Men have always concealed their atrocities in the name of religion. So many men have manipulated every religion to further political aims, and personal vendettas. Every religion is subject to this except perhaps Buddhism and Jainism and the new smaller faiths like Baha'i.
Attacking Islam as a whole is not looking at the problem. I agree Political Islam as we see it is a negative force in today's world: I'm appalled at the oppression of women, militarism, and sheer bizarre reasons to execute someone, but all those things are a matter of politics and not faith.
Did you forget discrimination of minorities? All the christian/hindu/buddhist and even communist treat all religions equally, while most muslim countries dont, and you want me to treat them equally. No can do. I am not a idiot, nor are the rest of the world. You dont understand the dangers of Islam pushing other religions to be like them. Do you think, other religions wont call spade a spade at one point of time, and hit back? It is the greatest threat to secularism.
There are secular Islamic countries throughout history -
Islam and secularism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not of any value, just cosmetic, Islam - Politically and Socially is an enemy of Secularism, Spiritually I dont care. They are no different from any other.
Please look into this a little further before just saying Islam is an enemy of secularism or that Islam is incompatible with secularism
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I am sorry, I am not going to tell people, not to kill a sucidal maniac with gun with an intent to kill them, that they are also humans and yada yada. People have a right to defend themselves, Islam is pushing people to the extreme, the death toll will be even greater, the time is quite near for Islam to submit to secularism and humanism, if they wont, they will be made to.
I have never said Islam is not compitable with secularism, if a vile religions like Hinduism and Christianity can become compatible, then Islam definitly can. The issue is with the majority population in their respective religions, and western nations( also india's) tolerence of their behavior primarily because of OIL and pseudo secularist.