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**nofkayalk** · 11-19-2011, 09:06 AM

I'm not a Christian, and I don't believe in any single, monotheist god.

British citizenship is an artificial legal construct that can be changed at any time. All I'm saying is that Muslim countries have always imposed limits on other religious practices, so you can't complain if the converse becomes the case, can you?

No we can't complain. We will live only in those lands where we can practice our religion. If you want to persecute us by making laws forcing us to disobey our religion we will have to move. However we will try to gain rights to practice our religion through legal means. As far as I know there is no law obligating me to shake someone's hands.

Also some of your ideas like Muslim countries have always constrained people's religion is incorrect. Many Muslim countries allowed freedom of religion to such an extent that people fled to Muslim countries - most notably the Jews being granted protection in al-Andalus (southern Spain) and the Ottoman Empire (North Africa, Istanbul and the Greek city of Thessaloniki). The Christians and Jews begged the Muslims not to withdraw from Jerusalem and leave the city to the Byzantines (even though the Byzantines were Christians).

Even till today the head (pope) of the Eastern Orthodox church is in Istanbul. The Christians had full autonomy to practice their religion in the Balkans. To this day Muslim empires which ruled the Balkans and India for over 500 years, the majority of the people are not Muslims.

I am not saying Muslims did not restrict in other regions, but the things is it is not something specific to Muslims. Muslim and non-Muslim countries have equally done discrimination against people of other faiths. Muslims also have a great history of tolerance and granting protection to minorities of other faiths as I have shown above.

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nofkayalk Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 396 Senior Member	I'm not a Christian, and I don't believe in any single, monotheist god. British citizenship is an artificial legal construct that can be changed at any time. All I'm saying is that Muslim countries have always imposed limits on other religious practices, so you can't complain if the converse becomes the case, can you? No we can't complain. We will live only in those lands where we can practice our religion. If you want to persecute us by making laws forcing us to disobey our religion we will have to move. However we will try to gain rights to practice our religion through legal means. As far as I know there is no law obligating me to shake someone's hands. Also some of your ideas like Muslim countries have always constrained people's religion is incorrect. Many Muslim countries allowed freedom of religion to such an extent that people fled to Muslim countries - most notably the Jews being granted protection in al-Andalus (southern Spain) and the Ottoman Empire (North Africa, Istanbul and the Greek city of Thessaloniki). The Christians and Jews begged the Muslims not to withdraw from Jerusalem and leave the city to the Byzantines (even though the Byzantines were Christians). Even till today the head (pope) of the Eastern Orthodox church is in Istanbul. The Christians had full autonomy to practice their religion in the Balkans. To this day Muslim empires which ruled the Balkans and India for over 500 years, the majority of the people are not Muslims. I am not saying Muslims did not restrict in other regions, but the things is it is not something specific to Muslims. Muslim and non-Muslim countries have equally done discrimination against people of other faiths. Muslims also have a great history of tolerance and granting protection to minorities of other faiths as I have shown above.
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