First, I'll try to address some basic issue although you seem to keep ingoring them. Just few basic questions:
1. You do not believe in God, what is your evidence ?
2. You do not believe in God, what is your evidence ?
3. You do not believe in God, what is your evidence ?
4. You do not believe in God, what is your evidence ?
5. You do not believe in God, what is your evidence ?
.... you've got the idea ..
I still take issue with the notion that the "Moslems" who seek to impose their religion on others aren't practicing "Islam". That may be true as far as it goes, but that's why I said "Moslems" and not "Islam". "Islam" is an idea I have no opinion of; it can be as rabid or pacific an ideology as anyone wants it to be. The problem is when individuals, of whatever affiliation, seek to dominate others.
Have to agree on this one & actually thank you for this distinction.
There seem to be an awful lot of your co-religionists who are willing to behead someone who converts out of your religion, and I'd be more comfortable if Moslem organizations would devote half their funds to "correcting this misunderstanding" of Islam, if such it really is, rather than trying to convince the rest of us that there's nothing going on.
have you got figures on how many actually were "beheaded" ? "an awful lot" can simply mean that one story get recycled in the media all the time hence it looks like nothing else is happening. Do you understand the reason & the spirit of such a rule ?
Name one individual who was beheaded in modern times due to change of religion. I'm all ears.
Also, the fact that Islam is "All-encompassing" bothers me, because it makes every aspect of life religious, and leave no room for unguided reason.
Dont you think it is a bit rich of you talking about reason when you have not provided any evidence -what so ever- for what you believe in (atheism) ?
What exactly is wrong in Islam encompassing all life aspects ? Since when being "unguided" is good?
My experience with atheists is that they hate having a figure of authourity in their lives and they reject religion -mostly- because it does not fit with their life style not due to reasoning. It is a psychological attitude that then search for some sort of "scientific" justification. This is something atheists often accuse believers of.
And as for "No compulsion in religion", I won't be happy until there's a Baptist church down the street from the Kabaa.
Well ... in every home their are places/things were only close famiyl members will be entitled to have access to. Why deny muslims this right? Someone has already mentioned the Vatican as a counter argument.
This religious apartheid has to stop.
There is no religious apartheid imposed by muslims. Muslims are instructed to actively engage with other people to convey the message of Islam. This is a duty for us. We work to make people equal to ourselves because we believe this is the best thing we can give to them. Is this an apartheid mentality ?
Why dont you try and prove us wrong on the BASICS of our faith rather than getting stuck on some secondary issue.
And why is it that atheists -while claiming an all humanity perspective- are completely silent on the issue of nationality based apartheid ? Have nationalism not led to war and suffering ? Is it not very similar to racism as it judges people by their origin (i.e. something they cannot change) ? Would you not agree that nationalism is modern day tribalism ? Would you call for abolishing the borders between countries with the same fervour that you seem to do for religions ?
Finally, I probably don't understand the last couple of paragraphs, but if you're saying that my philosophy leads to this absolute relativism where being a serial killer is a lifestyle choice, that's not true. I'm an Aristotelian, and as such believe there IS a moral law, quite apart from any religious system. This moral law inheres in nature (read the Nicomachean ethics), and as such serves as something we can all agree on, regardless of religion or lack thereof.
Great, so you do actually believe in something.
Now prove it for us.
I think if you want this discussion to be meaningful then please address the basic 1st question.