Originally posted by ArtificialGlory
If they're attempting to rationalize away violence and hate in the Quran, then yeah. Logically, I'd go to the Torah, because both the Nazi and the Rabbi are very likely to be highly biased.
The difference is the Rabbi is far more likely to actually be learned to a scholarly level on the faith. Haters rarely are.
You can of course get non-Jews and non-Muslims who have academic credentials in Judaism and Islam, but they're not haters. Simply because a hater is not going to bother getting educated in those subjects to such high degrees.
They'd prefer to just pick out the odd verse which sounds bad.
Originally posted by ArtificialGlory
The context actually makes that quote look worse, not better as it puts the default stance of Islam against unbelievers as war unless they specifically have a peace treaty signed. Once it expires, it's free game to kill, oppress and imprison.
What? LOL
The whole passage is clearly about specific non-muslims there was a peace treaty with but who continuously kept breaking it. It doesn't at all suggest it's talking about all non-muslims everywhere. That they better have a peace treaty signed or else.
Not that a peace treaty is a BAD thing Lol.
I take it you didn't even watch the video I linked explaining the context around that specific passage.
Originally posted by ArtificialGlory
Here are some other lovely quotes from the Quran/Hadiths on what should be done with people who abandon Islam(apostates):
"They wish that you should reject faith as they reject faith, and then you would be equal; therefore take not to yourselves friends of them, until they emigrate in the way of God; then, if they turn their backs, take them, and slay them wherever you find them; take not to yourselves any one of them as friend or helper."
Is this the Quran? At least quote the source and chapter so I can check for meaning and context.
Also seems like you ignored the verse of the Quran (60:8-9) I quoted about only fighting non-muslims who attack muslims. That clearly puts other "violent" versus anyone might pick out into context.
Can't take 1 verse on it's own and generally apply it. The Quran states that itself.
Originally posted by ArtificialGlory
"A man embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism. Mu'adh bin Jabal came and saw the man with Abu Musa. Mu'adh asked, "What is wrong with this (man)?" Abu Musa replied, "He embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism." Mu'adh said, "I will not sit down unless you kill him (as it is) the verdict of Allah and His Apostle.""The Messenger of Allah said, "If someone changes his religion - then strike off his head."
"Allah's Apostle never killed anyone except in one of the following three situations: (1) A person who killed somebody unjustly, was killed (in Qisas,) (2) a married person who committed illegal sexual intercourse and (3) a man who fought against Allah and His Apostle and deserted Islam and became an apostate."(Don't forget to consider (2), which condones murdering people based on what they do in their bed).
^ Okay none of this is from the Quran (the book someone claimed tells all Muslims to kill non-muslims). I'm guessing because I've already posted the entire passage and context around the creme de la creme of violent versus in the Quran.
And this Apostate thing really has nothing to do with Islam vs The West, so no idea why you've brought it up.
Seems to me like you're just going to some hate website and picking out verses from the Quran (singled out from a passage clearly to be taken out of context), and the dodgiest Hadith's that can be singled out on top.
The agenda of the hate website is clearly to encourage hate towards muslims.