Let me say that I don't understand Organized Religion and the way people worship something they can't see. But I respect their beliefs. I find the vilification of Islam some people make amazing and ignorant. Do you think Islam is the only Religion that promotes violence? Well, it's not. Islam promotes violence of course, but so does Christianity and so does Judaism, the three Abrahamic Religions. All we must remember is it doesn't matter what Religion is promoting the violence, most "believers" within the said Religion are innocent people, and they are victims of the generalization and prejudice for the actions of a few extremists. We all know the violence related to Islam. It's in everyday's media, it's in every Lowing's post. It's real and undeniable. But it's unfair to Muslims (there's a member here who is constantly bashed for being Muslim) to say that Islam is a disease or BS like that courtesy of usmarine. I won't make a list of episodes of violence related to Islam, we know what's going on in the Middle East and North Africa as well. There're 1.5 billion Muslims that don't commit acts of violence, and maybe a few thousands that do. I won't write a list of Islamic terrorist organizations, it would be quite long, and, like I said, we all know what these assholes do everyday. These extremists must be fought and killed if possible. The worst crime we can commit is to generalize about the 1.5 billion mentioned above.
VIOLENT ISLAM - CHECKED
Let's check Christianity. What should be said about Christians if the same vilification took place with their Religion for the acts of Ku Klux Klan in the US, the troubles between Catholics and Protestants in Ireland, the Army of God and their anthrax letters, the Christian group (Tsar Lazaar?) that killed thousands in Serbia and now wants to nuke Kosovo, and who knows how many more groups. What about the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, the Christianization of the Americas during the XVI-XVIII centuries. What about the Bible? Everyone's talking about the hatred prevalent in the Qu'ran, but what happens with the Old Testament, holy book for both Judaism and Christianity. It contains a lot of violence and hatred as well.
VIOLENT CHRISTIANITY - CHECKED
Let's check Judaism. What about Irgun and Lehi and their peaceful contribution to the creation of Israel? Kahanists? And Israel and its state terrorism? You think that's not terrorism, well you are wrong, it is terrorism at its best. Israel is no better no worse than those extremists they fight everyday. Some facts: the Qibya Massacre (1953), the Lavon Affair (1954), the Cave of the Patriarchs massacre (1994), the Lebanon War (2006), the everyday actions of the IDF in the OT's and a lot more I don't remember.
VIOLENT JUDAISM - CHECKED
There are other Religion promoting terrorism, violence, hatred, but these three are IMO the most important Religions in the World. And as we can see in everyone of them there're extremists and radicals who use the Religion as the excuse to commit acts of violence, hiding political agendas and economic interests, not very Religious motivations. So, it's clear that any Religion can be violent when the extremists use them to justify their acts. But the generalization and persecution of a whole group for the actions of those extremists is also a sad crime.
VIOLENT ISLAM - CHECKED
Let's check Christianity. What should be said about Christians if the same vilification took place with their Religion for the acts of Ku Klux Klan in the US, the troubles between Catholics and Protestants in Ireland, the Army of God and their anthrax letters, the Christian group (Tsar Lazaar?) that killed thousands in Serbia and now wants to nuke Kosovo, and who knows how many more groups. What about the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, the Christianization of the Americas during the XVI-XVIII centuries. What about the Bible? Everyone's talking about the hatred prevalent in the Qu'ran, but what happens with the Old Testament, holy book for both Judaism and Christianity. It contains a lot of violence and hatred as well.
VIOLENT CHRISTIANITY - CHECKED
Let's check Judaism. What about Irgun and Lehi and their peaceful contribution to the creation of Israel? Kahanists? And Israel and its state terrorism? You think that's not terrorism, well you are wrong, it is terrorism at its best. Israel is no better no worse than those extremists they fight everyday. Some facts: the Qibya Massacre (1953), the Lavon Affair (1954), the Cave of the Patriarchs massacre (1994), the Lebanon War (2006), the everyday actions of the IDF in the OT's and a lot more I don't remember.
VIOLENT JUDAISM - CHECKED
There are other Religion promoting terrorism, violence, hatred, but these three are IMO the most important Religions in the World. And as we can see in everyone of them there're extremists and radicals who use the Religion as the excuse to commit acts of violence, hiding political agendas and economic interests, not very Religious motivations. So, it's clear that any Religion can be violent when the extremists use them to justify their acts. But the generalization and persecution of a whole group for the actions of those extremists is also a sad crime.