Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Ustwo
I'm not sure how one calls it a religion of peace when it was spread by the sword. Christianity had its moments where conquest = conversion, but the highest calling a Christian could have was to be a missionary in some far off land to teach the 'true faith'. They faced death and perhaps worse, but thats the church ideal. Christianity spread far without bloodshed, while the Islamic world is limited mostly to the extent of their conquests.
Its very peaceful on paper IF you are a muslim, if not, good luck.
|
I must apologize and admit that I am speaking on scant knowledge considering I haven't actually read the Koran in its entirety, nor have I read any good books that represent a fair scholarship on the subject. Are you saying that the highest calling for a Muslim is to wield a sword? Because I read somewhere that it's actually the al-jihad al-akbar (the greater jihad): to veer away from evil, to be charitible.
And you're making sound as though Islam was spread only by the sword, when millions of people have embraced it by choice.