peacefull preyers

[jcb]

Yes I have. Interestingly enough, it does not appear anywhere in the Koran.

So... what was the point of the question? FYI (if you don't already know this) another common fallacy among non-Muslims is that the word "infidel" refers to all non-Muslims. It does not. It refers to anybody, Muslim or otherwise, who is not true to their religion. Or to someone like me, who does not adhere to any particular religion.

Based on what you've posted. you would not be considered an infidel. You would be what is referred to in the Koran as a "person of the book." Although again, I don't quite get how this relates to the subject we were discussing.

That may be the Wikipedia definition, but do you seriously believe that when Muslims call Americans "infidels", they are really saying "those guys who say they are Christian but do not follow the beliefs of the Christian faith"?

[RoadToad]

I think that I may have made some incorrect assumptions when you asked me if I had heard the term, and as a result, steered this conversation down a tangent. So please, help me out. Why did you ask me that?

I acknowledge that yes, some Muslim extremists do use the word to mean all non-Muslims. But again, they are twisting their religion to suit their extremist views. Kind of like the Westboro Baptists.

Here's something interesting for you. Under Sharia law, it is a punishable offense to use the word "infidel" against a Jew or a Christian, because the Koran defines both as "people of the book."