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Notice the argument - 'religious freedom' - which is a losing argument altogether. If this is the best the Vatican can come up with to try to counter Islam - then Europe is lost.


Vatican: Koran encourages 'killing Christians'

Vatican City, 22 Oct. (AKI) - The Koran is a text that encourages Islam to impose itself with force and permits the killing of Christians, said Lebanon's Catholic Patriarch of Antioch Archbishop Raboula Beylouni, addressing a Vatican meeting of Middle East bishops.

"The Koran gives Muslims the right to judge Christians and kill them with Jihad," he said. "It gives orders to impose religion with force, with the sword. For this reason, Muslims don't recognise the freedom of religion among themselves or others."

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and the bible encourages killing muslims and the torah encourages killing christians and muslims, whats your point?
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and the bible encourages killing muslims
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nope

sorry, wrong

thanks for playing
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and the bible encourages killing muslims

nope

sorry, wrong

thanks for playing
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Kill Nonbelievers

They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)



Kill False Prophets

If a man still prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall say to him, "You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of the Lord." When he prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall thrust him through. (Zechariah 13:3 NAB)



Kill the Entire Town if One Person Worships Another God

Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods. In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it. Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt. Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors. "The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him." (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)
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The new testament cancels out the old..
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and the bible encourages killing muslims
 Quoting: SheldonCooper

no it doesn't.
The Joke's Over.
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The new testament cancels out the old..
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Reason cancels out all religion.
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While I have not read all the Quran, I have read a lot of it and never found such a thing at all. I found a lot more about killing for God in the Old testament than the Quran.

the bible does not encourage killing Muslims, because the muslim faith began around 500 AD, long after the books in the bible were chosen around 325 AD at the council of Nicea.
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The new testament cancels out the old..

Reason cancels out all religion.
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yes it does. Every real avatar on this planet, started no religion and taught God was within, and your relationship with him was personal. The new Testament has been plenty manipulated by the unknowing and the deliberate satanic ones. Much truth in it, yes, but a lot of untruth about God also.
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So what is worse, a sword...... or dropping missiles and clusterbombs on a daily bases for many many years...

What was it about throwing the first stone....?
Time is a great teacher, unfortunately it kills all its pupils.
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and the bible encourages killing muslims

nope

sorry, wrong

thanks for playing

Kill Nonbelievers

They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)



Kill False Prophets

If a man still prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall say to him, "You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of the Lord." When he prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall thrust him through. (Zechariah 13:3 NAB)



Kill the Entire Town if One Person Worships Another God

Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods. In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it. Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt. Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors. "The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him." (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 847175


Oh shush.

We be talkin about those nasty moose limbs here. Don't you be rubbin that crazy bible stuff in our faces.

naughty
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and the bible encourages killing muslims and the torah encourages killing christians and muslims, whats your point?
 Quoting: SheldonCooper

scratching bit confused here, wasnt the koran written after the bible? If so how could it recommend killing something that didnt exist then?
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and the bible encourages killing muslims and the torah encourages killing christians and muslims, whats your point?
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Bull shit.

The Bible was written before muhammad was born idiot.

Go back and study your history.

I cant stand people who make these blind ass stupid statements and have no shit idea what the hell they are talking about.

muhammad wrote his bull shit in the 7th century A D


The Bible was written CENTURIES before that...2000-1500 BC most of it...


Those writing the Bible did not even know what a muslim was...
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and the bible encourages killing muslims and the torah encourages killing christians and muslims, whats your point?

Bull shit.

The Bible was written before muhammad was born idiot.

Go back and study your history.

I cant stand people who make these blind ass stupid statements and have no shit idea what the hell they are talking about.

muhammad wrote his bull shit in the 7th century A D


The Bible was written CENTURIES before that...2000-1500 BC most of it...


Those writing the Bible did not even know what a muslim was...
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1130674

The term...muslim did NOT exist...
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The term...muslim did NOT exist...
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and the bible encourages killing muslims and the torah encourages killing christians and muslims, whats your point?

Bull shit.

The Bible was written before muhammad was born idiot.

Go back and study your history.

I cant stand people who make these blind ass stupid statements and have no shit idea what the hell they are talking about.

muhammad wrote his bull shit in the 7th century A D


The Bible was written CENTURIES before that...2000-1500 BC most of it...


Those writing the Bible did not even know what a muslim was...
The term...muslim did NOT exist...
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They fall under the banner of nonbelivers, asshat.
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While I have not read all the Quran, I have read a lot of it and never found such a thing at all. I found a lot more about killing for God in the Old testament than the Quran.

the bible does not encourage killing Muslims, because the muslim faith began around 500 AD, long after the books in the bible were chosen around 325 AD at the council of Nicea.
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Facts will nail their mouths shut every time. Good retort!
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Kill Nonbelievers

They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)



Kill False Prophets

If a man still prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall say to him, "You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of the Lord." When he prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall thrust him through. (Zechariah 13:3 NAB)



Kill the Entire Town if One Person Worships Another God

Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods. In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it. Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt. Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors. "The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him." (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)
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... and just WHO was in control of these territories? ...
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... out of context replies only make one look foolish ...
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... the koran has been carefully kept in arabic ... until now ...
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No matter what you say or how evil/satanist the vatican is the vatican is right on this one.
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While I have not read all the Quran, I have read a lot of it and never found such a thing at all. I found a lot more about killing for God in the Old testament than the Quran.

the bible does not encourage killing Muslims, because the muslim faith began around 500 AD, long after the books in the bible were chosen around 325 AD at the council of Nicea.

Facts will nail their mouths shut every time. Good retort!
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the "muslim faith" was always there from the very beginning.

A muslim is one who submit himself totally to the will of God the Almighty. so if you apply this to all the prophets/messengers they will be known as muslims because they were chosen by God Almighty to Guide people to worship One God. So the people who followed the prophets/messengers are known as muslims.(or believers as some would say). There are 2 groups of people the believers in One God and the disbelievers in One God. The disbelievers were known as the enemies of the prophets/messengers because they oppose the message they came with.
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It's not that people are defending Islam against agendatards...we for the most part see religon as a handle by which people can be manipulated and have no use for it.

We see that right wingers and their zionist inspired dogma are trying to sucker us into a war against Islam by polarizing us as for or against.

Demonize a religon and it's people and you've turned them into less that humans who you can justify killing

Ever hear about how the Irish immigrants coming off the boat were told come fight for the north because England supported the south? What did that have to do with emancipation? Nothing just useful bullet stopers for the norths agenda.

The agendatards here are seeking to do the same thing as those waiting for the immigrants getting off the boat.

They're manipulating propagandists who on the surface want us to go to war on Islam because their religon fails in many respects. When in reality its the zionist agenda which is the reason for the war.

Play into the bullshit and you are helping to create more cannon fodder. See beyond their manipulation and raise children who see the lie...each one teach one and one day we can be truely free world.

Refuse to be another useful idiot.
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It's not that people are defending Islam against agendatards...we for the most part see religon as a handle by which people can be manipulated and have no use for it.

We see that right wingers and their zionist inspired dogma are trying to sucker us into a war against Islam by polarizing us as for or against.

Demonize a religon and it's people and you've turned them into less that humans who you can justify killing

Ever hear about how the Irish immigrants coming off the boat were told come fight for the north because England supported the south? What did that have to do with emancipation? Nothing just useful bullet stopers for the norths agenda.

The agendatards here are seeking to do the same thing as those waiting for the immigrants getting off the boat.

They're manipulating propagandists who on the surface want us to go to war on Islam because their religon fails in many respects. When in reality its the zionist agenda which is the reason for the war.

Play into the bullshit and you are helping to create more cannon fodder. See beyond their manipulation and raise children who see the lie...each one teach one and one day we can be truely free world.

Refuse to be another useful idiot.
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Vatican: Koran encourages 'killing Christians'

Vatican City, 22 Oct. (AKI) - The Koran is a text that encourages Islam to impose itself with force and permits the killing of Christians, said Lebanon's Catholic Patriarch of Antioch Archbishop Raboula Beylouni, addressing a Vatican meeting of Middle East bishops.

"The Koran gives Muslims the right to judge Christians and kill them with Jihad," he said. "It gives orders to impose religion with force, with the sword. For this reason, Muslims don't recognise the freedom of religion among themselves or others."

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Brilliant, amazing, quite American!

"Vatican City, 22 Oct. (AKI) - The Koran is bla bla."

This is conclusive evidence! This is breaking news! I'm convinced! Oh God! So stupid!

The Koran is all there, all over the web. Let the Vatican say where exactly did the Koran say so. Let the imbeciles who instantly posted their "very true", "that's right", "this is a reality", let them introduce their evidence and support their case. One shouldn't bother to address such ones, breathing out wild hatred not noticing that they have provided zero evidence. The Koran is there waiting for you to "extract" the proof on your idiotic findings.

Others think differently. See thread: The Bible: A Manual for Genocide: Thread: The Bible: A Manual for Genocide
I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phase of existence which can make itself appeal to every age. I have studied him - the wonderful man and in my opinion for from being an anti-Christ, he must be called the Savior of Humanity."

"I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness: I have prophesied about the faith of Muhammad that it would be acceptable to the Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of today.

"The Bible is the most dangerous book in the world, keep it locked and keyed."

George Bernard Shaw

"What would Europe have been without Islamic culture? Nothing."

Henning Mankell, Dagbladet, 30.8.2007
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Although the Bible is a heap of hatred and in spite of the fact that it induced massacres and bloodshed of the innocent for ages and still, Muslim priests never do as Christian ones do. They do not occupy themselves with provoking people against Christians nor presenting the "many" evils Christianity brought to mankind. This only proves one thing:

Christianity and Christians are the worst Hate Bomb mother earth has always suffered from.
I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phase of existence which can make itself appeal to every age. I have studied him - the wonderful man and in my opinion for from being an anti-Christ, he must be called the Savior of Humanity."

"I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness: I have prophesied about the faith of Muhammad that it would be acceptable to the Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of today.

"The Bible is the most dangerous book in the world, keep it locked and keyed."

George Bernard Shaw

"What would Europe have been without Islamic culture? Nothing."

Henning Mankell, Dagbladet, 30.8.2007
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and the bible encourages killing muslims

no it doesn't.
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It's really funny when people claim the NT cancels the OT.

Where does it say this, in the NT?
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No matter what you say or how evil/satanist the vatican is the vatican is right on this one.
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yes .just like the vatican is right about people in africa .the vatican tells them dont use birth control .

so what happens? baby after baby is born to die .

that is murder.
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People need to realise there is no such thing as MODERATE Muslims it is a total myth ... here is a woman talking about ordinary Islam.




The Koran itself proves it is a myth if they believe in the Muslim religion then they are radical it is as simple as that!!!

UNHOLY QUOTES FROM THE KORAN THAT PROMOTE TERRORISM


"About sixty-one percent of the contents of the Koran are found to speak ill of the unbelievers or call for their violent conquest; at best only 2.6 percent of the verses of the Koran are noted to show goodwill toward humanity. About seventy-five percent of Muhammad's biography (Sira) consists of jihad waged on unbelievers."


"Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike it." (Surah 2:216)

"If you should die or be slain in the cause of God, His forgiveness and His mercy would surely be better than all the riches..." (Surah 3:156-)

"Seek out your enemies relentlessly." (Surah 4:103-)

"Believers, take neither Jews nor Christians for your friends." (Surah 5:51)

"Believers, when you encounter the infidels on the march, do not turn your backs to them in flight. If anyone on that day turns his back to them, except it be for tactical reasons...he shall incur the wrath of God and Hell shall be his home..." (Surah 8:12-)

"Fight against such as those to whom the Scriptures were given [Jews and Christians]...until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued." (Surah 9:27-)

"It is He who has sent forth His apostle with guidance and the true Faith [Islam] to make it triumphant over all religions, however much the idolaters [non-Muslims] may dislike it." (Surah 9:31-)

"If you do not fight, He will punish you sternly, and replace you by other men." (Surah 9:37-)

"Prophet make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal rigorously with them. Hell shall be their home." (Surah 9:73)

"Believers, make war on the infidels who dwell around you. Deal firmly with them." (Surah 9:121-)

"Fight for the cause of God with the devotion due to Him...He has given you the name of Muslims..." (Surah 22:78-)

Muslim Cleric: "The Flag of Islam will one day fly over the White House"

NO SUCH THING AS MODERATE MUSLIMS!!!





Thread: Moderate MUSLIMS are a MYTH
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religion,s

a brainwashing tool.
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Notice the argument - 'religious freedom' - which is a losing argument altogether. If this is the best the Vatican can come up with to try to counter Islam - then Europe is lost.


Vatican: Koran encourages 'killing Christians'

Vatican City, 22 Oct. (AKI) - The Koran is a text that encourages Islam to impose itself with force and permits the killing of Christians, said Lebanon's Catholic Patriarch of Antioch Archbishop Raboula Beylouni, addressing a Vatican meeting of Middle East bishops.

"The Koran gives Muslims the right to judge Christians and kill them with Jihad," he said. "It gives orders to impose religion with force, with the sword. For this reason, Muslims don't recognise the freedom of religion among themselves or others."

[link to www.adnkronos.com]
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WHO THEY HELL ARE THEY TO TALK?

CRUDADES TO SLAUGHTER MUSLIMS (REMEMBER SALADIN?) , INQUISITION AND BURING AT THE STAKE FOR HERESEY!

HOW NICE OF THEM TO PARDON COPERNICCUS.....500 YEARS LATER!
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People need to realise there is no such thing as MODERATE Muslims it is a total myth ... here is a woman talking about ordinary Islam.




The Koran itself proves it is a myth if they believe in the Muslim religion then they are radical it is as simple as that!!!

UNHOLY QUOTES FROM THE KORAN THAT PROMOTE TERRORISM


"About sixty-one percent of the contents of the Koran are found to speak ill of the unbelievers or call for their violent conquest; at best only 2.6 percent of the verses of the Koran are noted to show goodwill toward humanity. About seventy-five percent of Muhammad's biography (Sira) consists of jihad waged on unbelievers."


"Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike it." (Surah 2:216)

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Thanks for attempting to be logical in your argument. I will refute your alleged claims of finding evidence that the Koran orders Muslims to kill Christians respectively, although I doubt that you have really found anything or have an idea about the quotes you have quoted. You just copied and pasted and do not have any knowledge of the Qur'an whatsoever. Thanks for attempting to be logical in your argument.

The first verse you cited to prove that "the Koran orders the killing of Christians" is:

Warfare is ordained for you, though it is hateful unto you; but it may happen that ye hate a thing which is good for you, and it may happen that ye love a thing which is bad for you. Allah knoweth, ye know not. (2: 216)

To the readers who have remaining vestiges of sense I ask this question, where in this verse does Allah say (kill the Christians), or any other? Al-Qitaal, which has been enjoined, means fighting or warfare, not killing. There is a world of difference between enjoinment to participate in war (where both sides are present) against the enemy, and to kill a certain group (where one party takes the other unawares) as some claim.

More importantly, why was this verse revealed? One difference which distinguishes the Koran from other revelations is that while all of them were revealed in one time to their prophets, the Koran was revealed in portions, a verse or a group of verses for a specific occasion. For this the Koran is a very educational Book since its verses are tied to real events. To deliver this huge educational heritage, the companions and the followers who came after the prophet established a branch of knowledge called "asbab al-nuzul" through which they gathered all the narrations from the mouths of eye witnesses on the causes or events behind the verses, verified the narratives and graded them: authentic, good, weak, etc.

What is the sabab nuzul of this verse? Said ibn Jubair narrates: 'Allah -Exalted is He- ordered the Muslims of Makkah to worship none but him, establish prayers, pay the money dues to the needy categories and to withhold themselves from engaging in fighting. When the Muslims migrated to Madinah, other enjoinments ensued and the ban on fighting was lifted by the revelation of the verse "Fighting is enjoined upon you…"'

Another verse that was revealed for the same occasion:

Sanction is given unto those who fight because they have been wronged; and Allah is indeed Able to give them victory. (22: 39)

For a whole thirty years the Muslims were banned from repelling the persecution and torture of the Arabs, to the extent that almost the majority of the Muslims left Makkah for Madina. Their survival was threatened and the Quraishites drew near Madina to fight them, what should they do? Of course fight. This is logical, persecuted people have to fight. Guevara Was not a Muslim but he fought for freedom and rights. No one blames him. In fact, he is much celebrated.

The hallucinatory folks should bear in mind that the verse was a lift of a previous ban, a leave, a permission. It did not tell them whom and how to fight, nor did it tell them to kill the Christians. Your case is lost.
I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phase of existence which can make itself appeal to every age. I have studied him - the wonderful man and in my opinion for from being an anti-Christ, he must be called the Savior of Humanity."

"I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness: I have prophesied about the faith of Muhammad that it would be acceptable to the Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of today.

"The Bible is the most dangerous book in the world, keep it locked and keyed."

George Bernard Shaw

"What would Europe have been without Islamic culture? Nothing."

Henning Mankell, Dagbladet, 30.8.2007





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