Religion of Peace Clarification Toolkit

Work and an and-of year HS Baseball banquet took all of my day, so I will take the opportunity to provide the reader with a nice starter kit. When you run into someone who tells you that Islam is a" religion of Peace", or that we have been "forced to think that Islam is aggressive or violent" (Actually, the opposite is true - we have had the Peace claim forced on us), the information and arguments contained in the links and excerpts below will  have given you a good base from which to begin the necessary corrections of the claims that your hear:

http://gatesofvienna.net/2011/11/islam-is-fear-part-i/

http://gatesofvienna.net/2011/11/islam-is-fear-part-ii/

http://gatesofvienna.net/2011/11/islam-is-fear-part-iii/

http://islamsfatalflaw.blogspot.com/

-and today's submission by the same writer:

http://gatesofvienna.net/2013/06/is-this-a-religion/


".........Yes, Islam does have some religious components. But the majority of Islam is a perverted totalitarian/political ideology that dictates almost all aspects of Muslim life.

Islam as a whole discriminates against, women, homosexuals, blacks, non-Arabs, non-Muslims and especially Jews. Islam has a “legal system” called Sharia. Sharia is a barbaric code that today, in the 21st century, dictates stoning of women for the “crime” of being raped. It also mandates amputation of hands and feet for thievery, and execution for anyone who tries to criticize, change or leave Islam. To make matters worse, significant portions of Islam’s theological texts incite its followers to commit horrendous acts of violence while enforcing religious law (Sharia) and “spreading the faith”.

Muhammad — Islam’s founder — is revered by Muslims (like a cult leader) as the perfect human. Muslims are supposed to make every effort to live lives similar to Muhammad’s. But Muhammad — according to Muslim sources — was a pedophile, a rapist, and a murdering thug.

Don’t be misled by PC talk of “cultural sensitivity”, “coexist” signs, and “interfaith dialog”. Below is a short list (this list can easily be expanded) of global violence driven by Islam. Ask yourself: Is Islam really like Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism and other religions? If you think so, prove it — send me an equivalent list:


In Thailand, Muslim terrorists were responsible for over 4,000 deaths in the past ten years.
In the Philippines, Muslim terrorists have been committing murders and violence for more than a generation..........."

There is much more in the linked article.