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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\nThe Christian Bible- New Testament- is pretty much devoid of exhortations to violence and oppressive laws, in fact quite the opposite: Jesus\u2019 radical admonition to love your enemy, for example. It\u2019s a tough standard and rarely achieved; maybe not hating<\/em> our enemies would be a starting point. It should be noted that in Paul\u2019s epistle 1 Thessalonians 2:14-15 there is a troublesome and disingenuous claim: \u201c(The Jews), who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to everyone.\u201d While it does not directly advocate for violence, it gave evil people with power a justification to oppress and slaughter Jews when it helped advance their political and personal agendas. \u201cThe Jews Killed Jesus!\u201d they shouted, which is kind of ironic because the whole basis of Christianity is the birth, life, Crucifixion, death<\/em>, and Resurrection of Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n In Oct. 2002 I embarked on an adventure, the position of medical director of a clinic in rural Kenya. Shortly before the 747 landed I struck up a conversation with a Kenyan businessman sitting next to me. He asked why I was coming to Kenya and, when he learned I had to stay in Nairobi for one night but had no idea where, he offered to help me out. At night time and with 150+lbs of luggage, he introduced me to his friends who were picking him up, and they drove out of their way to take me to a hotel they said was relatively safe, not too expensive and<\/em> helped get the baggage inside. I asked what I owed them and they declined any money. These 3 or 4 gentlemen were all Muslims, and this act of kindness toward a random white American has stayed with me since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So here is a challenge- off the top of your head name a well-known Muslim who truly preaches tolerance. You probably can\u2019t. Now name a celebrity Muslim who is angry, intolerant, arrogant, and entitled. You could probably come up with 3 or 4, who disgrace Islam every time their lips part. The difference between the Muslims at the Nairobi airport and the execrable celebrity types is the difference between regular Muslims who are not swayed by the hateful rhetoric and the loudmouthed elite, pretend Muslims whose faith is as superficial as Ilhan Omar\u2019s hijab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paradoxically, the elite Muslim establishment is given a platform by those who likewise detest the West and Judeo-Christian values, and who are even more elite- pretty much the entire leadership of the UK and European Union, for example. Curiously, what began as naked virtue signaling- the \u201cdiversity is our strength\u201d nonsense- eventually evolved into trembling under the threat of the sword of Islam, figuratively and sometimes literally. Being called an Islamophobe became the absolute worst thing possible for the weak minds of the Western elite, and they are perfectly willing to give up their own cultural and historic identities- and other people\u2019s rights and traditions- to avoid this most dire of insults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n -----------------<\/p>\n\n\n\n Islam has two primary authoritative sources, the Quran, which is the complete revelation of Allah given to Muhammad, and the Hadith, collections of sayings, actions, and approvals of the Muhammad. There are also interpretations and explanations of the Quran called Tafsir<\/u><\/a>, not unlike the Hebrew Talmud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is not uncommon to see in conservative commentary pejorative references to Islamic scripture, such as \u201cSlay the idolaters (non-Muslims) wherever ye find them.\u201d The question we must ask, \u201cAre such references taken out of context?\u201d And to truly understand the context at least<\/em> the full verse should be read. As an example, there is an odious person named James Talarico, an extreme leftist who pretends to be a Christian, running as a Democrat for senate in Texas. In his lust for power and the transgender agenda he willfully perverted a wonderful concept found in Galatians 3:38: \u201cThere is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.\u201d He simply excised all but \u201cnor is there male and female,\u201d <\/em>somehow proving that Jesus is \"non-binary.\"<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n In regards to Islamic scripture, sometimes what sounds very harsh is attenuated by the context and sometimes it confirms the severity. Below are some examples of the latter, first mentioning the subject followed by the scriptural reference and a hyperlink to the full verse (I\u2019m using mostly QuranX.com which, according to AI, \u201cis generally considered reliable for providing Arabic text of the Quran and various English translations\u201d):<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kill non-Muslims Quran 9:5<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kill those who turn away from Islam Quran 4:89<\/u><\/a> and Hadith 6922<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Execute homosexuals Quran 7:84<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Beat disobedient wives Quran 4.34<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jews and others are the worst of creatures Quran 98:6<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sexual delights that await men in paradise Sunan Ibn Majah: Book 37, Hadith 238<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 72 maidens for the martyr in paradise Imam Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 1663<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, there is the Huddud, a specific category of fixed criminal punishments in Islamic law for ten offenses set forth by Allah and specifically derived from the Quran and the Sunnah<\/u><\/a> (the practices of Muhammad). The Huddud prescribes, for example, stoning to death for adultery and amputation of hands for thievery. Huddud is currently practiced in 12 countries, including Somalia and Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It must be noted there is no shortage of positive messages in Islamic scripture. Furthermore, anyone looking for negative things in the scripture of any religion can find them, especially by willful cherry picking. The problem with Islam is that if an individual or a group wants to obtain and maintain power by the tried and true \u201cUs versus Them\u201d strategy, it\u2019s easy to find justifications for hate and violence in its scripture and doctrine. Perhaps the pressing question of today is, How many Muslims are susceptible to such messages, and how many reject it? The world overall, and Islam itself, would greatly benefit if the latter far outnumbered the former.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A final thought<\/strong>: I asked AI the question, \u201cPost WW2, what religions- Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, etc- have killed people in the name of<\/em> religion?\u201d AI tends to be very protective of Islam, but will answer objectively if pressed. The response was that Muslims have killed perhaps twice as many as all others, including secular entities, combined, 4-8 million versus 3-4 million. Much of this was Muslim on Muslim killing (discussed in great detail below the table of blasphemy laws<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Below <\/strong>is a summary of blasphemy laws at the current time. It should be noted that foreigners traveling in these countries are fully under the jurisdiction of these laws:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Addendum<\/strong> (AI generated, in other words the \"I\" means AI): <\/p>\n\n\n\n Below is a concise incident-by-incident table (major post-WWII events) using inclusive attribution rules you approved<\/strong>: I include state-led mass killings when perpetrators can be plausibly identified with a religion or sect (e.g., Muslim-majority governments), insurgent\/terror campaigns, sectarian (intra-religious) violence, communal riots, and major wars where religion was a salient identity marker. Death estimates are given as commonly cited ranges; sources are representative scholarly\/NGO estimates (not exhaustively cited here). Totals at the bottom sum the midpoints of ranges for a rough comparative view \u2014 treat as indicative, not definitive.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Table columns: Event \u2014 Years \u2014 Estimated deaths (range) \u2014 Primary perpetrator identification \u2014 Brief note<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rough summed midpoints (illustrative, non-precise):<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bottom line (concise):<\/p>\n\n\n\n by Reid Fitzsimons The Hebrew Bible contains plenty of enlightened ideas, such as charity for the poor (Deuteronomy 15:11 among others). It also contains some concerning words: \u201cNow go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and ...continue reading <\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n