Should we say no to Islamic reign in countries where culture and worships were replaced by Islam?
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I don't really understand this question, but, I think if a country wants to be run by religion -- Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Scientology, Paganism, etc -- it should be. If the citizens don't like it, they should switch countries.
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Reading the all these "Yes" posted in response to the question as if it was "still" a granted freedom to change or leave Islam is evidence that people often don't understand that religions are not all the same...\n\nLeaving Islam is Apostasy. It is not "considered" IT IS A CRIME as quoted in all aspect of Islamic scriptures and legislatures in or outside of Islamic countries.\n\nIf a member of you family turns his back to Islam it brings shame to reletatives.\nHonor crimes are endorsed in the Koran, which explains the killings or at least the mistreatment of people who leave Islam even today.\n\nThe Koran is very very very clear and explicit, you do not need to be a scholar to figure out that leaving Islam puts you in a position where you become less than a slave. A muslim may not focus on those passages yet a more fondamentalist will use the same scriptural autority to apply this inhuman blackmail.\n\nHere are the quotes from Islamic scriptures:\nAnd do get a Koran yourself, read in your living room on your own. \n\nI am not quoting everything about Apostasy (Leaving islam) but they should make you understand why a peaceful Muslim may feel tremendous termoil when faced to choose between his heart and the situation of someone leaving the religion...\n\nQuotes:\n\n----------------\n\n"Those who blasphemed and back away from the ways of Allah and die as blasphemers, Allah shall not forgive them." Suratan Nisa', Ayah 48\n\n"Kill whoever changes his religion," Hadith\n\n"Kill those who believe in many gods" (Sura al-Tawba 9:5)\n\n\nHere this is not even the Pakistani constitution:\n\n"If a Muslim is found guilty of the crime of apostasy, either through words or through actions, he will be asked to repent during a three day period. If he has not repented within this time limit, he will be sentenced to death as an apostate and his property will be seized by the Revenue office. Every Muslim who refuses to pray will be asked to comply with the obligation to pray within the prescribed time limit. If he persists in his refusal, he will be punished by death." \n           - Article 306 of the Mauritanian Constitution\n\n---------------------------\n\n\nYES you can be killed for leaving Islam...\n\nEven here in America, many who leave the religion must often move to another location in order to protect the wellbeing of their family and the future of their children. Many leave without mentioning it to anyone so that there is no repercussions about it.\n\nIt is so amazing to take our civil right for granted and express such a naive YES to this question. \n\nThink about the reactions to the cartoons, will you trust someone practicing Islam to tell you it is a religion of tolerance or will you trust how they act and walk their talk ...\n\nGo ! read the Koran, wake up and see what this religion is all about.
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Democratic is a better option if you have people in your country who aren't Islamic.  And, pretty much every country has people who aren't Islamic.  Also, the various sects disagree on certain points of Islam, so basing your laws on a specific religion like that is going to cause a lot of friction between the sects.
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Nope.  Christianity swept the world but, that doesn't make any other religion invalid.  If it did, there would be no other religions anymore.
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We can change worship styles, but I don't think we should change religion. If we do that, people will just mold religion to accomodate what they want. However, this will just be wasted time on a religion they made up.
889595
Its not Islam who forbade it,it is Muslim act to hate it.For example,I love to hear my girlfriend sings.
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No, and neither is Islam, nor Judaism. Thousands of years ago, violence against those who didn't believe in the same stuff you did was acceptable and the norm.\n\nBut the thing is, America and Europe realized this (around the time of the Renaissance), and made their governments and society more secular. Islam never did, and thus they still cling to the notion of "We're offended by your cartoons depicting us as violent! Burn and die, infidel scum!"
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Absolutely!  A few years ago I had the opportunity to work with several Yemenis and Saudis.  They are the salt of the earth; hard-working, family men, always eager to learn.  And I could always count on them to show up for work stone cold sober.\nWe often discussed the differences between the cultures of the Middle East and the Western world.  Though they didn't like some of the things they saw in the West (this was in Hawai'i), they unanimously had NO desire whatsoever to use violence to change it.  They completely accepted the fact that the West was different, and they could live with that.\nI think that this is the case in most of the Muslim world; since then I've traveled to Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Oman.  In my experience Muslims are overwhelmingly generous and kind people, even if they disagree with the customs of the Western nations.
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Islam means submission. They are not free because they force submission from their followers while killing those who do not follow Islam.
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It depends who THE PEOPLE are.If you mean everyone the world or England as a whole then no I don't think so.If you mean Muslims then definitely NO labour are to scared to put sanctions on any culture but christian because they are so P.C the British  are the most accepting culture of differences for example we don't ban hi-jabs like Holland,or France who have banned them in schools.personally I believe they are degrading to women like they are second class citizens but that's my opinion who am i to force that on anyone, the same way certain sects of Muslims feel they can tell me what to think and feel by killing innocent people.  Muslims or any other religion , no body has the right including the labour government to kill for belief which are not the same as there own.
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There is no way for democracy to exist in a religiously centered regime.  The religious regime will require that certain rules have to be followed no matter how much the people may oppose those rules.  Since the people can't reverse the religious rules, there isn't a democracy.  I would doubt that democracy can really thrive in arab nations as long as they are Islamic regimes.
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STANDING OVATION !!!! \n\nWhen the cave men learn to work and play well with others, the civilised world may change their point of view about islam.\n\nWhen there is a mass public outcry from the majority of islam condemning the terroristic acts of their minority islam terrorist brother and sisters, the civilised world may change their point of view about islam.\n\n\nWhen muslims can refrain from going insane and killing innocent people and destroying private property when someone draws a picture of their prophet,the civilised world may change their point of view about islam.\n\n\nWhen islam can PROVE they can live in peace with other cultures and religions WORLDWIDE(without the other cultures and religions having to pay the jizyah tax),the civilised world may change their point of view about islam.\n\nThe jisyah tax is something the infidel must pay to keep peaceful and loving muslims from killing them. You would be given the chance to convert to islam, if you dont, you are either killed or forced to pay the tax, paying them a bribe every so often to keep them from killing you. This is sharia law.
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You cannot stop the course of History. Sooner or later, Islam will rule the world. It is only a question of time. Panic, on account of this, is really unwarranted. Tolerance in Muslim Spain is a fact not a "mith", as you peculiarly put it
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Sadly, the Islamic countries care very little for human rights or development.  I am not saying it is the religion that dont support rights and development, but the sad truth is that the "Islamic" countries are ruled by extremist NON religious people, who care more about hogging the oil profits for themselves, rather than to use it for developmental benefit.\n\nIt is NO surprise to me that out of only 30 countries, there are NO "Islamic" countries included.  Please understand that I dont mean to badmouth Islam, or Muslims- but the true Muslim people usually get shafted by their governments. Democratic countries regularly shaft their citizens as well, but because of democratic constitutions, there are always developmental programs.\n\nI agree very much with byefareed - it is a political thing, not religious!
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I suspect not ... ask Salman Rushdie !\n\nRight or wrong the fall-out from even a small slight on Islam would be massive ... it appears that the Islamic religion is unable to accept any level of parody.  I am not making a racist point here just reminding folks over the furor over a few cartoons.\n\nPeace Out.
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No. I don't get your question completely but if you're asking whether you should look at a religion's followers and from them deteremine a conclusion on the religion, then NO. I'm a Muslim and if you saw me in the street one day, you shouldn't think that that's what Islam teaches, because I don't do a lot of things that I'm supposed to as a Muslim. I hope that answers your question.
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I can state the facts that:\n\nI have seen the practice of killing the converts done in\nmy country.\n(to the very least, usually they were shunned by the society as the outcast)\n \nBut, whether it is truly an islamic thing to do or not, i don't really know.\n\nAnd Nikki, i think you need to get out of your room and open your eyes to the world, dear.\nThere are many that converts from Islam to other religions and happy with it as much as those from other religions that converts to Islam.\n\nNot acknowledging it is just trying to escape from the reality.