Quote from: BCEmporium on October 06, 2014, 08:09:02 PM

That's the problem:

You DON'T know the History and defend Mo just because you were told to.
It was a harsh time? Yes but not only to Muslims, to all Middle East and Persia.
It was Justinian plague time, there were not only Muhammad but a lot of equally violent "prophets", war everywhere... But Mo wasn't anything near a good person.

How did you assert that I do not know the history of my own religion or the prophet?
Where do you get your story that says the prophet is a violent person?
It seems we read 2 different stories about the prophet.

Quote from: ChiliPowder on October 06, 2014, 08:17:27 PM

What is your outlook or view on Israel?

Just on the matter of Israel and Palestine, what they are doing and what they want to do the people of Palestine are totally unacceptable. They have been trying to write Palestine off of the map through land expansions and merciless civilian killings. Really hoping for justice for the people of Palestine. Sweeden just recently recognized the state of Palestine, a move in the right direction towards peace in the region.

Quote from: Spendulus on October 07, 2014, 03:43:06 AM

Did you find any "islamic rulings on bitcoin?"

I am also curious, do you agree or disagree with this assertion? (which is from a linked blog not from anyone in this form)

Islam has to eradicate from its codex all notions of killing as a justified means to an end.

Bitcoin is a really new concept and complex as well to be understood. There have not been any views by islamic scholars on this matter. There are many opinions on the web but scholaristic views are the ones that should take precedent because those scholars have spent most of their lives studying the religion. I myself do not feel wholly comfortable with bitcoin since many trades involving bitcoin are prohibited in Islam such as drug trades, most prominently during silk road times and the anonymous nature of bitcoin can further thrive this kind of activities. Thus, I feel bitcoins success is somehow also supporting malevolent activities that thrive on bitcoin. On the other hand, I see the monetary system that are widely used now as a method of enslaving people. We really need a revolution in the monetary system and I believe bitcoin can bring that at least until honest and trustworthy people can dictate the direction current of monetary system which seems to be unlikely as of now.

As for the that quote, teachings of Islam encompass every aspect of human lives and this includes the ethics of war. If another country attacks an islamic country, it has the right to fight back but have to stay within islamic rulings related to conducts of war. So to say killing cannot be justified is to let your land and your life be freely taken in the case of war. And to eradicate aspect of Islam or not accepting some parts of the Quran is the same as to go against what god has decreed. If the Quran is really from god, who are we to question what god has sent to us? He is the one that has created this universe and bring life to this earth. God sent prophets and revelations as guidance for human beings and god knows what is best for us.