I am a Muslim.. i believe that Islam is a really misunderstood religion. why? because people judge Islam by what they see on the news? whats on the news? EXTREMISTS,TERRORISTS claiming2b Muslims when actually they r not, killing innocent people. it happens in every religion, but i must admit thaat Islam's downfall these days is how the media is portraying it, Islam is a religion of peace, like every other religion. and some1 explained "Jihad" very well, its not murdering, its fighting for self defence and fighting for the cause of Allah.
As a muslim i ask to PLEASE NOT JUDGE muslims by what u see on television, its not true, its sad because some narrow minded come up to school to me( i live in texas these days) and say. "HEY DO U KNOW WHERE USAMA IS HIDING" or"WHY DOES UR RELIGION KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE"
its just extremism that makes our religion look bad.. only difference, ours is portrayed in the media all the time
The mistake you are ALL in this thread making is that you're looking at everything as black and white. And you are looking at world from one perspective assuming we all have the similar culture patterns, but guess what new we dont all have the same cultural patterns. new
Thats why comparing what Christians in west did and Muslims in middle east did and how each behave is absolutely redundant!
In Middle East, two men holding hands and walking down the street is seen as absolutely and completely normal - but this doesnt mean homosexuality is accepted!
What Christians do in America and what Muslims do in Africa and Asia should not be comparative - because it will tell you absolutely ZERO about religion.
I think Christians are judged by their actions. There are many who call themselves Christians that, by their actions, are not. I don't believe once a Christian, always a Christian, or once saved always saved. Maybe someone was at one time..didn't like it and changed to something else, or no belief at all...that person can become a Christian again at anytime, and no one can anything about it...
Is this what you're asking...?
Asking?
It's best if I don't reply to thread's like this, because I'm an avid anti-Christian. ✅
Though I occasionally open up to some of them....😉
Tell me then, if these people aren't "really Christian", then what do you think about the hundreds, (possibly thousands), of "Christians" who would burn people at the cross and kill and maim those who did not follow their religion in the Middle Ages, and even long after?
Do you consider them to not be "Christian" as well - even though they were the ones who instituted the modern day Catholic Church? :rolleyes
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I don't consider any action that was against the teaching of Christ to be killing, maiming, boiling them alive or slottering them in any way. But the Muslims were doing the same things too during the crusades. It was ALL evil. And the Catholic church was evil in its doings. People forget what all they did.
Originally posted by debbiejo
I don't consider any action that was against the teaching of Christ to be killing, maiming, boiling them alive or slottering them in any way. But the Muslims were doing the same things too during the crusades. It was ALL evil. And the Catholic church was evil in its doings. People forget what all they did.
I don't understand by what you mean when you say: "I don't consider any action that was against the teaching of Christ to be killing, maiming, boiling them alive or slottering them in any way."
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What I meant was, anyone who does these evils, including a church, is not following Christs teachings.. The Crusasdes were not done by Christ. It was done by the Catholic church who took it upon themselves to do the things they did. The inquisitions were not Christs command, again it was the Catholic church.
u know what, u might think that islam is misintrprated by the people who are called extremists but then why are u so sure that their interpretation of the quran is wrong and urs is write, its just a matter of oppinion isnt it, in reality almost all relegions are based on fake facts and logics, and trying to CLEAR the name of islam or any other relegion is bull, but i will admit that the media only shows the bad side of islam, as much as i am opposed to islam i have to say that its actually better than many other relegions{how come we never get to see the bad side of hinduism, or christianity or jewism}
We do see bad sides if you look at historical records. Because of the recent events, Islam is just being put on the stage.
As far as clearing the name of any religion is important and necessary to get the right idea across. They are not misinterprating(sp?) the Qur'an only but morphing it to fit their belief system. There is some branch in Christianity who does the same thing, I've merely heard about it and it's just one of the many that have popped up, that does the same thing. If it's something they like, then it is acceptable - regardless of the fact whether it is prohibited or not. It is necessary now for the ones opposing the religion Islam so they understand and not discriminate against the Muslims. While I was in my sophomore year (during Sep. 2001), just after the attacks a fellow classmate was raving and how we (as in america) should bomb all islamic nations, namely Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Arab etc.. It is very important to understand that islam is not the way it is potrayed and just on the basis of few extremist, one should not push them away and mar their status in the world. In many other nations, Christianity has a bad name and they hate Christians! They believe it is the basis and source of satan, debauchery and many other things that are wrong if you really look into the relgion! Wouldn't you want to clear them out of their concience and allow them to accept Christians into their hometowns, accept them as their neighbors? It is very important to understand the reality.