Historic, orthodox Islam is and has been since its inception in 622 A.D., an all encompassing threefold system, consisting of a religious-political-cultural ideology - whose end goal is that of subjugating the entire world to itself.
Philip Hitti, (1886 - 1978) was a Lebanese-American professor and scholar at Princeton and Harvard University for fifty years, and the leading authority on Arab and Middle Eastern history, Islam, and Semitic languages. One of his books has three parts: Islam as Religion, Islam as State, and Islam as Culture.
Muslims [as well as non-Muslims], however, often appear to fail to comprehend that Islam is more than a "religion," as religion has been typically understood in the West. This is because Muslims operate in obedience to the Qur'anic commandment known as Taqiya or Taqiyya: Hiding one's Islamic beliefs, which has been a feature of Islam since its earliest days, and is acknowledged by Muslims of virtually all persuasions.
The purpose of Taqiya is to serve as a precautionary dissimulation or denial of religious belief and practice in order to gain political supremacy over time, as an instinctive method of self-preservation and protection in hostile
(non-believing) environments, - wherever they lack political or militant power.
A related term is Kitmān (lit. "action of covering, dissimulation"), which has a more specific meaning of dissimulation by silence or omission. This is a practice whereby adherents are permitted to conceal their religion when under threat of persecution or compulsion, i.e., literally wherever they are a minority, without political power.
Although the Qur’an is often quoted as saying, "There shall be no compulsion in religion" (2:256), many Qur’anic scholars insist that, within its context, this verse does not imply that non-Muslims are not to be forced to submit to the rule of Islam. Many also teach that this "no compulsion" verse was abrogated (2:106) and is no longer valid, as it was replaced by the later, more numerous verses that say:
"Prophet, make war on the unbelievers and hypocrites and deal rigorously with them." (9:73)
"Make war on them until idolatry shall cease and God’s religion shall reign supreme." (8:39)
"Fight against such of those ... who ... do not embrace the true Faith, until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued." (9:29).
In Muhammad’s day, conquered Jews and Christians (people of the book) who did not convert to Islam were allowed to live only if they paid jizya, a "protection" tax. Pagans were given the choice to convert or die. This was the "peace" offered by 7th century Islam, and is no less so today.
To this day, in every country where Islamic law (Shari’a) is embraced, non-Muslims (as well as women) are treated as second-class citizens. Freedom of religion is forbidden. For a Muslim to "apostatize" means, at the very least: severe harassment, or worse: imprisonment, torture and death.
Islam, is therefore, incompatible with the United States Declaration of Independence, and the United States Constitution. It is a "religion" and an ideology of deception, cruelty, and ultimately, of death to all who fail to submit and convert to its merciless precepts.
Odanobunaga1 wrote:
I truly believe that anyone who is of the Muslim faith should renounce the Muslim religion if they want to live in our country! I believe that we should not allow anyone into our country if they can’t assimilate to our values and laws… I also believe that no one should EVER put another’s nation’s flag above the United States 🇺🇸!!!
As if they do, they should be removed from our country!!!