SUBMISSION
Fifteen years ago, I was introduced to a young man who had escaped from Paris. Paris? Yes, Paris. He was the oldest son of a father who was an orthodox Muslim. They were quite well off. He was not too sure of his father's business. He was 20, had excellent grades and was a top athlete. After he graduated, his father informed him it was now time for him to go back to his town of origin and study to become an Imam. However, he was raised as a Parisian, speaking perfect French as well as Arabic. He studied the Koran but as he grew up he contrasted his world of Christian sophistication with his duties and attitudes of a Muslim cleric. No comparison, Unknown to his father, he took increments of "spending" money from the ATM card his father gave him and instead of living expenses he had saved the money until when he was to return to his Arabic roots, he traded in his plane ticket for one to London. I won't detail how he changed his identity and wound up in NYC, and eventually the heartland. Here is his view of Islam:
(I have edied it for brevity). "Islam is based on virtue; the very word means 'submission.'' It is truly not a religion, nor is it merely a set of beliefs but it is an entire way of life. The Koran doesn't simply govern everyone's conduct it is extended to all aspects of society. It regulates law, war, peace, education, economics, sexual conduct, trade and family. Sharia governs everything. It mitigates what it considers the rot of all other beliefs."
Between the Koran and Sharia, if one is to believe, there is no possible way that any Muslim true believer can ever be at peace with any other philosophy or way of life. All of those seeking peace will inevitably be frustrated because they are dealing with shadows. A charade being put on by Muslims for the benefit, eventually of themselves. All those Western peacemakers know that, yet they continue to participate in a game where the rules all favor their opponents. Everyone, Obama, Trump, Bush, Clinton, knows this, yet they continue to go through the motions -- and my question is, why on earth do they continue to do it.?
(I have edied it for brevity). "Islam is based on virtue; the very word means 'submission.'' It is truly not a religion, nor is it merely a set of beliefs but it is an entire way of life. The Koran doesn't simply govern everyone's conduct it is extended to all aspects of society. It regulates law, war, peace, education, economics, sexual conduct, trade and family. Sharia governs everything. It mitigates what it considers the rot of all other beliefs."
Between the Koran and Sharia, if one is to believe, there is no possible way that any Muslim true believer can ever be at peace with any other philosophy or way of life. All of those seeking peace will inevitably be frustrated because they are dealing with shadows. A charade being put on by Muslims for the benefit, eventually of themselves. All those Western peacemakers know that, yet they continue to participate in a game where the rules all favor their opponents. Everyone, Obama, Trump, Bush, Clinton, knows this, yet they continue to go through the motions -- and my question is, why on earth do they continue to do it.?
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"Political correctness will not give one a pass to Heaven...just the first trip."
Me dino has to remember that line so I can steal it some day.
I may loot that Muslim point of honor bit, too, along with that kicker about our political parties.
Why not? I'm an opportunist carnosaur and have a cat I named Moocher.
As Eric Hoffer (The True Believer) proffers, those that join mass movements do so to find a substitute identity to cover for their own shortcomings.
Like many religions, though, most of Islam is born into it and that is very difficult to overcome within the individual and within the cult.
IF our elected (representatives, a farce to even say) were to do the right thing it would be to turn the desert to glass. that will not happen regardless of the number of attacks that the world experiences, so to also play in the usa. the rebel flag will fly again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
His statement "Islam is based on virtue; the very word means 'submission''' brings up the doctrine of "dhimmitude". Multiculturalism in the west is leading to being dominated by the militant Islamic dhimmitude.
The man from Paris contrasts the open/free society of Paris with his father's Saudi Arabian style religious fundamentalism. He calls the Paris way "Christian." In his mind, there's something about being Christian that makes you sophisticated and not take religion literally and something about Islam that demands you must take it literally. I know this is completely false. I am around people of all faith backgrounds who are not fundamentalist.
I claim most people want to live in an open pluralistic society and to enjoy the prosperity that comes with it. Extremists can't win on the battlefield, and they can't win comparing the quality of life that results from using reason rather than religion. Many of us have religious books like the Bible that our grandmother gave us, and we have fond memories of going to some religious event. The only way extremists get power is by convincing people that everyone who got a different religious book from their grandmother is bad in some way. It's an uphill battle for them, though, because a free pluralistic society is so much nicer than theocracy. They're only hope is get people to identify as groups rather than individuals based on which book and religious holiday they got during childhood. I think that's pure evil.
Iran will eventually will have nukes (if not already) and will be in a sharing mood whenever the day comes when it's inclusively surrounded by a regional caliphate commanded by the written word of Allah's prophet to take over the world.
"This is for Allah."
I'm trying to understand your comment, but I'm drawing a blank. Could you elucidate more clearly?
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