Patient_Leech
Perfect Organism
Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
Too much Islamaphobia out there, most Muslims are good. In fact Mohummad's basic message is good in the same way Jesus's is.
Originally posted by Macklemore
So counterintuitive contradicting hippy bolllox?
Originally posted by Macklemore
I think the main difference is Muhammed spoke positively about violence and "us vs them" ie, the Byzantines and Jesus died on a cross, "forgive them for they know not what they do."
I tend to side more with Mack, here. It's disingenuous to flatten both religions to "they're basically saying the same thing and it's good." Because it's simply not true. Not all religions are the same and even when they have similarities, they don't do them equally well. Islam has not had the clash with modernity in the same way that Christianity has in the West. As awful as Christianity is, it has been forced to roll with the times (Our secular Constitution here in the USA probably has a lot to do with that). Not to mention the old testament vs new testament, certain doctrines, etc. It has simply evolved differently from Islam.
Left wing apologists for Islam love to hide the fact that there is tons of violent and barbaric bullsh!t in the holy writings, which is of course annoying. Because the dogmatic belief in these divine words is definitely the reason the 7th century barbarism is continuing today like subjugation of women, murdering homosexuals and apostates, etc. And you better not point it out or you're an "Islamophobe." *rolls eyes* Of course most Muslims aren't going to murder apostates and homosexuals, but some subset of Muslims always will because of the dogmatic grasping of the writings...
"No matter where one lives, leaving Islam carries an onerous price. Religious authorities and their most fervent devotees respond too often with violence to criticism of any kind. Blasphemers, apostates, and freethinkers are socially exiled and hunted down by governments and vigilantes alike, all in service of an ideology that rejects science, relegates women to second-class status, and demands unquestioning submission.For those of us who value freedom of conscience and expression, this is unacceptable. We at EXMNA strive for a world where all are free to speak freely, live freely, and pursue the truth irrespective of any authority or dogma."
- Ex-Muslims of North America
^ It's almost as if such an organization wouldn't be necessary if Islam was as peaceful as it claims to be!
And it's probably true that Right-wing extremist terrorism poses a much larger threat in the US than Muslim extremist terrorism, but that doesn't mean we should ignore Muslim extremism. They both exist. Both are bad.