Hi,
today a had an interesting, but short discussion about terrorism with a Jordan girl. She is a Christian. She complained that she had to go to a security check when she entered Germany, where she was asked stupid questions. The officer told her: "we have to ask certain questions to people from countries related to terrorism and unfortunately Jordan is one of these countries". The girl was highly offended. In the and the officer ask her, if she ever faced racism in Germany. She almost laugh and thought "yeah, right at the moment", but she didn't dare to say it.
Anyways, the topic went to terrorism and she said that terrorist are anywhere in the world. And that ISIS has absolutely nothing to do with Islam. Also Americans as Christians also did a lot of terror in the middle east.
Me: "Yes, but they haven't done it in the name of Jesus. Their aim was not to convert people to Christianity. ISIS is doing it in the name of Islam. And every thing they do is based on the Quran or Hadiths, such as taking slaves and having sex with them."
Another guy: "Is it really written so in the Quran?"
Me: "Yes, it is. You can take slaves and have sex with them. Even if they are married."
The Jordanian girl: "Yes, I was also very surprised when I read this. But my Muslim friend told me that you have to see it historically. The men fought in the desert were away from their wife's for a long time and had their desires."
Me: "And that makes it better? The Quran is supposed to be the final word of god. And as a Muslim I have to believe in it."
Another guy: "maybe someone changed the words for his own desires."
Me: "If you say that you're can't be a Muslim. As a Muslim you have to believe that the Quran is the final and unchanged word of god."
At this moment the discussion was interrupted and the topic changed.
Now, at home I wonder how, especially as a girl, you can say something like "the men had their desires"
How cruel must someone get to justify rape in the name of her religion? And how naive must someone be to accept this as a good excuse for such a Quran verse.
That was the first time I went into a discussion, like this, as an Ex-Muslim. Normally, I keep my opinion for myself, but today I couldn't.
Topic: Discussion with a Jordan girl