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31. #19, Abdullah, Islam doesn't have positive values.
AK   (01.29.07)
32. Liberals stand up before your freedoms disappear
The problem with Western societies is that they take their freedoms for granted. History has demonstrated that those who are unwilling to fight for their freedoms will eventually be enslaved. Islam is perhaps the greatest enslavement movement that mankind has ever witnessed (communism and National Socialism were a close second). Look what those movements wrought on humanity. WAKE UP!
Mike Jefferson ,   Washington, D.C.   (01.29.07)
33. #19 Any Woman converting to Islam isn't thinking with
her head. Why would any woman in her right mind convert to a religion where she doesn't have any rights to her children, where she becomes a second rate citizen? No, thanks.
Esther ,   Ofarim, Israel   (01.29.07)
34. To #19: keep dreaming
Typical Arab blackmail, convert, i.e. surrender, or die. Muslims should rather convert to Judaism which is a real religion of peace.
Franck ,   Montreal, Canada   (01.29.07)
35. #12 Abdullah
Abdullah-If Islam is so wonderful, how come Muslims are leaving their countries and coming in droves to the decadent West? how come, with a quarter of the worlds population and upwards of 25 Moslem countries, not a single one of them has managed to create a decent society in which to live? As for your comments about the Balkan countries and Spain having "enjoyed" Moslem domination for several centuries, one can't help noticing that most of them fell way behind the rest of Europe- take a bus ride in Albania if you don't believe me.
Mike ,   Karkur   (01.29.07)
36. #19
I am a Christian and for you to ask me to convert to what I believe to be a false religion goes against my very core. I will gladly give my head before i turn my back on Christ.
Lacertra ,   Tampa Fl   (01.29.07)
37. Nr 8 Abdullah
You've missed the point. When you say absolute power in the hands of Christians or Jews would create theocracy, you're right. In the words of Lord Acton , "absolute power corrupts absolutely". But Christian and Jewish folks in the Western World, for the most part, aren't seeking absolute power. Moslems are.
leon ,   Grand Rapids USA   (01.29.07)
38. Islamic England
As things are headed now, it would be best if the English Monarchy , the Parliament, the Church of England are all dissolved and either destroyed or just transferred to the Kalif but before the actual church is transferred it must be completely cleaned out of all symbols of Christ, any and all statues of historic figures as all such symbols are abhorrent to the Islamic faith (see the wanton destruction of the ancient statues carved out from the cliff face) since such idols are repugnant to Islam, enjoy your new found way of life since you do not even understand the meaning of true freedom All saints buried in the Holy English soil will be exhumed and destroyed so god can visit England without any distraction.
chaim ,   miami beach usa   (01.29.07)
39. Great Britain
They want their cake and they want to eat it. Let them have Sharia law under the great auspices of Ahmadinejad or the like. In my country, you live by the law of the land - or you don't live there. It's that simple.
Tricia Schwitzer ,   Manchester   (01.29.07)
40. #37 Leon
Leon: But Christian and Jewish folks in the Western World, for the most part, aren't seeking absolute power. Moslems are. Abdullah: Would it be fair to say that a significant number of Jews for the most part are seeking absolute power in the jewish state, israel. i.e. part of the land promised to Jews in the tanach? So muslims have theri sights a lot wider. Nu?
Abdullah   (01.29.07)
41. Give them first class tickets - one way.
Anyone who "would prefer" to live under Sharia Rule (not Law) should be given a first class ticket to Sauid Arabia. While you're at it, eradicate the illegal settlements on Palestinian land and send the Jewish Jehadis back to where they belong, Israel.
Perdsisn CAT   (01.29.07)
42. #20, Guess who showed them the way?
After the Zionist jehadis invaded Palestine, and created countless refugees by terrorizing local population and confiscating their land. They proved to the Moslems that religion-based aggression and terror pays! The creation of Zionistan taught the Islamists what they needed. The rest is history.
Persian CAT   (01.29.07)
43. #42..still doesn't know history...
its not your fault that they don't teach you real history, but you should be able to learn it by now. Jews did not invade Palestine. The internatinal community offered to split the land for Jeas and Palestinians, but guess who declined the offer??? As for you jihadist friends in England, just another example of how Islam cannot and will not get a long with any other culture. Your people refuse to assimilate into other societies, but yet they want all the benefits of living in western societies. This is the true face of Islam, and Britain is learning very fast that it will ruin their country. You will soon see an influx into Persia b/c the world simply does not want Isalm to ruin other countries as well.
DR ,   Florida, USA   (01.29.07)
44. @19, why not respect us non-muslims?
instead of forcing people into a religion they believe to be false? And how honest is your proposal in the first place? If I would ask you to convert to hinduism so you can teach the believers from within that it is not really clean to go into water which they believe is cleansing, but which is actually more of a sewer, how honest is your conversion in the first place? Religion is not a joke. You make it one.
Suzanne   (01.29.07)
45. peleg
"if they prefer to live under islamic sharia law than under British law, then why are they living in England?" Because they want England to become the next Islamic state.
Tam   (01.29.07)
46. Abdullah
"Why not convert?" Okay...Let's invade the entire middle east and convert every last muslim into a Chrisitan or a Jew. Let's rid those lands of sharia law!!!!
Tam   (01.29.07)
47. Conversion is peaceful
Conversions to islam in the west is peaceful. Unfortunately, "right wing" folks like to present islams growth in the west as if it were happening violently. The truth is that these people want you to respond violently against muslims in your midst. Oddly nough such hatred against muslims is more likely to push more and more people to islam. Good people who hate injustice and seek to side with those they perceive as just and oppressed. Ignore the propaganda of the right, and deal with the reality. People in the west are seeking a cause, seeking justice and seeking moral/spiritual guidance. And the only religion they perceive as fighting for justice at present, defending the cause of the underdog, while attempting to fulfill all the other needs, is islam. Examine the actions of your religion or way of life and see whether it has become indifferent to injustice, to lapses in moral standards and neglected its ideals. And address those issues, so that your people can find fulfillment in your way of life. That is the best way to "fight" islam. Return to G-d "fearing" principles that seek justice and peace for all people. That's what we all want and an essential element of true religion. And this is what people are seeking in the west. Can you blame them?
Abdullah   (01.29.07)
48. Revenge of the 10th century
After reading postings like this, I can appreciate ever more clearly why my London brother-in-law never speaks of England & never talks of leaving the US.
Cameron   (01.29.07)
49. #43, Jews did not invade Palestine...
The Zionist fascists did with the help of the British invaders. Jews have lived in in the ME alongside the Muslems and Christians in peace until the Zionist jihadis came from Europe and used the Holocaust as an excuse to terrize the locals and steal their land. The result was the creation of the Zionistan. The "International community" had nothing to do with it. Case in point the terrorist state of Israel has ignored countless UN resolution and there is no end in sight to its aggression and land theft.
Persian CAT   (01.29.07)
50. The Proof is In the Pudding
Those young Muslims who express the desire to live under Sharia Law do so because they simply have no real idea what it means for them. The real measure of the attractiveness of Sharia against UK law can be judged by the numbers of people seeking to enter both. It is very noticeable that very few people chose to leave UK to live in Muslim states, whereas there are thousands of people seeking to enter UK from those muslim lands. The proof is in the pudding
R Davies ,   London   (01.29.07)
51. #49 where exactly you've learned history ??
Firstly how do you dare to assocoatie the concept Jihad with jews! Jihad is a muslam concept, and never was a jewish one. Secondly the land of Zion is a biblical word, and existed long before Mohamad invasion to what is now Israel. "Palestine" is a Roman name that was given to this land and hass nothing to do with Palestinians...in fact there is no clue in history for any existance of the palesinian people... The nomadics who settled in what is today Israel never had any "state" like character or aspirations... Read Mark Twain's book of his visit to the holy land during the Otoman empire.. the "palestinian" entity was a an artificial entity created by the arab neighbours as an excuse to fight Israel. In 1947 (UN Resolution)the land was divided unequaly between Jews and palestinians (Palestinian got the better deal) and guess who didn't accept it and started a war? so dont come here with your crap imagination and destorted history..
Ted ,   UK   (01.29.07)
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