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In reply to the discussion: Rise of far-right in France after Paris Attacks [View all]Yorktown
(2,884 posts)(2) what you refuse to see is the difference in integration to the host societies between Muslim and other immigrants. And yes, there is such a thing as a host society: In Roma, do as Romans do. There was a massive study done by the German Ministry of Interior on immigration. The result was that Muslim immigrants integrate less and try to integrate less to society on religious grounds. Quote: "a surprising number of non-German Muslims are skeptical about integrating into society." http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/muslims-in-germany-study-hints-that-mutual-suspicion-is-slowing-integration-a-818666.html
Same in France as evidenced by the successful integration of people of Asian origin vs that of people of North African origin cultivating a 'hood' accent..
(3) your point is downright funny: whatever the social situation in 7th century Arabia, the Quran is supposed to be the eternal, perfect word of god. And that eternal, perfect word of god condones slavery. Enshrines that men are superior to women. Etc. god is not great.
(4) this too is funny, even more so. First you point to the many contradictions in the Quran. Granted. Looks like god was stuttering when he gave his eternal, perfect word to Jibril. But I am sure you know the theory of abrogation: when there is a contradiction, the latter verses take precedence. Tough luck, all the latter verses are the most violent, crowned by the infamous surah 9.
Besides, the quote you make of ayat 5: 32 is a common misquotation: it's 'god' reminding the Jews what they wrote earlier in the Mishnah Sanhedrin. And that peaceful injunction is immediatly cancelled for Muslims in the very next ayat 5: 33
NB: to 'wage war' against Islam, in quranic parlance, means to oppose its extension, even to oppose it verbally. Right here, i am 'waging war against Islam' and deserve to be "killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides". Because if I'm to be exiled from the land and keep on criticizing Islam, it wouldn't solve the problem, right?