Islam is a violent religion

Thanks for this debate. I enjoyed it, and hope readers learned from this debate. Firstly, I would like viewers to watch this video. Watch the video in whole, it is revealing. Secondly, I would like to address some of my opponent's points. 1. Muslim's Hypocritical Logic"The comment I made was referring to the hadith. As I already said in my opening statement, the Quran is God’s own word." Here, my opponent admits that the hadith could, and many a time, be wrong. However, he goes on by personally validating the quran. This, as readers may realize, is quite illogical. One cannot argue that one of the books is wrong, withough questioning the authenticity of the other, something my opponent (along with many muslims) fails to do. 2. "Pre-Revelation" MuhammadMy opponent continues by explaining that Muhammad was an honest man and good man, before his revelation.He very well may have been. However, as society can attest to, especcially in the case of politicians and celebrities, fam and fortune can ruin a man/person. Even if he was good before his 'revelation', he was easily corrupted afterwards, once his power got to his head. Since my opponent failed to prove that he maintained the same honest attitude during his later-life, he concedes on that point, too. 3. Muhammad's WivesMy opponent has tried to defend his prophet's sexual exploits. Of course, Islam does allow polygamy, but that only shows what kind of religion it is. Polygamy, whether practiced or not, is looked down upon by modern humans. Niether I nor my opponent can prove why his wives stayed with him, but the evidence- even those provided by him- lean towards my conclusion: They could have felt fear, or were enticed by his power. 4. The Common TrickI have heard arguments that my opponent has provided many a time. It goes like such: "Only some muslims are extremists, but not all muslims are like that." This, however, is not a valid argument. Although only some muslims are extremists, the religion is extreme. The fact that only some people follow the violence the quran promotes does not mean the religion is peaceful. It just means that many muslims do not follow the quran in its violent teachings. 5. Modern Islam Time and time again, Islam has dirtied its name, and Muslims have embarrased their religion. My opponent, a devout muslim, has desperately tried to defend his religion. In the comment section, he says that the quran does not promote the death penalty for apostates. However, many apostates are given the death penalty by men who perform these acts of violence in the name of their god. One of the main pillars of islam is treating women equally. However, The Pew survey reveals that more than 90% of the world's muslims believe that women should ALWAYS obey their husband. The Quran may not condone it, but women face tyranny all over the world at the hands of their abusive husbands. All in all, I have successfully proven that Islam is indeed a religion of violence. From the sexually unclean, ruthless life of Muhammad, to the killings of thousand in recent years, Islam has shown the world what kind of religion it is. Killing apostates, women who speak out{1}, and those who chose to question authority. None of these unalienable rights are supported by the strict muslim community, a community that only recently allowed women to drive in Saudi Arabia, but still disallows a person to carry a Bible- or any other holy book beside the quran- in that same area. A religion that commonly clashes with other religions, and practices anti-semitism.{2} The relgion has been founded on violence as seen in Muhammad's attack on Mecca, and continues on the same path. Muslims have been brain-washed into accepting the quran as literal truth, and people, like the one the man discusses in the first video, are killed for their exploration of other religions, or critisizing of Islam. Islam is a religion of violence. I rest my case. Thanks to my opponent and to all the readers. Thanks. {1} http://www.foxnews.com...;{2} http://news.stanford.edu...;