I thought this was really interesting:

http://www.cracked...e-about-islam.html

I don't believe any of the things mentioned. Also, the article took a highly simplistic approach to these points. For instance, to say that Islam is not bloodthirsty is true. Is it a religion based on the exploits of war? Abso-fucking-lutly. Christianity, was based more on sacrifice, as apposed to Islam. People are assholes, as such, they need war. So Christians when faced with war had not been given a proper guideline. Duh they went ape-shit. For the same reason a good majority of girls who went catholic school are "sluts". For the same reason puritanical societies have a higher number of alcoholics. But that doesn't change the history.

Muhammad gained few followers early on, and was met with hostility from some Meccan tribes; he and his followers were treated harshly. To escape persecution, Muhammad sent some of his followers to Abyssinia before he and his remaining followers in Mecca migrated to Medina (then known as Yathrib) in the year 622. This event, the Hijra, marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar, which is also known as the Hijri Calendar. In Medina, Muhammad united the conflicting tribes, and after eight years of fighting with the Meccan tribes, his followers, who by then had grown to 10,000, conquered Mecca. In 632, a few months after returning to Medina from his Farewell pilgrimage, Muhammad fell ill and died. By the time of his death, most of the Arabian Peninsula had converted to Islam; and he had united the tribes of Arabia into a single Muslim religious polity.

Posted by dirt I don't believe any of the things mentioned. Also, the article took a highly simplistic approach to these points. For instance, to say that Islam is not bloodthirsty is true. Is it a religion based on the exploits of war? Abso-fucking-lutly. Christianity, was based more on sacrifice, as apposed to Islam. People are assholes, as such, they need war. So Christians when faced with war had not been given a proper guideline. Duh they went ape-shit. For the same reason a good majority of girls who went catholic school are "sluts". For the same reason puritanical societies have a higher number of alcoholics. But that doesn't change the history.

Also, literacy was in the double-digits in most of Christendom until the Renaissance, so the vast majority of Christians didn't really know what was in the Bible. They relied on priests to tell them what was God's will. And we all know how that turned out.

Posted by splumer Also, literacy was in the double-digits in most of Christendom until the Renaissance, so the vast majority of Christians didn't really know what was in the Bible. They relied on priests to tell them what was God's will. And we all know how that turned out.

I guess you meant single digits.

Posted by MutantMandias I guess you meant single digits.

Oops. Yeah, I did.

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