If all the muslims haven't been run off here by the INFIDELS, where do these things originate from?
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Q: what language did Jesus speak?\nA: Aramaic.\n\nlet's translate the word god from english to Aramaic here\nhttp://www.peshitta.org/lexicon/\nwhat do we see? god = Pronunciation: (Eastern) AaLaHaA \n\nArabic is a sister language for Aramaic and the pronunciation of AaLaHaA in Arabic is Allah, Allahu depends on where it stands in the sentence.\n\nthat said,\nvisit this link for reply To Dr. Robert Morey's Moon-God Myth & Other Deceptive Attacks On Islam.\nhttp://www.central-mosque.com/compreligion/moongod.htm\n-------\nCrescent Moon: Symbol of Islam?\nThe crescent moon and star is an internationally-recognized symbol of the faith of Islam.  The symbol is featured on the flags of several Muslim countries, and is even part of the official emblem for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.  The Christians have the cross, the Jews have the star of David, and the Muslims have the crescent moon, right?\n\nWhat is the history behind the crescent moon symbol?  What does it symbolize or mean?  How and when did it become associated with the faith of Islam?  Is it a valid symbol for the faith?\n \nThe crescent moon and star symbol actually pre-dates Islam by several thousand years.  Information on the origins of the symbol are difficult to ascertain, but most sources agree that these ancient celestial symbols were in use by the peoples of Central Asia and Siberia in their worship of sun, moon, and sky gods.  There are also reports that the crescent moon and star were used to represent the Carthaginian goddess Tanit or the Greek goddess Diana.\n\nThe city of Byzantium (later known as Constantinople and Istanbul) adopted the crescent moon symbol.  According to some reports, they chose it in honor of the goddess Diana.  Others indicate that it dates back to a battle in which the Romans defeated the Goths on the first day of a lunar month.  In any event, the crescent moon was featured on the city's flag even before the birth of Christ.\n\nThe early Muslim community did not really have a symbol.  During the time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Islamic armies and caravans flew simple solid-colored flags (generally black, green, or white) for identification purposes.  In later generations, the Muslim leaders continued to use a simple black, white, or green flag with no markings, writing, or symbolism on it.\n\nIt wasn't until the Ottoman Empire that the crescent moon and star became affiliated with the Muslim world.  When the Turks conquered Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453, they adopted the city's existing flag and symbol.  Legend holds that the founder of the Ottoman Empire, Osman, had a dream in which the crescent moon stretched from one end of the earth to the other.  Taking this as a good omen, he chose to keep the crescent and make it the symbol of his dynasty.  There is speculation that the five points on the star represent the five pillars of Islam, but this is pure conjecture.  The five points were not standard on the Ottoman flags, and as you will see on the following page, it is still not standard on flags used in the Muslim world today.\n\nFor hundreds of years, the Ottoman Empire ruled over the Muslim world.  After centuries of battle with Christian Europe, it is understandable how the symbols of this empire became linked in people's minds with the faith of Islam as a whole.\n\nBased on this history, many Muslims reject using the crescent moon as a symbol of Islam.  The faith of Islam has historically had no symbol, and many refuse to accept what is essentially an ancient pagan icon.  It is certainly not in uniform use among Muslims.\nhttp://islam.about.com/library/weekly/aa060401a.htm\n\ni hope this answers your Question.\npeace.
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As I understand it islam states that the 'infidel' shall meet their fate at the hands of allah after death. The encouragement of violence towards them is a relatively recent thing created by extremist elements who have broken away from true islam. If islam is correct, then it is these extremists who will be judged most harshly by their god for choosing not to disbelieve, but to change the teachings of the koran to suit their own twisted desires.
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Its interesting to note that in many dangerous neighborhoods, wherever a muslim mosque opens up (in a rented building or whatever) crime usually goes down and in general the place gets cleaner.  many can attest to this phenomenon.\n\nwhere i live, theres a road that has all these indo/pakistani shops. its where all the south asians live, and property values are actually one of the highest in our area, in part because a lot of indians are rich and so they all want to live near this area.\n\ni think places get dirty and stuff because a lot of the immigrants that come are uneducated, whereas A LOT are very educated and good, hard working people.  in the end, don't generalize, it has more to do with economic reasons than anything else.
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Judging by your past answers and questions, you have no grasp of how this Islamic Terror thing works. \n\nI bet the head alien who is planning the invasion is hiding in Pakistan!!\n\nLook at this link, this is the governments list of known religious terror organizations. Look at what the majority have in common. \n\nhttp://www.tkb.org/Category.jsp?catID=10&contentType=1&sortBy=0&sortOrder=0&pageIndex=0\n\n\nYes I am, they are all conected by Islam. The radical islamist around the world are unifed by their hatered of the west. We are not unifed so they have the upper hand.
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It comes from a long history of being persecuted and murdered. Holocaust, terror attacks, inquisitions, crusades, pogroms, false accusations of drinking blood.. etc, etc,
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Because Islam exists.
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I'm reluctant to say all Muslims are guilty. I wonder though about where their heart is. We hear talk about how moderate Muslims reject extremism, violence in the name of religion, etc. But I've never seen much from moderate Muslims when it comes to stopping extremism. How many times have you seen Muslims drag one of their own out of a mosque, by the hair of their head, for preaching hate? I have never seen it. How many times have you heard of moderate Muslims expressing outright hatred for those who would kill innocents? I have not heard it. I suspect, with absolutely no proof, that many moderate Muslims wish for their more radical brothers in Islam to win the war on terror.
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They believe! Yes it is difficult for us to think that way. We are free and were not raised Muslim. I'll give it the them on the HARDCORE ness of their faith but its whacked. I don't know of any god that says blow crap up. We are not dealing with a westernized civilization. This people are stuck in a religious time warp. We don't have their commitment. And it ain't going to be easy to stop them. It will be too late by the time you see one.
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It's where the religion began. Mecca is in Arabia, and that's where Mohammed is from. Mecca is their Jerusalem.
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So what about the millions that are already there. As a matter of fact all of the muslims involved in the bus bombings were native born. Are you suggesting they be put in camps or something. Before offering silly questions think about it, okay??
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Most Palestinians are Muslims. I am guessing that the Qur'an would state something somewhere in there. Another suggestion is that they could be against the very existence of the Jewish state. Maybe it is not the fact that they think it belongs to them, but that they would rather be in in control of the land rather than the Nation of Israel. Just food for thought.
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not where i come from we dont! we would even get into more trouble for doing that with the mullahs
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Christianity has a long history of converting people "by the sword".  Just because they've decided in recent years that talking people to death is a better way to convert them doesn't mean that they don't have a long and violent history.  As for users of this line seeming content with accepting that any and all Muslims are terrorists, it's been my observation that most of the people who use this line are incredibly narrow-minded and blind to anything beyond what they believe, so are you really surprised that they'd rather stereotype all Muslims than hear an honest depiction of another religion?
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Fact: Judaism came first\nThen Christianity(which Jesus brought forth)\nThen Islam\nThis is a fact undisputed......The Quran is quoted from the Bible in many places but changes alot of things that are taught to the people(Laws that God made) \nI have spoke with many Muslims that state that the Religion has been around since Adam's time? Not true....If this was the case then why was the Islamic Religion not mentioned in the Torah or in the Bible?..\nYou have to read the Quran for your answer:However Jews and Christians are held as 2nd class to the Muslims\nNot all Muslims are bad as well as not all Jews,Christians are bad...But you have BAD apples in every Religion out there
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None.  They didn't exist when religious texts were written.
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Islam did not exist back then. There was no Islamic Empire until the second millennium A.D. when they conquered middle Eastern lands which were at the time predominately Christian.
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It's a shame that today's Muslims don't know their bloody history.  Today, Muslims are waiting patiently for a chance to make war on the whole world and conquer in the name of Allah...just like they did in India.  Nothing has changed.