I do suggest you don’t use capitals – it reads like you’re shouting (this is probably not your intention)

Warmest greetings

That Muhammad forgave the Mekkans after his departure to Medina is not true. His goal from that moment was to revenge the treatment he got. He did this by warfare, raids against caravans and sabotaging the Mekkan trade, and in 630 he marched into Mekka and took over the city.

You like many other Muslims think you can choose what things to believe in and live according to in Islam. But the Koran itself is very clear on this:

Koran 2:85 [...] Believe ye in part of the Scripture and disbelieve ye in part thereof? And what is the reward of those who do so save ignominy in the life of the world, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be consigned to the most grievous doom. For Allah is not unaware of what ye do.

Wameeth: “we in iraq had been facing hat and revange and death because religouse reasons for the past 5 years”

Yes, I know. It is very good someone with firsthand experience is saying this.

Wameeth: “in the end we had to face our fears and accept every one or we will spend our lifes surrounded by tragedies”

This is what it all boils down to. If the Muslims can get rid of the fear Muhammad instilled in them, they will be able to get rid of the warlord and massmurderer himself and his death-cult Islam.

That no one on this site, except me obviuosly, is speaking against religions is a paramount mistake. Why should religions be excluded from the discussion when they are fundamental in people’s thinking and acting? It is very painful to leave a way of thinking, you often feel lost and in great despair. You may also then feel like you are leaving a culture which is even harder, or worse still, betraying your own ethniticity. So the challenge for the muslim world is keeping the good parts of their culture, creating new, continue being the ethnic groups they are and discarding the doctrine of hate, namely Islam.

I think you can do a lot, DB, not only for me but, very much more importantly, for the whole world by studying the Koran, Hadith and Sunnah and start pondering on what this doctrine really conveys.

I understand you believe its a noble cause, you’re not the first of your type that I’ve spoken with and many would agree with you but I nor anyone else on this site goes around taking on the cause of speaking out against anyones religion. There are a lot of people who do however. I think you’d be better matched with one of them. So I dont understand what I can do for you.

the verses are not random; they are from the dominating religion in the Middle East. It would be “respectful and professional” if you would at least try to answer my questions.

I’m glad that you are all for religious debates; it is usually a sign of intellectual honesty, and I really do appreciate that. Debating islam has timewise been appropriate and relevant the last 1400 years. For natural reasons it hasn’t been possible in the Muslim world but since this is an international forum, and especially since Islam has been exporting its misery to the rest of the world, it is better late than later.

DB: “Another thing, you seem to have the perception that this site is full of hardcore muslim extremists or something but this sites authors vary in religious backgrounds from, christian, jewish, muslim, atheist, etc. so you’re really barking up the wrong tree.”

No, you’re very wrong. I know authors and commenters on this site have the backgrounds you mention, but from what I have read they seem quite ignorant about Islam. This is not satisfactory.

DB: “I’ve seen you throw verses on peoples posts who I know you thought were muslim bu they were not.”

I would like you to exemplify this and prove that I thought them to be Muslims. It seems that you think I am after the individuals when it’s really the ideology I’m attacking.

DB: “So trust me, when you read the comments on a post and then some guy throws some verse from the Quran on there when its not related, you tend to ignore it.”

Unfortunately I can not trust you on this. You are probably taking yourself as a model for that behaviour. What do you know about its applicability to others, and how did you conclude that a verse is not related to a certain post?

DB: “You’re not having your desired affect [...]

You are absolutely right. I would like to feel very different about all this.

DB: [...] and if you would like to have your voice heard you should do it when and where people will hear it and in a respectful and professional way.

My voice has already been heard, but I tend to get fewer replies, so it’s good I have your attention after all. I do not get paid for this, so if I may seem unprofessional it’s no wonder.

DB: “I dont appreciate having my post turned into a religious debate.”

You are somewhat contradictory here: You are all for religious debates but do not want them in your own posts.

Talking about world problems and the Middle East without debating Islam is like talking about Roger Federer and not mention tennis.

I’m all for religious discussion/debate etc. but there is an appropriate time and place, anyone here would be more than happy to talk religion with you but just throwing verses around randomly on posts just makes you seem like an antagonizer. I have faith that you are not but I’d appreciate if you could do it when relevant.

Another thing, you seem to have the perception that this site is full of hardcore muslim extremists or something but this sites authors vary in religious backgrounds from, christian, jewish, muslim, atheist, etc. so you’re really barking up the wrong tree.

I’ve seen you throw verses on peoples posts who I know you thought were muslim bu they were not. So trust me, when you read the comments on a post and then some guy throws some verse from the Quran on there when its not related, you tend to ignore it. You’re not having your desired affect and if you would like to have your voice heard you should do it when and where people will hear it and in a respectful and professional way.

I dont appreciate having my post turned into a religious debate.