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>There is no denying that Islam's 'prophet' and leaders throughout history were Islamists.

You really think Muhammad would have written his Ashtiname declaring that he would protect the St. Catherine's Monastery if he was your version of an Islamist?

>After all, a white man makes only 83 cents for every dollar an Asian makes. Because of the hard work and work ethic of Asians, of course, but we'll just pretend that this is 'racism' the way you SJWs always do when wage gaps are discussed.

Oh, so you believe that by virtue of my ethnicity, without having seen any of my capabilities or my skills, that I'll be better paid than the average white person? Hey buddy, I hate to break it to you, but that is racist.

>I explain it as follows: he's an idiot.

Right, so an idiot made his way to the top of the Anglican Church. That's very plausible. /s

>Which is what happened in Cologne, Brussels and Paris.

Not even close to being true.

>Little thought went into that question. If you knew Islamic history and theology, you'd know that death for apostasy is the orthodox position. It does not follow that it has to be implemented in every single country.

Oh, so Muslims are allowed to have a variety of opinions? That's an interesting shift from what you were saying previously - because if they are allowed to have a shift in opinion, what's the point of banning them from entering the west?

>Besides, you got your history wrong. The Greek works were translated into Arabic by those actually speaking Greek, the Christian minorities.

If you read this book, you'd know that you were the one wrong here.

>if you think terrorism is the only problem with Islam. It isn't.

It's the problem you've focused on with "you have a pile of dead bodies." And yes, while Islam contains bigotry, the same can be said of almost any religion, including Christianity. Does that make Christians more predisposed to being bigots? Of course not. The same can be said of Muslims.

>Again with the simple-mindedness. You can reject terrorism (which is never advocated by any of the holy texts of Islam), while approving of the forms of violence that are advocated, without inconsistency. Come on. It's not that hard.

First off, Jihad isn't even a pillar of Islam. Secondly, even "Jihad by the sword" is the one that is considered the least important by several prominent scholars today.

Are you sure you know Islam?