Islam is evil and should be banned worldwide.

As said before, I believe that Islam is evil and should be banned worldwide. The reason being, we will get to that. Allow me to shed some light on the history of Islam. The so-called prophet Muhhamed was born in Mecca in aproximatly 570 A.D. he was born out of a wealthy merchant family who traded through caravans bringing in an aboundant income. He was hired by a wealthy widow to guard caravans that were going into the surrounding areas. He eventually married her. As for religions, It was two major polytheistic religions within that city that were followed. When he was around the age of forty, he appearently began to hear voices and see visions. Then the prophet Gabriel came and gave him the revalations that are in the Quran. So the prophet goes and preaches and attracts a following, who then leave to go to Medina. Muhhamed has other visions and such and continues the message. Now flash forward to the last ten years of his life from 622 to 632. He and his followers are running out of money and are needing some cash fast. So he has a solution. Raid other communities and caravans in the name of spreading Islam. This includes killing, raping, and conversion. He allows warfare as an excuse to appearently spread the word. This violence also leads to Jihad, basically a convert or die system within the Muslim world. http://en.m.wikipedia.org... http://www.metmuseum.org... Now the significance of the history is the fact that the prophet not only endorsed violence in the name of Islam, but led the charge so to speak in these wrongdoings. The Quran also has many verses on killing and jihad such as these. Quran (2:191-193) - "And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And Al-Fitnah [disbelief] is worse than killing... but if they desist, then lo! Allah is forgiving and merciful. And fight them until there is no more Fitnah [disbelief and worshipping of others along with Allah] and worship is for Allah alone. But if they cease, let there be no transgression except against Az-Zalimun (the polytheists, and wrong-doers, etc.)" Quran (3:56) - "As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to help." Quran (8:12) - "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them" http://www.thereligionofpeace.com... There are least 109 versus that refer to violence in the Quran. Now, no reasonable person would interperet these verses to be a spiritual struggle. But let us analyze those who do. The following was a online communication between a Christian and Muslim Q: Does Islam really teach peace? I am a Christian and I do not hate Muslims, but I read in the Qur"an verses like, "And slay them wherever ye catch them.." (2:191) and "..But if they turn away, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks." (4:89). How can a peaceful religion teach these things? How do you explain these verses. These quotations from your Holy Book do really make us very uneasy with your faith. I would appreciate your reply. A: Thank you very much for your kind words that you do not hate Muslims. Hate is not good for any person. I want to assure you that we Muslims also do not hate non-Muslims, be they Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhist or followers of any religion or no religion. Our religions does not allow killing any innocent person regardless of his or her religion. The life of all human beings is sacrosanct according to the teachings of the Qur"an and the guidance of our blessed Prophet Muhammad -peace be upon him and upon all the Prophets and Messengers of Allah. The Qur"an says about the prohibition of murder: وَلاَ تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ ذَلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُمْ بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ "..Take not life, which Allah hath made sacred, except by way of justice and law: thus does He command you, that ye may learn wisdom." (al-An"am 6:151) Now, there is more to that, and here is the link, but it is not much different. http://www.islamicwritings.org... Now, if you read the Quran, you will notice that the Muslim in the online chat contradicted his precious book of peace. The Quran however preaches against killing except for law or justice. Because the Quran was so explicit in its verses on killing previously read, we can infer that the killing of infidels is just in the world of Islam. The Quran presumably advises against the killing of other Muslims. Now, because I am a Christian, and am debating an athiest I'd like to point out one differencesbetween my religion and Islam. Con will probabbly bring up the murders and pilliging during the Crusades. Allow me to elaborate on the fact that the Bible did not ever tell the Europeans to kill mercillesly on the Crusades. The Quran, however, encourages the merciless killing of Infidels. Now, let us compare the verses found in the Quran, and the history of Islam to real world events. The Prophet and Quran encouraged jihad on infidels, that is what Osama Bin-Laden did when he attacked the U.S. You can also take that example and use it for Hamas and its on going with Israel. This is also related to theprophet speaking of spreading Islam, only to pillage, kill, and rape. You can see this going on in Iraq, Syria, and Iran. Finally, I'd like to speak on sharia law. Sharia law is the moral code and law in the Islamic world. It deals with many aspects of Islamic life as well. It is hateful and intolerant, and sexist. It forces women to cover themselves, endorses honor killings, allows very cruel and unusual punishments...... E.T.C. it is an intolerable and evil way to live. http://en.m.wikipedia.org... http://statues.laws.com... If you read the Quran, study Mohammed, and compare to the real world situations, You will see the controlling and violent nature that Islam holds. Combine reasoning and commen sense, and you will see how cruel and disgusting this religion really is. A world wide ban would not only bring more peace to the world, it would also release the slaves of Sharia law. Because I only have a limited amount of space left, I will not speak on the practicality of this ban in the real world, and how it will affect the Islamic nations, until the next round, after adressing Con's remarks. Thank you for reading.