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Isn't Islam a religion of death and conquest? [Spirituality & Religion]

The Quran apparently has verses that say to kill the Jew, Christian and unbelievers, that they are infidels.

Does this apply only to the radicals and people like Osam Bin Laden or is this what each muslim believes. Also, it does say that the only way Islam finds peace is when the whole world is under sharia law and accepts Islam as the only religion.

Are there different versions of the Quran or Islam? I know under Christianity there are different beliefs eg. Catholics, protestants, JW, etc. Is it the same with Islam?

Here are some of what I found online.

Now, let us have a closer look at what the Koran says about the infidels:-

Slay the unbelievers wherever you find them(2:191)
Make war on the infidels living in your neighboorhood (9:123)
When opportunity arises, kill the infidels wherever you catch them (9:5)
Kill the Jews and the Christians if they do not convert to Islam or refuse to pay Jizya tax (9:29)
Any religion other than Islam is not acceptable (3:85)
The Jews and the Christians are perverts; fight them (9:30)
Maim and crucify the infidels if they criticise Islam. (5:33)
The infidels are unclean; do not let them into a mosque (9:28)
Punish the unbelievers with garments of fire, hooked iron rods, boiling water; melt their skin and bellies
(22:19)
Do not hanker for peace with the infidels; behead them when you catch them (47:4)
The unbelievers are stupid; urge the Muslims to fight them (8:65)
Muslims must not take the infidels as friends (3:28)
Terrorise and behead those who believe in scriptures other than the Qur’an (8:12)
Muslims must muster all weapons to terrorise the infidels (8:60)
The Qur’an certainly proclaims that when the time is appropriate, Muslims must use force to convert the unbelievers to Islam. For the non-Muslims, the alternative to this is to pay the humiliating protection money (Jizya tax) or be killed (by beheading, of course). A militarily dominant Islam, without doubt, precludes the peaceful co-existence with the unbelievers if the Muslims have to abide strictly by the unalterable stipulations of the Qur’an.
This is why we see very few “moderate” muslims coming out and speaking against the violence. There is so much overwhelming evidence stacked against them not able to be “moderate” because of the fundamental belief’s of Islam.
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BlueVeins · 22-25
There's a lot of evil in Islamic doctrine, but luckily for us, Islam isn't homogenous enough for this to be a death sentence in itself. Most people don't like violence, and will do all kinds of mental gymnastics to avoid the edicts of their own religions. There are already moderate Muslims, and there's plenty of hope that we may be able to grow that base to encompass the majority of Islam, as has been done to Christianity.

Fighting Islam is futile; there are far too many of them, and they are very attached to their faith. We need to help reform Islam.
Steverick · 61-69, M
@BlueVeins
They do need to reform but as in Christianity there are numerous sects and off shoots plus, as you mentioned there are about 1.3 billion of them, in troubled countries many with little or no eduction. They need to reform themselves, no one can force it upon them.
BlueVeins · 22-25
@Steverick Yeah, but we can help them along, starting with some good old-fashioned selective cultural acceptence.