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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
doesn't the Quran say something about killing non-believers?
ah, here it is
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YUSUFALI: And slay them wherever ye catch them, and turn them out from where they have Turned you out; for tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter; but fight them not at the Sacred Mosque, unless they (first) fight you there; but if they fight you, slay them. Such is the reward of those who suppress faith.
sounds like the religion itself is based on fighting free speech to me. this is a beauty as well
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We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve, because they set up with Allah that for which He has sent down no authority, and their abode is the fire, and evil is the abode of the unjust.
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If you interpret any holy text literally it can be used to promote some pretty awful stuff.
It seems like any religion can arbitrarily pick passages that can be used to oppress others.
For instance there are many jews and christians who might use the bible as proof that gay marriage shouldn't be illegal but then totally ignore other laws on the grounds they are obscure or outdated.