This conversation brought Islam out of the shadows for me and perhaps  others, who have been raised in this American society that has no time for or interest in anything related to Islam. Sadly, millions of our American neighbors are pushed aside, ignored, villainized, hated, all out of ignorance, laziness, and inhumanity. Peace to all of my Islamic neighbors in America and abroad.,(reply>), tas loco bro ... *Tafseer Quran Al-Tabari  65:4<br>And those of your women as have passed the age of monthly courses, for them the 'Iddah (prescribed period), if you have doubt (about their periods), is three months; and for those who have no courses [(i.e. they are still immature) their 'Iddah (prescribed period) is three months likewise". He said: The same applies to the 'idaah for girls who do not menstruate because they are too young, if their husbands divorce them after consummating the marriage with them.)<br>Regarding sxx with prepubescent children,,(reply>), @fnd: You say “No where in the Quran states murdering of innocent loves (lives?) is fine.” So how do Muslims define innocent? If someone is openly critical of Islam and Muhammed, are they still innocent? If a Muslim wants to leave Islam and he tells people about his loss of faith and refuses to comply with practices such as fasting during Ramadan, is he innocent?,(reply>), @fnd: My opinion is not important. The fact that these ‘horrible men’ as you call them believe they are following a justifiable and valid interpretation of the Islamic texts is all that matters. And even if only 5% of Muslims follow this literal interpretation of the texts of Islam, that can mean millions and millions of hardline Muslims in the world today. <br><br>And if you study the biography of the prophet Muhammed, you already know that he was a warlord whose traditions are still followed today. It was only after the prophet of Islam received ‘revelations’ allowing his mujahideen to keep war booty and sex slaves that he gained a large following and the tradition for invading and conquering the territory of Infidels began.,(reply>), @Sandy Tatham the women abusing is all traditional arab beliefs. Don't associate islam as a whole to it,(reply>), @Sandy Tatham shias are sinners. Self harm is prohibited