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77. Ironic you should mention the golden rule and a two-way respect about Islam

1/ Islam only applies the golden rule among believers

Believers and non-believers are never on an equal footing, save for some Meccan verses which are by muslim canonic Law superseded by the far more divisive and violent Medinan verses. Modern apologists try to find some quotes which might fit the bill, but they never quite hit the mark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rule#Islam

Anyway, the golden rule certainly doesn't seem to apply to women:

Qur'an (4:34) - "Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has made some of them to excel others and because they spend out of their property; the good women are therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah has guarded; and (as to) those on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and leave them alone in the sleeping-places and beat them; then if they obey you, do not seek a way against them; surely Allah is High, Great."

2/ there is no two-way respect in Islam:

Believers and non-believers are explicitly unequal:

Are those who know equal to those who know not? (39:09)

Believers (in Islam) are the good guys:

Ye are the best of peoples (..) believing in Allah. (3:110)

While non believers in muhamad and Allah are scum:

Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures. (98:6)

Respect is a two way street when the two parties agree on it. The Quran doesn't.