Resolved: Islam is not a religion of terrorism

First as terrorism as defined before is essentially coercion for political aims, I shall compare various countries and world events as objectively as possible to expose the poor record of Islam on the international stage. First and probably most recent: The Muhammad Cartoon controversy. September 30, 2005 A Danish newspaper produced a cartoon of Muhammad for the sake of self-censorship. In other words, to expose Islam for it's suppression of freedom of speech. [1] The results of these publications were vast and violent: from the burning of French, German, Danish, Dutch, and Norwegian flags in Palestine, to bombing Danish embassy in Pakistan, to even the burning of Danish embassies in Syria, Iran, and Lebanon. [2] My opponent may maintain that this was Islamophobia, or racist. But this is NOT the case in any way shape or form. As noted in Middle Eastern countries, they tend to be very anti-semantic -or posses a profound hatred of Judaism- and have often times themselves have called for violent means against Israel as a Jewish State. [3] Thus in conclusion with this point, a double standard exists here: That Islam reserves the right to continuously slander Jews in the name of freedom of speech, but (even if it is positive or negative) you may not at any point and time make a picture of the prophet Muhammad. The impact of these alone get furthered to show the coercion Islam has placed on everyone. Yale University also banned the images . .. not for any threat but for a perceived issue within the future. [4] The coercion didn't just stop there: Danish troops trying to liberate the people of Afghanistan were threatened. [5] Needless to say, with everything that happened I think it will be seen as a mistake in 50 years. All the bombings, the flag burning, the threats, and the deaths of other Muslims as a result of protests will make them reflect one day and make them say 'boy! We really didn't help our case by claiming were peaceful and pulling s*** like this huh? ' Therefore, it is unequivocal to suggest that this incident was by far a religious one with coercion. The very fundamental freedoms given to the people of Denmark were expected to change as to not offend Muslims through coercion, thus making it also political on the international stage, and thus being terrorism by definition. Second point: Sympathy for terrorist organizations. Jordan, Lebanon, and Nigerian Muslims are known for their sympathy to two extremist organizations: Hamas and Hezbollah. Oddly enough though Al-Qaeda is always seen in a negative view for most countries, with only Nigeria having a positive view of them with 49% of the population. [6] Also scary is Lebanon, where hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, is threatening violence if a United Nations tribunal indicts Hezbollah members for the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. [7] While Hamas was known for it's bombings of Israel, and defeating the Palestinian Fatah political party through violent means to take control of it's government. [8] Due to Canada, EU, US, Israel, and Japan determining it as a terrorist organization, this is pretty self explanatory. But my opponent will probably claim that these are political parties now, with legitimate para-military wings. Do not be fooled: what party in the US or Canada have a military group to support them? None, and furthermore, they are still very much violent in the hopes of invoking Sharia law upon their respective countries. [9][10] Both so-called parties demonstrate Zionist conspiracy theories within their charters, as Hamas states: "The Protocols of the Elder of Zion," or statements labeling "Freemasons, The Rotary and Lions clubs" as "sabotage groups . .. behind the drug trade and alcoholism in all its kinds. " Some experts and advocacy groups believe that statements by some Hamas leaders display similar conspiratorial influence [11][12] To conclude: Under the banner of Islam many parties internationally have appeared to preserve their culture. Thats perfectly fine, but in order to preserve there must be violence then this becomes a major problem. Islam wants everyone to be a Muslim, and for politics and religion to go hand in hand. Hence the creation of the Sharia. As in the past, anything that they do not agree with (cartoon's controversy for example, or sympathy to terrorism) is often met with violence to suppress freedom of speech, to coerce the government into apologies, and to impact other countries abroad. I turn it over to my opponent, and wish him the best of luck. Source: [1] . http://en.wikipedia.org... [2] Ibid [3] Ibid [4] Ibid [5] Ibid [6] . http://www.pewglobal.org... [7] Ibid [8]. http://en.wikipedia.org... [9]Ibid [10] . http://en.wikipedia.org... [11] . .. ./Hamas [12]. .. /Hezbollah