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As for Islam, now there is a subject that should be properly debated with the gloves off. The peaceful doctrine that is Islam is clear for all to see in Qu'ran Suras 2:178, or 4:89 or 9:123. Know the truth.
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I agree with what Mr. Butcher wrote. It is not Islam that it is evil, but those that use Islam as a means to manipulate the poor and uneducated that are often first called to carry out the plans of the jihadists. As we in Western society know, when the people are poor and unhappy, oppressed by their government, they turn to religion. I do not believe that is in itself a bad thing, but it becomes dangerous when someone with a diseased ego is familiar with the Qur'an and uses his knowledge to convince others that such and such an act is God's will and will be repaid with paradise. The surahs cited can most definitely frighten a Westerner, but there also those that say it is a sin to shed the blood of women and children, to fight using a sneak attack, or even to kill animals in a manner that causes them fright. Mr. Butcher mentions the IRA. In the US, we had Timothy McVeigh, a Southern Baptist who blew up a federal building killing hundreds, even children who had daycare there. There was no villification of Southern Baptists as there has been of Muslims. Millions of Muslims live here and though I disagree with most of their politics, I can guarantee that 99% of them are harmless. Britons have nowhere near the chaotic relationship with the Arab world that my country has and if we can live with their religion being the fastest growing religion in the country, them providing our healthcare as doctors, and over a thousand in our Armed Forces, I am fairly certain that Britain will be able to find a way to live in harmony with your countrymen of Arab origin.