Islam is a religion of hate and violence

I have too little character space to rebut all that. Does my opponent expect me to be able to use 50,000 characters, perhaps? He even ends the round by saying "more to come." Yes, more copy-paste to come. -- Arguments -- 1. The only part of my entire arguments that my opponent attempted to refute was the one about verse 2:192. He said, "The question then becomes defense of what, his inference here is that this is a physical attack, but a more careful examination of vs. 192 would show that force is to be used against those who do not believe as you do. For proof we look at the end of the vs. which I quote..." That is not true. Verse 2:191 says, "Such is the reward of those who suppress faith." That is not verse 2:192. Moreover, my opponent completely ignores verse 192 which says, "But if they cease, Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful." If they cease, it means "if they offer peace." Suppressing Faith is a reference to the non-Muslims who suppressed Muslims and attacked them and their religion. "So unfortunately for my opponent, and the world, this is a point where the Qur'an is encouraging violence, against those who don't believe like Islam wants with no physical attack present I thank my opponent for proving this point." There is no such evidence. My opponent presented absurd arguments by completely ignoring verses which say that if the enemy offers peace, Muslims must accept it. Furthermore, is there even a need for me to make a case here? I already came with arguments before this round and my opponent came with almost no one single rebuttal. The only attempt got torn apart, too. If he wants me to defend Islam, then he should not just copy-paste tons of verses that I have no space to refute whatsoever. 2. Rebuttals of arguments against Qur'anic verses a) 2:216 "Fighting is prescribed for you and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But God knoweth and ye know not." There is nothing wrong with this verse. Verse 2:190, which is in the same chapter, has already made it clear that fighting is for defense purposes. It means that any other verse that speaks of fighting clearly does it in the context of self-defense. Also, this is a historical verses of enemies of Muslims being the oppressors. [Qur'an 2:217] "... Tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter. Nor will they cease fighting you until they turn you back from your faith if they can." We can undoubtedly see that when the Qur'an says "[they] fighting you..." it immediately speaks of fighting back. There is nothing wrong with this. b) 2:224 "Then fight in the cause of God and know that God heareth and knoweth all things." My opponent has deliberately misquoted the Qur'an. Verse 2:224 says, "And make not Allah's (name) an excuse in your oaths against doing good, or acting rightly, or making peace between persons; for Allah is One Who heareth and knoweth all things." Do I even have to explicate? The verse says that God's name should not be an excuse in oaths against doing good, acting rightly, or making peace between people. What is wrong with this? c) 3:157-158 "And if ye are slain or die in the way of God, forgiveness and mercy from God are far better than all they could amass. And if ye die, or are slain, Lo! It is unto God that ye are brought together." Why does my opponent not attempt to elaborate on the meanings of all these verses? If there is a problem with 3:157-158, then he should address it. Merely quoting this will not help him. Let us again see what the Qur'an says about peace in this context. [Qur'an 3:159] "Thus it is due to mercy from Allah that you deal with them gently, and had you been rough, hard hearted, they would certainly have dispersed from around you; pardon them therefore and ask pardon for them, and take counsel with them in the affair; so when you have decided, then place your trust in Allah; surely Allah loves those who trust." Where is my opponent to quote this? d) 3:169 "Think not of those who are slain in God's way as dead. Nay, they live finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord." There is nothing wrong with this. Those who are slain in God's way are those who have fought against oppression and corruption. I will prove that (as I have already done). e) 3:195 "... Those who have ... fought or been slain, verily I will blot out from them their iniquities and admit them into Gardens with rivers flowing beneath; a reward from the presence of God ..." This is a bad citation of the verse, and there is, again, no argument against it. [Qur'an 3:195] "And their Lord hath accepted of them, and answered them: "Never will I suffer to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female: Ye are members, one of another: Those who have left their homes, or been driven out therefrom, or suffered harm in My Cause, or fought or been slain,- verily, I will blot out from them their iniquities, and admit them into Gardens with rivers flowing beneath;- A reward from the presence of Allah, and from His presence is the best of rewards." f) 4:101 "... For the Unbelievers are unto you open enemies." [Qur'an 4:101] "When ye travel through the earth, there is no blame on you if ye shorten your prayers, for fear the Unbelievers May attack you: For the Unbelievers are unto you open enemies." This verse is a good example of a historical one. In order to save space, I will refer to a commentary of this verse which explains everything in detail. See commentary #132 and #133 in source #1 please. g) 4:74, 75 "Let those fight in the cause of God who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter. To him who fighteth in the cause of God whether he is slain or gets victory, soon shall we give him a reward of great (value). Those who believe fight in the cause of God and those who reject faith fight in the cause of evil, so fight ye against the friends of Satan, feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan." My opponent misquotes the Qur'an by a great deal. This is egregious conduct. If he wishes to debate, then he should be fair and just. It is true that these verses speak about war, but the Qur'an tells why. [Qur'an 4:75] "And why should ye not fight in the cause of Allah and of those who, being weak, are ill-treated (and oppressed)?- Men, women, and children, whose cry is: 'Our Lord! Rescue us from this town, whose people are oppressors; and raise for us from thee one who will protect; and raise for us from thee one who will help!'" Who are the oppressors? Is Islamic being hatefully violent by calling for protection of innocent people? h) 5:36 "The punishment of those who wage war against God and His apostle and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land. That is their disgrace in this world and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter." I want - wholeheartedly - ask my opponent what is wrong with this verse. Is someone strives with might and main for mischief through land, does he deserve to remain unpunished? Does the religion of my opponent say this, too? I think not. In fact, he should examine his own holy book if he wishes to see what hateful violence is. He attacks the Qur'an in an egregious way without elaborating on the arguments. -- Conclusion -- So far, my opponent has barely attempted to rebut my arguments, has made too few arguments in favor of his case, and he has copy-pasted all of it. I have almost run out of character space and there are more verses to address, but that is not my fault. It is his fault because he does not comprehend his quotations. He should come with his own arguments. -- References -- [1] http://www.islamicstudies.info...