Comments on: Benjamin Barber on Islam, religion, and democracy

By: ChristopherM

ChristopherM — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:53:33 +0000

I have to disagree also. You say the religion is the foundation for a free society, Name one Islamic country that has freedom. There is little freedom for women and non-Muslims in Islamic countries. Most Islamic countries are not stable. Please do not compare Islam to any other religion. They are not the same.

Then you speak of Islam and democracy. Democracy means nothing to Muslims. It has been a failure, as they just vote in terrorist groups.

Here is what Muslims have done with democracy.

It's Only a Few…..That's What They Keep Telling us
http://islaminaction08.blogspot.com/2008/05/its...

By: Montedoro

Montedoro — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:04:10 +0000

Anyone who can say that Islam is like Christianity and other religions just does not understand Islam. The Islamic scholars themselves say that Islam is NOT a religion like others. They say that Islam is a complete way of life which governs ALL aspects of life. Not only is Islam totalitarian, it is also imperialistic. Christianity says to go forth and preach the Gospel to every living creature, but Islam, in the Koran, says to make war on non-Moslems until Islam reigns supreme. Other religions have little problem with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which enshrines freedom of religion, freedom of conscience, equality of religion or no religion, and gender equality. Only Islam has rejected the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — not a single Moslem-majority country has signed on to it. Instead, ALL 57 Moslem-majority countries subscribe to the Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam which openly declares that Islam is superior to other religions and that the only source of human rights is the Shariah. Christianity and Judaism have the Golden Rule; Islam has no such thing. Islam divides the world between believers and unbelievers, between Moslems and non-Moslems, and the laws are different for the two groups. Christianity and Judaism say: “Thou shalt not murder/kill”; Islam says: “It is unlawful for a believer to kill another believer.” There is no such concept in Islam as man being created in the image of God. Islam says that “Non-Moslems are the worst of animals” and “the vilest of beasts”. Islam says that “non-Moslems are your inveterate enemy”. There is just nothing like that in Christianity of Judaism or any other religion. One could go on and on with examples to show that Islam is fundamentally different from other religions, and inherently more violent and aggressive and hateful than any other. But, you would never know that from reading such careerists and apologists as Karen Armstrong or John Esposito. If you want to know the truth about Islam, you must read the Koran and the Hadith, and serious, respected Islamic religious authorities like Sayid Qutb, Abul Maududi and Ayatollah Khomeini. The Koran should be required reading for all non-Moslems.

By: JWindish

JWindish — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:12:47 +0000

Among those who would disagree with you... Karen Armstrong. See, for example, her comments in this interview with Krista Tippett on Speaking of Faith.

By: jhimmi

jhimmi — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:12:29 +0000

Disagree completely. Unfortunately, Islam (Mohammed) is inherently more violent than Christianity (Jesus). The lives of these two prophets are held up as the highest ideal – something to be emulated.
No matter how secular and modern Islam may someday become, the violent, barbaric life of Islam's prophet will not change, it will lie in wait, to be used by the next unhappy generation of young people, like JRR Tolkein's 'One Ring'.