minded. But. The more I read nad research, the more I see that Muslims pose the greatest risk to the west of all the threats out there. There can be, as far as I can tell, from their side of the aisle, any form of compromise or co-existance. Their belief system won’t allow it.
One of the reasources below, the tretise, outlines in great detail why we cannot co-exist. Islam is NOT just a religion. It is even more than a way of life. It is a complete societal contract that brooks NO possibility of anything other than Islam. No co-existance. No plurality. No tolerance of anything other than reimposition of the caliphate. Islam a) says that there is NO religion save Islam. Period. b) Muslism are to impose Islam on the world c) Islamic law, as laid down by the prophet in the koran and the hadith(sp), is inviolate. Period. Cannot be re-interpreted in the light of new events. If it’s in the 9th sura, then it’s more than gospel. d) Islamic law is THE law. Period. Any treaty or constitution or any other rule, regulation, code whatever is SUBORDINATE to Islamic law. Period.
MAJ Stephen Coughlins’ tretise explains it all much better than I do.
Do not delude yourself on this. Islam is and will be the defining threat until a) they defeat and subjugate us or b) we defeat and subjugate them. Period.
I refer you to the following sites/resources:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019465.php
http://www.strategycenter.net/docLib/20080107_Coughlin_ExtremistJihad.pdf
A tretise by Maj Stephen Coughlin. This is about a 330 page dissertation. BUT, a) it is pretty readable and b) it explains in a straitforward coherant and thorough manner why Jihad is 1) MANDATED by the Koran, despite what Muslim apologists say and 2) Why Al quida et al are not ‘extreme’ in their beliefs (in the Muslim/Islam context) and practice regarding jihad.
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Pages/Games-Muslims-Play.htm
A good exposition of the games muslims play promoting/defending Islam.
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Pages/Myths-of-Islam.htm
A good shootdown of various ‘myths’ promulgated by the muslims and their apologists.
Tags: islam, jihad, koran, middle east, muslim, terrorism, War
