Can Islam co exist with non Muslims

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<i>Originally posted by AhmedSyed </i><b>Afganistan isn't even close.</b>

Phew, thank goodness for that !!

<i>Originally posted by AhmedSyed </i><b></b>

Your probably right, but what about church bells?

A good point, as far as I am aware, the church bells are not amplified so maybe they are exempt from that particular city ordnace. But now that you bring it up, in the UK, I think they did away with a lot of mechanical bells and replaced them with recordings. Not 100% sure on that. In any case, I like a long lie on a Sunday so I have no problems shutting the bells down.

<i>Originally posted by AhmedSyed </i><b></b>

Islam is a way of life, but unfortuantly in today's world some people have been going around and using at a way to promote their own regimes (Wahhabis, Taliban, Terrorist, etc.) These people have THEIR own version of Islam, which is far from the truth.

And far be it from me to interfere with someones way of life. I am very glad of the constitution keeping (or at least trying) to keep church and state apart. So Islam is not a regime then.

<i>Originally posted by AhmedSyed </i><b></b>

By the way, alchol wasn't allowed in the US for a period of time in the early part of the last century. By a US amendment that banned it.:eek:. So as you can see, the banning of alchol isn't just in muslim majority countries (I use the term \"muslim majority countries\" since there isn't a Kalifa state anywhere and none can even come close to them.)

Yes, I am familiar with the prohibition. Look where that got the US, organised crime. There is no denying that alcohol bring with it a whole lot of grief and in my own view, it needs better licensing laws rather than an out right ban. Same goes with smoking which I believe is common in the Middle East.