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In reply to the discussion: Some Muslims Are Angry That ISIS Killed Kassig After He Had Converted [View all]CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)21. Killing an innocent person is the same as killing the whole of humanity
according to the Koran.
The Prophet said that all people are the same, like the fingers of a hand.
The Koran and the Hadith also stress that guests should be protected and treaties respected.
Not forgetting the Constitution of Medina and the Koran say that non-muslims have rights in the Ummah and can follow their own religions without coercion ("there is no compulsion in religion"
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The Constitution of Medina also known as the Charter of Medina, was drafted by the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It constituted a formal agreement between Muhammad and all of the significant tribes and families of Yathrib (later known as Medina), including Muslims, Jews, Christians and pagans. This constitution formed the basis of the first Islamic state. The document was created to bring to an end the bitter inter-tribal fighting between the clans of the Aws (Aus) and Khazraj within Medina. To this effect it instituted a number of rights and responsibilities for the Muslim, Jewish, Christian and pagan communities of Medina bringing them within the fold of one communitythe Ummah.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Medina
How can I as a layman know all this yet I rarely hear fundies talk about it?
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Some Muslims Are Angry That ISIS Killed Kassig After He Had Converted [View all]
Old Nick
Nov 2014
OP
ISIS has made it very clear that they'll kill anyone who doesn't follow their version of Islam
riderinthestorm
Nov 2014
#2
Shit, yea. You don't even have to waste time converting in order for these fuckwads to kill you.
Hoppy
Nov 2014
#45
Well, not quite. Obama got in the news over the slaughter of Ysildis in Sinjar.
freshwest
Nov 2014
#63
ISIS kills Muslims by the thousands. And I don't know if this qualifies as LBN.
Comrade Grumpy
Nov 2014
#4
That comment is not very subtle bigotry. There is a difference between ISIS and Muslims,
jtuck004
Nov 2014
#5
Thank you for you supportive words. I didn't get here until after the post had been taken down.
StevieM
Nov 2014
#38
Could you tell me what he said to me? I didn't get here until after the post was removed. (eom)
StevieM
Nov 2014
#39
He was claiming that you were making bigoted assumptions and then in another post,
GGJohn
Nov 2014
#41
he wasn't killed because they thought he was gay. He was killed because he was a western hostage
cali
Nov 2014
#53