Islam is not a religion of peace

Seeing as I have now been declared totally void of any understanding of the Q'uran whatsoever because Con assumes that I can't speak Arabic, I will not mention any verses in the Q'uran from now on! I will only mention those which Con has quoted. However I will address the first point Con makes. They have talked about how verses can be taken out of context by people who don't understand the Q'uran. However, can Con address the verses that I mentioned and explain why they are taken out of context or why I have quoted them wrongly? They have mentioned the French constitution and how that was taken out of context, but have so far failed to explain how I have taken the verses from the Q'uran out of context. I agree that in most cases, understanding is key, but can you please explain the verses, quoting them and then explaining the "linguistic, textual and circumstantial contexts" that surround them. "Islam teaches universal Equality amongst Mankind" "there is no superiority of an Arab over a non-Arab, nor of a non-Arab over an Arab, nor of a white over a black, nor a black over a white, except by piety" There is one glaring thing which I notice when I look at this scripture. The last 3 words. "Except by piety" This implies that those who are non pious are inferior to people who are pious. This quote then, does not teach that Mankind is equal. It teaches that those who are not Muslims are inferior to those who are. Again, please address this if I have taken this out of the "linguistic, textual and circumstantial contexts" that surround it. "And women shall have rights similar to the rights against them, according to what is equitable" (2:228) Again, I find that there is something glaringly wrong with this verse. First of all, it does not explicitly say that women are equal to men. It states that "Women shall have rights SIMILAR to men", implying that they do not have the same rights. It does not say that their rights are exactly the same. This is reflected again towards the end of the verse; "according to what is equitable" Equitable has two definitions; 1. characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable 2. Law. pertaining to or valid in equity. pertaining to the system of equity, as distinguished from the common law. There is clear ambiguity here. However the first part of the verse and the context of the word in the verse clearly suggests that the second definition is more accurate in this case. Therefore, the verse is actually implying that women have similar right to men, not the same and their rights are according to law. This verse, the way I see it and perhaps the way many Muslim governments see it (Saudi Arabia etc. ), does not promote equality among men and women. "And say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve. " " (18:29) This verse does not, in my view, promote "Freedom of religion in belief & practice". Yes, it says "Let him disbelieve" but that does not prove to me that Islam does promote freedom of religion. It does not describe the consequences of disbelieving. If someone does disbelieve, what will happen to him/her? "Let him disbelieve" does not promote freedom of religion at all. Instead, it leaves the consequences of disbelieving open to interpretation. Many of these verses mentioned are, in fact, ambiguous and unclear. They do nothing to convince me that Islam is a religion of peace. I will again mention the many oppressive, violent Muslim governments today (Saudi Arabia, Iran etc. ) These countries routinely execute people for apostasy among other things. Saudi Arabia classes women as terrorists if they drive cars.