koran

I read the Koran many years ago and it had no effect on me. I decided to read it again, turning immediately to this page:

Repentance:

A declaration of immunity from God and His apostle to the idolaters with whom you have made agreements:

For four months you shall go unmolested in the land. But know that you shall not go unmolested in the land. But know that you shall not escape God's judgement, and that God will humble the unbelievers.

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God and his Apostle are under no obligation to the idolaters. If you repent, it shall be well with you; but if you pay no heed, know that you shall not be immune from God's judgement.

Proclaim a woeful punishment to the unbelievers, except to those idolaters who have honoured their treaties with you in every detail and aided none against you. With these in faith, until their treaties have run their term-----

When the sacred months are over slay the idolaters wherever you find them. Arrest them, besiege them, and lie in ambush everywhere for them. if they repent and take to and render alms levy, allow them to go their way. God is forgiving and merciful.

While this is clearly of a time and place, the early days of Islam against the 'pagans', it is still abominable stuff for a religious book. Later:

Whether unarmed or well-equipped, march on and fight for the cause of God, with your wealth and persons.

And so it goes on: kill and kill. This has no place in a religious tome.