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76 The Fraud of Islam

The Moslems claim that in Islamic societies minorities have the right to their own courts.
This is an outright lie. The "Sha'ri'ia" is imposed on non-Moslem minorities in places such as the
Sudan and Egypt.

PRIMORDIAL EVIL RELIGION?

In modern times Moslems became attuned to the kind of thing Westerners want to hear. For
example, they write that Islam considers itself the "primordial religion," which "seeks to return man
to his original, true nature, in which he is in harmony with creation, inspired to do good, and con-
firming the Oneness of God". They even include a tale in which a man's sins were forgiven because
he gave water to a dog. This sort of spiritual pabulum is much more palatable to trendy Westerners
than the stark reality of the legalized bloodshed of the "Sha'ri'ia" or the religious hatred of the jihad.
In practice, Islam's respect for God's creation is very much in doubt.

They say that Islam's rules of warfare supposedly include "prohibitions against harming ci-
vilians and against destroying crops, trees, and livestock". This is another barefaced lie. No such
prohibition has ever existed in Islam.

The fact is that Islamic terrorism against America, Israel and other nations has integrated all
of these in abundance. Moslem terrorists have murdered thousands of helpless, unarmed civilians,
with the Twin Towers in New York not the only -- although it is (as of now) the largest and most
spectacular case. Islamic Iraq has killed thousands of defenseless Kurds with poison gas, which did
not spare women, children and even the victims' livestock. It is also hard to understand how the sac-
rificial slaughter of a half million animals in Saudi Arabia squares with respect for life. Islam never
had any respect for life, any form of life, including the life of its own believers.

SUMMARY

In the final analysis, our vision of Islam -- armed with slick, effective propaganda -- is very
nearly the reverse of the truth. Contrary to the claims of Moslem propagandists, Islam is a relatively
new religion, adapted largely from longstanding custom and neo-pagan practices on the Arabian
Peninsula. It is not inclusive, but exclusive and sectarian. It is not peaceful, but glorifies war and
conquest. It is not tolerant, but considers all other religions inferior and ultimately aims to eliminate
them. It is not liberating, but enslaving -- in both the spiritual and the physical senses. Islam does
not respect human rights but is hostile to the very concept. Islam is inherently repressive and theo-
cratic and cannot accommodate democratic thought or action.

Islamic imperialism is on the rise. Hence, there is indeed a great need for Christians and
Jews to understand Islam and the Moslems. For that one must avoid the devious advertising of bil-
lionaire sheikhs. Instead, Christians must avidly seek the truth about today's most dangerous threat
to Western, Judeo-Christian civilization.

The Berean Voice September-October 2002