# Isn't Islam a wonderful religion?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-islam-a-wonderful-religion/1027240
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [January 31, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-islam-a-wonderful-religion/1027240 "2026-01-31T19:36:13Z")
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### Author: ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-islam-a-wonderful-religion/1027240/100 "2026-02-01T14:43:42Z")

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> [@Cervaise](#):
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> > [@ASL\_v2.0](#):
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> > What are the rest of you waiting for?
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> This individual never previously tripped my radar. The current thread is obviously not doing them any favors.

I suspect this (suspiciously similar) thread is what tipped me off, but can’t be certain:

> [@How long are we going to 'tolerate' intolerance, esp Islamic fundamentalism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-are-we-going-to-tolerate-intolerance-esp-islamic-fundamentalism/999407):
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> I have in mind this article (oddly titled in the link) about stoning women to death: [Taliban leader says women will be stoned to death in public](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/taliban-leader-says-women-stoned-195243176.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9ib2FyZHMuc3RyYWlnaHRkb3BlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKmK_FAHPxfkkiWnsh2bm4K5rDLOE2MRedEx5yiKgjzkpRFME81kqEY8r8jA2OrO0yvXOPq92scPi1Y8qajCsFf74EbAbTmL6Kpu2sMFG9q08eiNa4v8tPBfgbgFaSOgy-jlaTxYvWB7IOyaB02SWdjSwgylsSdgGeDVN_-MzlA0) I’m starting this in the pit already, because I am going to express some strong opinions which probably may not be popular with some people. Freedom of speech is very laudable and all that, but it doesn’t work very well against fanatics with AK47s. Are we going to just let this horrible ideology take over the world? And in in our own western societ…

I don’t make notes of _why_ I think someone is not worth reading, I just stop reading.

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