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When Religion Is Inculcated by Compulsion
Allah Almighty mentions in the Qur'an that no one can be forced to embrace Islam. This
is a fundamental tenet of His teachings: "There is no compulsion in religion. Truth
stands out clear from Error." (Qur'an 2/256)
He also says, "And say, 'The truth is from your Lord, so let him who will, believe;
and let him who will, disbelieve.'" (Qur'an 18/29) In fact, Islam calls for establishing
dialogue with others and inviting them to Islam with wisdom and beautiful
exhortation: "Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and fair admonition, and
argue with them in the kindest way." (Qur'an 16/125)

The Catholic Church attained the position it has today as a result of the dreadful massacre
of millions of innocent people. I was astonished when I learned that in the Netherlands
alone, three million people were executed when they did not abide by and accept the
doctrines of the Catholic Church.
John Lothrop Motley, speaking of papal persecution in the Netherlands, says, "Upon the
16th February, 1568, a sentence of the Holy Office condemned all the inhabitants of the
Netherlands to death as heretics. From this universal doom only a few persons, especially
named, were excepted. A proclamation of the King, dated ten days later, confirmed this
decree of the Inquisition, and ordered it to be carried into instant execution, without
regard to age, sex, or condition. This is probably the most concise death-warrant that
was ever framed. Three millions of people, men, women, and children, were sentenced
to the scaffold in: three lines… And under this new decree, the executions certainly did
not slacken. Men in the highest and the humblest positions were daily and hourly dragged
to the stake. Alva, in a single letter to Philip, coolly estimated the number of executions
which were to take place immediately after the expiration of holy week, at eight hundred
heads."[1]

After the Nicean Council was held, it became a capital offense to possess an unauthorized
Gospel. As a result, over a million Christians were killed in the years following the Council's
decision. This was the methodology used by Athanasius to unify the Christians. It may
seem to most of us that the perpetrators of these crimes against humanity were
bloodthirsty individuals with no genuine motives, but I was shocked to find out that the
call to perpetrate these horrendous crimes stems directly from the Bible. It may seem
obvious to anyone who reads it that these individuals were implementing some of the
Biblical texts which have been corrupted.