Ed, you are in deep denial. A) The site is not anti-Muslims, but anti the violence inherent in the Quran's teachings; B) You don't like the messenger that points to what the messages actually say from their SOURCE(S). All of those outtakes are found in the Quran, and/or historically factual - so trying an Islamic PR man's disingenuous dismissal by essentially saying, "Don't look at what we are actually saying and teaching, and what our holy book actually teaches, but look at the people who are shining a light on what we believe and teach, because they don't like what we believe, merely because they hate Muslims." So, Ed, are you going to face up to what is actually in the teachings that originated within Islam, Muhammad, the Quran, or are you going to echo some Islamic apologist's PR statements? Shoot the exposing entity because of what you don't want to face - which is what the ORIGINAL messenger says and what that reveals.Ed: Your "relevant links" were to an anti-Islamic website. I'm not going to get the lowdown on Pepsi from a Coke rep.
As for the website, they are NOT haters of Islam, and in fact specifically explain this. There are not religious at all, but secular. From the website: "Islam is not defined by anyone's opinion, but by the Quran, Hadith and Sira. These historical texts are readily available in the information age, meaning that anyone can go straight to the source from any referenced article on this site." Absolutely! They have not written OPINION, but merely have reflected what is taught, believed, and how it is interpreted - in history, but more importantly, TODAY, in direct, original quotes from the Quran and key Islamic teachers!
From the website's "About Us":
TheReligionofPeace.com (TROP) is a pluralistic, non-partisan site concerned with Islam's political and religious teachings according to its own texts. The purpose is to counter whitewashing and explain the threat that Islam truly poses to human dignity and freedom, as well as the violence and dysfunction that ensues as a direct consequence of this religion's supremacist ideology.
While apologists of Islam generally use fragments of Quran verses, weaker hadith (Islam's version of "fake news") and contemporary opinion to soothe Western concerns, TROP explains the context, cites early biographers, and posts references only to those Hadith collections deemed most reliable (Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim and Abu Dawud).
TROP is not associated with any organization. The site does not promote any religion, but it is not hostile to religion. We generally support the rights of atheists, Christians, Hindus, Jews, women, consenting adults, Muslims and anyone else on the planet to live as they wish without violating the rights of others.
TROP strongly condemns any attempt to harm or harass any Muslim anywhere in the world over their religion. Every human is entitled to be treated as an individual and judged only by his or her own words and deeds. (see About Muslims).
TROP also denounces any act of vandalism against mosques or other property, including juvenile attempts to offend Muslims by desecrating copies of the Quran.
The best way of discrediting the Quran is to tell non-Muslims what it actually says about them.
So, Ed, please address what the Quran actually says and how key Islamic teachers interpret it - as TROP asserts, it is not our OPINION that makes this religion's teachings so dangerous and promoting of violence, but what the teachings actually say!