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Would You Name Your Kid "Sword"?

(Gatestone Institute) Harold Rhode - Would we name our children "Warrior," "Conqueror," "Sword," or "Holy War"? These are names commonly used in the Muslim world, and may give some insight into Muslim values, especially regarding violence. Violence has been endemic to Muslim society from its inception more than 1,400 years ago. A large proportion of the ancestors of today's approximately 1.3 billion Muslims converted to Islam under duress. Western societies almost never give their children names which denote violence. The Protestants who settled America often gave their children names indicative of their values, such as "Felicity," "Charity," "Prudence," "Hope," "Faith," and "Joy." Of course, many Muslims choose names such as "Beautiful," "Kind," and "Generous," but many do not. Islam as a civilization still continues to see itself in a perpetual state of war with the non-Muslim world. Islam has always divided the world into two - the Dar al-Islam [the area of the world ruled by Islam] and the Dar al-Harb [the world of war, the area of the world that remains to be conquered by Islam and submit to Islamic rule].
2013-04-12 00:00:00
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