*I* don't define Islam. Islam is defined by its texts and by the example of Mohammad. He is the example/model/pattern to be followed by Muslims, according to Surah 33:21: "There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often."
"To simply say "Islam is at war..."
It is. Two houses. You can keep pretending otherwise all you want.
"is of no more use than if we'd said "Christianity is at war..." when Timothy McVeigh blew up the Murrah building"
What filthy lies.
Timothy McVeigh never claimed to be a follower of Christ.
Timothy McVeigh never claimed that his actions were in obedience to any Christian teaching.
Most importantly, the Bible has ZERO open ended commands for either Jews or Christians to commit violence against unbelievers. That's why there are no Jews or Christians committing any such acts, on a regular basis, in obedience to such commands.
Take your lies and attempts at moral equivalency elsewhere.
Perhaps your time would be better spent reading the Quran, Sira and Hadith.
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*I* don't define Islam. Islam is defined by its texts and by the example of Mohammad. He is the example/model/pattern to be followed by Muslims, according to Surah 33:21: "There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often."
"To simply say "Islam is at war..."
It is. Two houses. You can keep pretending otherwise all you want.
"is of no more use than if we'd said "Christianity is at war..." when Timothy McVeigh blew up the Murrah building"
What filthy lies.
Timothy McVeigh never claimed to be a follower of Christ.
Timothy McVeigh never claimed that his actions were in obedience to any Christian teaching.
Most importantly, the Bible has ZERO open ended commands for either Jews or Christians to commit violence against unbelievers. That's why there are no Jews or Christians committing any such acts, on a regular basis, in obedience to such commands.
Take your lies and attempts at moral equivalency elsewhere.
Perhaps your time would be better spent reading the Quran, Sira and Hadith.