PARIS A public high school philosophy teacher and writer who attacked the Prophet Muhammad and Islam in a newspaper commentary has gone into hiding under police protection after receiving a series of death threats, including one diffused on a radical Islamist online forum.
Robert Redeker, 52, wrote in the newspaper Le Figaro 10 days ago that Muhammad was "a merciless warlord, a looter, a mass-murderer of Jews and a polygamist." He also called the Koran "a book of incredible violence."
Redeker also compared Islam unfavorably with Christianity and Judaism and criticized the hostile reaction to a recent speech by Pope Benedict XVI that seemed to link Islam and violence.
"Jesus is a master of love; Muhammad is a master of hatred," Redeker wrote, adding: "Whereas Judaism and Christianity are religions whose rites forsake violence and remove its legitimacy, Islam is a religion that, in its very sacred text, as much as in some of its everyday rites, exalts violence and hatred. Hatred and violence dwell in the very book that educates any Muslim, the Koran."
Immediately afterward, Redeker, who teaches in a high school near Toulouse and is the author of several books on philosophy, began to receive death threats by telephone, e-mail and in the Internet forum. The forum published photos of him, what it said was his home address, directions to his home and his cellphone number.
2006-09-30 07:26:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This guy, Redeker, cant be taken seriously. He gives a typical, biased, missionary-like account of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), denying certain sources and using those convenient to his agenda. If you want a neutral study on Muhammad (pbuh) read Martin Lings, Muhammad, His life based on the earliest sources. Not this sensationalist garbage.
However, it is irresponsible of Muslims to give him death threats. Firstly, as a human being he has the right to live, as given to him by Allah. Secondly, as a Muslim, you MUST follow the law of the land you live in and last I checked issuing death threats (even if they're fake) is not legal.
Peace.
2006-09-30 07:37:10 · answer #1 · answered by Ibrahim 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
The "misunderstandings" that you examine with are, for the most section, fairly planned. the point is that an exceedingly good many Christians in the U.S. do not favor to understand Muslims. Why? because Muslims communicate a diverse (non-ecu) language and they "gown humorous." And their customs are diverse. as well that, through some unlucky oversight an limitless volume of yank oil takes position to be buried below the sands of Arab international locations. And, for sure, a small crew of Muslim loonies attacked the U.S., which virtually invites human beings to stereotype Muslims in simple terms as they stereotype gays, atheists, blacks, and different "undesirables."
2016-12-04 01:47:38 · answer #2 · answered by thorpe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aren't you inviting non-Muslims to come and troll all over your question by saying "Muslims Only Answer"
2006-09-30 07:31:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So what? A bunch of you Muslims do offensive things to Christians as well. Don't deny it.
2006-09-30 07:30:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Muslims are always looking for reasons to start confrontation and threaten people. They should learn to be tolerant. Otherwise, they will be detroying themselves and having worse impression for their religion.
2006-09-30 07:45:02 · answer #5 · answered by jikg 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
damned those french teachers! he is spreading lies.
i don't agree with the death threats and any violence which befalls him... but he is a liar.
2006-09-30 07:35:58 · answer #6 · answered by Mustafa 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
i think this is what ur religion and ur parents teaches u am i right
2006-09-30 07:41:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋