Posted by
On the Right on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 1:45:19 AM
Verse
2:256 of the Qur’an says (in part), “Let there be no
compulsion in religion” (it was spoken at an earlier time,
when Muhammad did not have the power to force his will on
other tribes as he did later). Muslim apologists in the
West have gotten a lot of mileage out of this, claiming that
it proves that forced conversions and apostate killings are
incompatible with Islam.
But
isn’t it interesting that no mainstream Muslim group has
stepped forward to condemn the ‘Holy Jihad Brigade’ for
forcing two Fox journalists to recite the Shahada
(Islamic profession of faith) at gunpoint two months
ago? Some groups did denounc the high-profile kidnapping
during the captivity, but none spoke out against the forced
conversion - even as video surfaced.
In
fact, Muslims have always felt that the end justifies the
means. Islam has a horrible history of killing, raping
and enslaving people of other religions until they finally
relent under pressure and accept Muhammad. It’s exactly
how the religion spread as successfully as it did. And
apparently even the many Muslims who don’t personally engage
in these strong-arm tactics today still prefer not to
criticize those who do choose to carry on the
tradition.