Christopher Hitchens and Tariq Ramadan Debate: Is Islam a Religion of Peace?

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Christopher Hitchens and Tariq Ramadan Debate: Is Islam a Religion of Peace? Moderated by Laurie Goodstein. October 5, 2010 at the 92nd Street Y

With the Obama administration in its nascent years, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict proving as intractable as ever, relations with Iran reaching a boiling point and the political landscape changing rapidly both in the United States and the Middle East, wrestling with the issue of Islam is more crucial than ever and will be a defining feature of the 21st century. In the clip here, famous atheist and prolific author Christopher Hitchens and the accomplished and controversial scholar Tariq Ramadan debate one of the most pertinent questions of our modern age.

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[artin74]

Japanese kamikazes are Suicide Bombers,maybe islam told them? read the history books and you can find Suicid attacks involved in every 'genocidal or unfair wars.

u.s leading them to that Revenge point ,,,! You think Koreans didn't do any Suicid attacks in war ?

[artin74]

I think Gods and religions are man made B-shits and it works only on dumb people to keep them in line! but if you think Suicide bombings are because of Quran or Islam, you are damn wrong)

1- islam is1400+ years what about befor the zionists and western's noeses in the midd-east time?

-Quran is a copy and the same b-shits from the Bible and Torah (read them first, then judge)!

- you can find Suicid attacks in every 'genocidal. unfair and unjust wars. (Revenge) is in human's DNA not from books.

[McKeown86]

Allah doesn't exist and Mohammad was a child raper and murderer :)

[MiNennuka]

So, you mean that Islamic people do not believe in the Qur'an when it orders to kill all non believers in Allah and any body that leaves the religion?

[artin74]

You need to see the Newborn babies being born in Iraq and Afghanistan as effects of Depleted Uranium, and will stay there in thier soil,food,air,water for 4.5 BILLION YEARS and destroying all life in the region. copy-p >> Deformed babies in Fallujah Iraq << ..

[noooreally]

i know what depleted uranium is, and it's not that much of a secret, i've seen it on numerous shows even top gear uk, but there is a difference between strengthening shells that act as a super weak dirty bomb and using the power of nuclear fission.

[Herrin Larkan]

In reading different translations I've found it to be incredibly consistent. One thing comes through loud and clear and that is the way unbelievers and apostates are to be treated. Death or being subservient and taxed severely. Also another important distinction is that an 'innocent' is someone that is Muslim. When they crap on (like above) about innocents it sounds nice and everything but it only applies to other Muslims. And even that they can't stick to.

[Herrin Larkan]

Except you leave out the definition of an innocent being another Muslim. Being a chaotic hate driven cult it finds it impossible to stick to that though. Jainism is a religion of peace. Only someone that's delusional or just flat out lying could say that Islam is a religion of peace.

[Herrin Larkan]

Untrue. Japan had an emperor that was held to be more than human in fact a descendant of the gods. His commands were unquestioned and to be followed regardless of all reason and humanity. Sounds like religion to me.

[artin74]

according to my logic, u.s is using Depleted Uranium - NATO's Dark Secret in midd-east right now! you think u.s nuking people is over??

[noooreally]

yeah, you are right. How did we deal with japan back then... We nuked them, we should probably do that now too according to your logic. that would probably work.