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Khamenei: ‘When Islam Dominated Non-Muslim Regions, Followers of Other Religions Were Grateful’
PJ Media ^ | 12/29/2020 | Robert Spencer

Posted on 12/30/2020 12:20:51 AM PST by xomething

On the day after Christmas, the Iranian Islamic regime’s Ahlul Bayt News Agency published a collection of the sayings from Shia Islam’s Supreme Leader, the Ayatollah Khamenei, about Christianity and related matters. Khamenei denounced the claim that “Islam is hostile to other nations and to other religions” and insisted: “This is not true. Islam is not antagonistic toward other religions.” Digging even deeper, he added: “When Islam dominated non-Muslim regions, the followers of other religions were grateful to Muslims for their Islamic mercy.” Khamenei and his regime are known for their deceptive practices, but this one may be the biggest lie the ruthless 81-year-old autocrat has ever told.

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This was true the world over. In famously tolerant Muslim Spain, it was miserable to live as a Christian. Christians could never be sure that they would not be harassed. One contemporary account tells of priests being “pelted with rocks and dung” by Muslims while on the way to a cemetery. The dhimmis suffered severe economic hardship: Paul Alvarus, a ninth-century Christian in Córdoba, complained about the “unbearable tax” that Muslims levied on Christians. Nor could Christians say anything about their lot, because it was proscribed by Islamic law, and criticizing Islam, Muhammad, or the Qur’an in any manner was a death-penalty offense.

In 850, Perfectus, a Christian priest, engaged a group of Muslims in conversation about Islam; his opinion of the conquerors’ religion was not positive. For this, Perfectus was arrested and put to death. Not long thereafter, Joannes, a Christian merchant, was said to have invoked Muhammad’s name in his sales pitch. He was lashed and given a lengthy prison sentence. Christian and Muslim sources contain numerous records of similar incidents in the early part of the tenth century. Around 910,...


(Iranian Supreme Leader, AP)

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TOPICS: Current Events; Islam
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1 posted on 12/30/2020 12:20:51 AM PST by xomething
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To: xomething

I’ve been to and lived in muslim countries. I do not know who this idiot thinks will believe him but it is not me.

Almost all the time, if there is terrorism there is islam.


2 posted on 12/30/2020 12:29:13 AM PST by oldenuff35
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Even muslims living in muslim dominated countries where sharia law is in effect (think Iran) are not “grateful” to live under islam.

A missionary friend of ours told us that sharia law is the best way to turn people against islam going. The people hate it.


3 posted on 12/30/2020 12:40:06 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.....)
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To: xomething

OR ELSE!


4 posted on 12/30/2020 4:32:44 AM PST by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (White Privilege does NOT begin with Being White but when you ACT "WHITE"! So, -- ACT "WHITE"!)
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To: xomething

Anyone who wasnt grateful was beheaded so they were listed as “no comment”


5 posted on 12/30/2020 6:28:14 AM PST by joshua c (President Elect joshua_c. Hey if Joe can do it.)
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To: xomething

The only good thing about the Chinese influx is they are good at suppressing muslims. Give them credit for being smart about that.


6 posted on 12/30/2020 6:29:25 AM PST by nascarnation
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To: joshua c

LMAO!


7 posted on 12/30/2020 6:48:06 AM PST by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: xomething

Islam is not an actual religion. It is a terrorist war philosophy of conquest, subjugation and genocide.


8 posted on 12/30/2020 6:54:27 AM PST by BuffaloJack (Neither safety nor security exists in nature. Everything is dangerous and has risk.)
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To: xomething

Officially Bat Shit Crazy


9 posted on 12/30/2020 6:57:52 AM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: xomething

Similar to when Democrats are in charge, other political parties are grateful.


10 posted on 12/30/2020 7:49:02 AM PST by Tymesup
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