Reply To: Islam unwelcome?

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Rick S.
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There are innumerable passages, many of which are quoted in this forum, from both Bibles and the Koran, instructing the believer to proseletize, and in the case of Islam, to do so by the sword. Though plain to me, no one seems to observe the obvious. The issue is not intolerance toward or by Islam. The problem is religion in general. History is rife with wholesale slaughter between factions of Christianity, between Christians and Islam, etc., ad nauseum. Belief in anything always results in the believers shoving their beliefs down somebody’s throat. The authors of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights knew this well, which is why they wrote a wall of separation between church and state into the foundation of their new government. Claiming that Islam, Christianity and Judaism are basically benign is idiotic. The history of these three major religions is little more than intolerance and slaughter of anywone who didn’t agree with someone’s idea of perfection. It’s true for Christians, Jews and Muslims, just as it was true for Stalinists and Nazis.

Religion demands that the believer be incapable of recognizing truth, even if it bit them. Its foundation is that clerics must interpret the truth for you, from secretive and mystic runes. This is particularly offensive in certain southern U.S. states, where they play with deadly snakes. Give me a break! Get a life! Think for yourself!

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Name : Rick S., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 54, City : Williamsburg, State : VA, Country : United States, Occupation : musician/artist, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,