1 Forum Post by "azf"
This is a common misconception. It clearly says in the Quran that no one can be forced to change their religion. Tolerance of other religions is mandatory. Of course, you'll find isolated instances of Muslims persecuting non-Muslims, but you'll also find lots of instances of non-Muslims persecuting Muslims.
The only type of war that the Quran sanctions is a defensive war in response to persecution. Unfortunately, people like to quote a verse from the middle of that section that says you should fight your enemies. They conveniently leave out the verses before and after that say that the fighting can only be in response to persecution, must stop when the other party sues for peace, and must not harm women or children. If you don't believe what I'm saying, read the Quran for yourself and then decide.
At 2/5/04 04:29 PM, NEMESiSZ wrote: Perhaps, but the bible never says to make holy war on gentiles or non-christians, whereas the koran dictates the world being converted to islam, by force.
