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Re: Islam was: 2nd and 3rd rate powers

From: KH.Ranitzsch@t... (K.H.Ranitzsch)
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 06:46:57 +0200
Subject: Re: Islam was: 2nd and 3rd rate powers


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Leary" <john_t_leary@yahoo.com>

> The operative word in Islamic Commonwealth is
> ISLAMIC,  one of the imperatives of the religion
> is 'convert or die'.	 Those who survive the
> conquest have accepted the religions control
> of their life.

Side note: In fact over its history Islam as a religion has been
reasonably
tolerant, at least towards the 'people of the book' (Christians and
Jews).
Forcible conversion of individuals is even doctrinally frowned upon,
AFAIK.
The presently existing bunch of radical loonies is something of an
aberration and in a minority - though there have been examples in the
past,
too. What is *seriously out* is converting from Islam to other
religions.

Greetings
Karl Heinz


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