Dear Josephus,

Muhammad and what he did or didn't do or say, is an irrelevant evasion of this discussion - he is now dead!

The topic which you introduced regards your own wish to trial a dead man!

Having already been trialled by the Master of the universe, the Lord of heaven and earth, what gives you a right or even the desire to trial him again?

Yuyutsu,
`Muhammed is a demi-god in the eyes of his followers, they see his example of life and ideas as divine revelation. For them to follow his example in their life according to them is pleasing to Allah. Such must be examined in the light of justice and righteousness.

Muhammed in body is dead and buried, but in ideas and behaviour is still very much alive in our reality. He needs to be buried in influence on social values.

Dear Josephus,

Once again you're talking in generalities.

In a court of law you have to provide evidence,
and specifics to build a case. Basing things on
any Holy Works that were written for different
times, in different contexts, with various and
different interpretations and trying to apply them
to a fifth of the entire human population - from
Indonesia, India, China, Russia, Europe, black
African countries, the Middle East - is simply not
rational. Trying to tell a court that all these
countries practice their religion in exactly the
same way and all are evil I somehow doubt whether
you will be able to prove any of that in a court of law.
Even Judge Judy would not accept evidence on "hearsay."

Foxy,

Muslims in all of those countries and the ones that you didn't mention
believe that the Koran is the divine word of Allah as written down by the guided hand of Muhammad.

Some texts cannot be interpreted other than one way; what do you think 'kill' means?

Give us an alternative meaning or two.

Dear Is Mise,

Do all followers of Jesus interpret his teachings
in exactly the same way?

If you feel that you're knowledgeable enough in
theology of the Muslim religion and can speak on
behalf of all the people living in the various
Muslim countries - then you're quite a wise
sage - because as I understand it even teachers
of Islam do not all agree on everything that
Muhammad preached. There are so many different
interpretations. Therefore -
I would not presume to speak on behalf of
other people and assume what they do or do not
believe in. And courts of law have their own
standards that must be met - when presenting cases
before them. Evidence and proof - comes to mind.
As does "Beyond a reasonable doubt."

Foxy,

What does 'kill' mean?