I'm just going to say this one, as about 90% of your points are about Mosaic law (found primarily in exodus, dueteronomy and leviticus):
Literally the first verse of mosaic law (Leviticus 1:1-2) defines it as law for an israelite nation:
1 The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting. He said, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them:
The israelites had recently been rescued from slavery by God, so obviously he expected a lot from them in return for this huge favor he had done them.
Not to mention that this is all moot, as this israelite nation has not existed for several thousand years.
"Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered." (Matthew 21:18-22 NIV)
If you'd actually read the entire passage (Matthew 21:18-22) rather than offhandedly quoting one verse from it, you'd see that it's actually a whole story meant as a parable:
18 Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.
20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.
21 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
Now I'm by no means an expert in Islamic theology, so I can't address all your points, but I do know some things about the passages you've quoted.
"Believing women should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; they should not display their beauty and ornaments; they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands and male and female relatives or their husband’s slaves or male servants free of physical needs, or small children; and they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments." (Quran 24:31)
Oh man it's so bad and oppressive that women aren't allowed to walk around with their breasts hanging out.
"Virgins await those who enter paradise." (Quran 3:15)
Now this is just erroneous paraphrasing on your part. This is the actual passage:
(3:15) Say: 'Shall I tell you of things better than these? For the God-fearing there are, with their Lord, gardens beneath which rivers flow; there they will abide for ever, will have spouses of stainless purity as companions, and will enjoy the good pleasure of Allah.' Allah thoroughly observes His servants.
Here is the explanation of the etymology of "spouses of stainless purity":
27. The Qur'anic text has the Arabic word azwaj which means 'spouses' or 'couples', and embraces both husband and wife. The husband is the zawj of his wife, and vice versa. In the Next World, however, this relationship of spouses will be qualified by purity. If a man has been virtuous in this world while his wife has not, their relationship in the Next World will be sundered and the man will receive another spouse who will be pure and virtuous. On the other hand, if a virtuous woman has had an evil husband she will be tied in companionship with a virtuous man. Where husband and wife have both been virtuous their relationship will become everlasting.
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http://islamicstudies.info/reference.php?sura=2&verse=25¬e=27)
The divine word of the almighty...lovely right? ;)
This is very eurocentric. There are literally thousands of holy texts to quote from, and you've chosen only two. Which two? The two most important of the dominant religions in europe.
