Hmmm... If I may, it sounds like the mullah is referring not to
being a non-Muslim, but to
becoming a non-Muslim. Islam, apparently, has historically discouraged its members to not convert away from it (i.e. apostasize) upon threat of death. Basically, the fundamentalist interpretation is something along the lines of: if a Muslim tries to convert to any other faith, they deserve to be killed.
Sure, all religions try to discourage their members from converting away, but Islam seems to be the only major world religion that seems to be willing to kill them for it (wing nut cult groups notwithstanding).
Now, before people jump on me for being Islamaphobic or anything else, I'll point out that this seems to be the interpretation of the
fundamentalist end of Islam, and is not necessarily indicative of all Muslims. I've got a hunch that this would be the opinion of a very small faction within modern Islam, but they do seem to be the ones on the other side of the two-way ranges from us. Of course, this is all my personal opinion, and is not related to the policies or opinions of Government of Canada, the Department of National Defence, or the Canadian Armed Forces in any way, shape, or form.
