Islamic Certitude

"...Self-denigration is said to be a peculiarly English vice; but, it is in
fact far more prevalent throughout the Western world than one would
imagine...The truth is that not all cultures have the same values, and not all
values are worthy of respect." (Ibn Warraq)

Islam is a religion where children are taught the religious obligation of jihad
and martyrdom at a very early age so that a suicide belt is not as disturbing
to them as it is abhorrent to us. The glorification of jihad makes the idea of
jihad desirable. They are taught that if their faith is strong enough they
would welcome the opportunity to kill infidels for Islam and this kind of death
wiill even hasten their trip to paradise. It says to the children they are not
murderers; they are religious martyrs. There is no question about fearing death
when it is an act of religious sacrifice. This is their core belief. And it is
crazy.

The following from Why I Am Not a Muslim by Ibn Warraq - published by
Prometheus Books (1995) is excerpted here in compliance with the Fair Use
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Hank Roth

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