A friend of mine who is muslim lives in Houston. He is from a very primitive area of Pakistan, where still there is no electricity. A lot of taliban members come from this area. It’s like the wild west there and he has told me many stories about family members and good people senselessly murdered throughout his life there by radicals. He is one of the most kind and loving people I’ve ever met. He told me that he hates muslim extremists far more than Americans hate them, but it’s hard to stand up to them because they are brutal and powerful. Of the three muslim men who I’ve been friends with over the past ten years, all of them have been kind and gentle, loving people. One of them wore a suit on Good Friday and when I asked why he was dressed up, his response was “to show respect to my Christian friends”. So, I struggle internally with the blanket Muslim bashing. I don’t disagree with most of it, but I also don’t agree with some of it. I think many of us would be surprised how many peaceful muslims there are out there who agree with us on the topic of radical islam. One thing is clear, which is that the radicals are very aggressive and that poses a threat to everyone not willing to stand up to them.
He told you the reason he is still a muslim: fear of retribution by the violent adherents.
The punishment for leaving the "religion of peace" is simple and universal: death.
These kind, gentle people you have met would be Christians given the freedom to choose. It's likely that in many cases, their not-so-distant ancestors were Christians that were violently conquered and forced to convert.
A friend of mine who is muslim lives in Houston. He is from a very primitive area of Pakistan, where still there is no electricity. A lot of taliban members come from this area. It’s like the wild west there and he has told me many stories about family members and good people senselessly murdered throughout his life there by radicals. He is one of the most kind and loving people I’ve ever met. He told me that he hates muslim extremists far more than Americans hate them, but it’s hard to stand up to them because they are brutal and powerful. Of the three muslim men who I’ve been friends with over the past ten years, all of them have been kind and gentle, loving people. One of them wore a suit on Good Friday and when I asked why he was dressed up, his response was “to show respect to my Christian friends”. So, I struggle internally with the blanket Muslim bashing. I don’t disagree with most of it, but I also don’t agree with some of it. I think many of us would be surprised how many peaceful muslims there are out there who agree with us on the topic of radical islam. One thing is clear, which is that the radicals are very aggressive and that poses a threat to everyone not willing to stand up to them.
He told you the reason he is still a muslim: fear of retribution by the violent adherents.
The punishment for leaving the "religion of peace" is simple and universal: death.
These kind, gentle people you have met would be Christians given the freedom to choose. It's likely that in many cases, their not-so-distant ancestors were Christians that were violently conquered and forced to convert.
Islam is violence.
Islam is evil.
Islam is a death cult.