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The Complete Infidel's Guide To The Koran (2009)

by Robert Spencer(Favorite Author)

3.63 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1596981040 (ISBN13: 9781596981041)

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English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Regnery Publishing

review 1: This is fear-mongering, pure and simple. The author says to read his book is a matter of survival for you and your children.I have too many Muslim friends who are wonderful loving people who thrive on helping others of all faiths for me to take this horrible book to heart.I was raised with the bible yet I know it's not to be taken literally. I feel sorry for the readers the author freaks out with his propaganda.
review 2: While not a complete compendium of Islam, for anyone who is interested in how the current conflict came about and how a group with the same God as Jews and Christians could want to kill you because.. well, God said so..(huuruph?)this is a great place to start.I think any modern English speaking person is aware that most people do not follow t... moreheir religion to the letter, bacon egg and cheeses and Saturday traffic at the mall -2 general examples-but to pretend that there isn't a significant faction in the world who does follow the letter of this specific law- who has declared war on us as a result - and fired some pretty impressive opening salvos- is preposterous. This is a book that helps us understand why, in contrast to partial quotes we hear in the news- the actual text gives us more insight into the source of the intense hatred we face from zealous believers. The author does a great job of finishing the partial ideas we find in political rhetoric that seems mutually exclusive of the actions of jihadists. He does a great job of describing how the Koran is written, the hierarchy of the religion, which texts are relevant and how they came about- and what passages are relevant to non believers who find ourselves embroiled in this conflict and think... why?I can understand why some people might think it anti-Muslim- because we're a bunch of PC sissy maries. It does focus on the parts of the Koran most relevant to the non-believer- IE the parts where fanatical believers get their justification and instruction to murder the rest of us, to value our lives less, effectively dehumanizing non believers. I'm sorry guys- this is relevant. I'm glad most practitioners of Islam skip these passages, and I recognize that fact, as does the author. The uproar about it being anti Muslim is silly. Then call me anti-Semitic because I say, accurately, Halakhah says pork chops are a no go. Its either accurate translation or not. Yes? Then what? Oh, he didn't skip the not nice parts? Everyone blames ignorance for prejudice, but we finally have an author who looks to enlighten us with respect to the role religion plays in the current conflict- not as a complete be-all-end all to how to live as a good Muslim- and he is being condemned. Take it for what it is. If you don't like it, tell Mohammed, but leave Spencer alone. less

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