Ex-Muslims form anti-religion group in Germany

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By Norbert Klaschka Feb 28, 2007, 21:35 GMT

Berlin - Former Muslims in Germany publicly launched a group Wednesday with the provocative name National Council of Ex-Muslims, and said they would be a voice for non-religious people of Islamic cultural origin. The name is deliberately modelled on that of the National Council of Muslims, the German Muslim Council and other mosque federations. The ex-Muslims in Berlin contest the right of faith-centred groups to speak on behalf of an estimated 3 million to 3.5 million people of Islamic origin in Germany's 82-million-strong population. They unveiled a poster with the slogan, 'We've Given It Up,' showing the faces of many former Muslims who no longer believe. The 'coming-out' flies in the face of Islam, which does not make any provision for formally departing from membership in the faith. 'We want to breach a taboo,' said the chairwoman of the new Council, Mina Ahadi. Michael Schmidt-Salomon, chairman of the Giordano Bruno Foundation, which is supporting the campaign, said, 'Never before have Muslims been so open about renouncing their faith.' He said he hoped the Council would set an example worldwide. Arzu Toker, deputy chairwoman, used a news conference to announce her separation from Islam: 'I herewith resign from Islam. That's it.' Toker, a journalist who was born in 1952 in Turkey's eastern Anatolia region, is radical in her criticism of Islam. She does not accept its Sharia system of rules at all, saying they contradict both human rights and the values of the German constitution. She added that Islam was anti-woman. 'It humiliates women and turns them into servants of the men,' she said, adding the Islam was anti-man as well. 'It reduces men to breeding animals controlled by their urges,' said Toker. She quoted the 19th century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche: 'He said, God is dead. One can live fine by taking one's own responsibility.' She said she did not distinguish between Islam and fundamentalism. 'Islam is inherently radical,' she said. Ahadi described her life to reporters and said, 'Political Islam has afflicted my life.' Born in Iran in 1956, her support for human rights had rapidly put her in opposition to the Islamic Revolution. She refused to wear a headscarf and was expelled from university. Later her husband was executed. She had lived in Germany since 1996. 'I know all about political Islam,' she said. 'It ends up with us being stoned to death, even here in Germany.' The ex-Muslims asserted they had already been threatened with violence but would not be intimidated. 'I'm not going to play mouse for the cat,' said Toker, referring to fatwas which state that apostates from Islam may be killed. The news conference in Berlin was given police protection. © 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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Michael TripperMar 1st, 2007 - 20:15:03

Wunderbar!

Excellent news and hopefully an idea that will spread throughout the world.

And if the Muslim fanatics kill or abuse these folks, well so much for the religion of peace, eh and hoipefully our politicians will stop being politically correct sycophants to notice an ideology more dangerous than nazism is attempting to take over the world.

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LeonardMar 2nd, 2007 - 01:48:26

People will choose the culture they like, this is a good start.

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chrisMar 2nd, 2007 - 08:11:07

apostasy is punishable by death under shariah, which doesn't really make sense, but there you have it...

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MrHappyMar 2nd, 2007 - 14:19:50

Good for them!! It's about time people started speaking up about inhumanity of Islam. As many of us suspect, there is no difference between so called extremist Muslims and those that keep trying to pull the wool over our eyes with that 'religion of peace' nonsense.

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CarlMar 3rd, 2007 - 07:36:59

'[Islam] ideology more dangerous than nazism'

Michael Tripper,
Have you never heard of the Holocaust? It was the Nazis who murdered six million Jews — not the Muslims. Learn your history, German dumbshit.

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tarikurMar 3rd, 2007 - 19:26:14

Another, media spotlight on critics of Islam. Why don't you guys interview ex-Hinuds atheist, ex-Christian atheist, ex-Buddhist atheist people and there are lot of them with lot of organizations and see what they say about their formal religion. If there are atheist from all religions, why do only interview Islam's atheist. Seems like you guys are pure racist and Islamophobic people.

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GooseMar 4th, 2007 - 06:05:17

'Why don't you guys interview ex-Hinuds atheist, ex-Christian atheist, ex-.....?'

You think it might be because Muslims are the ones detonating suicide bombs at weddings, slitting peoples throats for TV and generally being a world wide pain in the ass?

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Glad I could helpMar 5th, 2007 - 02:51:11

' Why don't you guys interview ex-Hinuds atheist, ex-Christian atheist, ex-Buddhist atheist people and there are lot of them with lot of organizations and see what they say about their formal religion.'

Because they are not risking death by leaving their religion.

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Why is Germany still being attacked??Mar 6th, 2007 - 16:27:53

You leftists and muslim terrorists should be glad and thankful for Germany being so tolerant and patient....but that could change overnight.

Germany is 1 of the most cultured, developed, democratic, nations on this planet and none of you islamic, cousin breeding, blaspheming dogs have no right to insult the nation.

I ask if Germany is sooooo bad than why are all the foreign filth and muslims trying to break down the door to get in???

I always ask and NEVER get an answer.

Long live Germany and it is this nation that will lead the charge to reclaim Europe and remove all the islamic squatters, terrorists, and criminals from the old world.

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Islam is a political cult posing as a religion.Mar 6th, 2007 - 16:33:59

That devil cult has killed at least 82 million innocents during its blood march through history.

Mohammed, the whorehouse manager, killed hundreds by his own hand after the coward tied up prisoners.

Tell me this moongod worshippers of allah.......how many people did Christ kill during his ministry on earth??

Christ was here healing, feeding, bringing sight to the blind, raising the dead, blessing young children, counseling the widows and homeless.

THAT is the difference between Christ and His teachings and mohammed and his blasphemies.

Hear me now, islam will soon be outlawed in all free nations of the west and reclassified as a political cult posing as a religion. Their followers will also be sent home to their islamic homelands.
Political correctness is being removed slowly with good old fashioned common sense once again.
Islam seethes with hate and murder, that is why the entire world is turning against it.

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