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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And now, fellow Islam-haters, I take a break from "proselytizing" to get back to life. Who knew prosleytizing could be such hard work.

I will provide more accurate numbers on conversion at some point in the future.

Fellow DCUMers, I hope that if you ever wish to truly understand Islam, that you will never begin a discourse with an accusation that Muhammad was a pedophile.

Remember also that the Sharia is sadly very flawed and has oppressed women and infringed upon their rights. It is man made law. Only the Quran is God's law. Thus, when you see terrible stories of women being oppressed and justified by the Sharia, know this  - that it is not true Islam. So much of the Sharia in other countries is polluted with old and oppressive cultural traditions of patriarchy and this has NOTHING to do with true Islam. If you are in any doubt, call a scholar. They are accessible! The best American Islamic scholar is Hamza Yusuf in California. [b]He's an American convert.[/b] Google him and read the books he has written. Take the initiative to call him also. This is the only way to learn about true Islam. 
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Anybody else notice how Muslims are always talking about, "my friend, the white convert, who told me that the most beautiful part of Islam is...?"  It really does smack of immaturity and insecurity. I've heard this formulation many times. Sadly for the speakers, it never, ever, makes me think, "huh, another white person converted, so I should too!"

As this thread has demonstrated a million times over, asking a Muslim about Islam is the narrow road to ignorance and misconceptions about the religion. Instead, ask a professor, preferably a secular professor. Read widely. Some of the sources are clearly paranoid Islamaphobes, but you do need to find places to learn the things that will never be mentioned by Muslims hoping to convert you.[/quote]

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