Ayaan Hirsi Ali v. Congress

“[T]he western world would be wise to recognize the realities of Islam, a religion laid down in writing over a millennium ago with violence and oppression at its heart.”  Ayaan Hirsi Ali

The Right to Offend

” I think that the prophet was wrong to have placed himself and his ideas above critical thought.  I think that the prophet Muhammad was wrong to have subordinated women to men.  I think that the prophet Muhammad was wrong to have decreed that gays be murdered.  I think that the prophet Muhammad was wrong to have said that apostates must be killed.  He was wrong in saying that adulterers should be flogged and stoned, and the hands of thieves should be cut off.  He was wrong in saying that those who die in the cause of Allah will be rewarded with paradise.  He was wrong in claiming that a proper society could be built only on his ideas. “

[T]he Islamic faith [i]s one of the great religions of the world[.]  

U.S. Congress (roll call vote) 10/2/2007