Why are most terrorists /extremists committing violent acts in the name of their Religion?
In the past it was Christianity. Now is Islam. Atheists committed hideous crimes too, but there's no love and peace message within Atheism. I don't justify those crimes, but at least there was no hypocrisy.
If you take a look at the New Testament, you'll find it impossible that people following those teachings are the responsible for the Inquisition, the Crusades and a lot of brutal and savage crimes. Christianity has now more than 2,000 years, and it has evolved.
Today, Islam is being used to commit a lot of atrocities and those using that Religion to justify their actions are giving a very bad name to a whole community. While I always advocated that generalizing is wrong and it generates anger, most modern terrorism is committed in the name of Islam. The thing is Islam didn't evolve yet. It needs "Reformation". It needs to separate those who worship their God in moderate ways from those who use their God to achieve political goals. Because, after all, Religious extremism and politics go hand in hand.
Is the message Religions give being misunderstood? Was Christianity misunderstood centuries ago? Is Islam misunderstood today? If so, who's fault is it? Are Religious leaders giving the right message? Or are they wrongly using Islam to brainwash moderate people and convert them into radical elements? How can moderate Islam be saved?
In the past it was Christianity. Now is Islam. Atheists committed hideous crimes too, but there's no love and peace message within Atheism. I don't justify those crimes, but at least there was no hypocrisy.
If you take a look at the New Testament, you'll find it impossible that people following those teachings are the responsible for the Inquisition, the Crusades and a lot of brutal and savage crimes. Christianity has now more than 2,000 years, and it has evolved.
Today, Islam is being used to commit a lot of atrocities and those using that Religion to justify their actions are giving a very bad name to a whole community. While I always advocated that generalizing is wrong and it generates anger, most modern terrorism is committed in the name of Islam. The thing is Islam didn't evolve yet. It needs "Reformation". It needs to separate those who worship their God in moderate ways from those who use their God to achieve political goals. Because, after all, Religious extremism and politics go hand in hand.
Is the message Religions give being misunderstood? Was Christianity misunderstood centuries ago? Is Islam misunderstood today? If so, who's fault is it? Are Religious leaders giving the right message? Or are they wrongly using Islam to brainwash moderate people and convert them into radical elements? How can moderate Islam be saved?