Drakares wrote: » Christians aren't going around murdering thousands of people, raping women and kids, and beheading aid workers on video in the name of Christianity, so your argument is.. pretty stupid.
kryogen wrote: » Really? Christians do not and have never, murdered people, millions of people never mind thousands, raped women and kids and mutilated people in the name of Christianity? Seriously? Some people have a pretty weird grasp on history and reality.
Gringo180 wrote: » You only have to go back a few years to the Iraq war where there was over a million people murdered by christians, illegally.
Gatling wrote: » Where as some sections of the Islamic world have stayed in biblical times .
Gatling wrote: » Which Christian's were these
Gatling wrote: » The problem is Christians have moved on in the last 2000 years . Where as some sections of the Islamic world have stayed in biblical times .
kryogen wrote: » 99% of Christians have moved on, 99% of Muslims are no different, they live their lives the same as you and me, they want peace, they want to raise their families, they want to enjoy their lives. There are still radicals in Christianity, as there are in Judaism and Islam. It doesn't make the entire religion, or its followers any worse then the rest of the worlds population. People are essentially people wherever you go in the world, they want the same things for the most part. Scumbags are going to be scumbags and religion has been used as a justification for a hell of a lot of destruction and death since the dawn of time. All religion.
crockholm wrote: » I would like to Believe this,but,given that there are nearly equal numbers of christians and muslims in the world today(more christians at the present) and if both religions supporters are 99% decent law-abiding and moderate then why are there not equal numbers of christian Groups around the World wanting to carve out theocracies and using violent methods to achieve their goals?
kryogen wrote: » For argument sake, taking what you say to be true right now. The simplest answer I can give you is, timing.
crockholm wrote: » So by using your answer-how many years into the future will we see equal numbers of christians joining christianist Groups promoting theocracies by violent means?
kryogen wrote: » Have you done figures for the premise? Do you know exactly (or even roughly) how many Christians there are joining Christian groups who are committing acts of violence in the name of their religion? Or can it be that you actually hold the opinion that there are no Christians committing such acts anymore? Anyway, you would hope that it would in fact go the opposite way, you would hope that over time the more radical elements of the Islamic religion will be diluted and integrated into the mainstream, like I believe it has mostly been the case in Christianity. To go along with the premise, I think in the next 50 years we could see the more radical elements of Christianity coming to the fore if things keep going the way they are. A lot will depend on the coming decade, in how the West treats Islamic nations and vice versa, continuing to fuel the fires (on either side) is only going to produce more people willing to pick up arms and kill for their cause.
Most Muslims are moderate, pious, nonviolent people who are trying to honor God in their lives. Muslim scholars who study the Qur’an explain Islam as a religion of peace, and most Muslims see Islam as a religion of peace as well, preferring to let others live as they wish. The media has sensationalized the views of a small percentage of violent extremists as the legitimate understanding of Islam as a community seeking global domination by force.
The Muslim community worldwide places a high value on family life. Generations of a family live together, often in the same household. Elderly family members are cared for in this environment; this is viewed as an honor, not a burden. It would be shameful to put them in assisted living or retirement homes. Children are included in all areas of life and usually the center of all family gatherings.
Most of the oppression of women by Islam and Muslims that is highly publicized is usually due to local customs and traditions. Muslim women have been presidents and prime ministers. Violence towards women and forcing them against their will is not permitted by Islam. Care for widows, orphans, and the poor is one of Islam’s strongest teachings. Unfortunately, many women are oppressed, However, this is a global issue and not just Islamic oppression. Prevalence of abuse of women is not higher among Muslims than among non-Muslims.
The vast majority of Muslims are moderate, pious people who suffer more from terrorism and violence than non-Muslims. Ninety-three percent of Muslims do not support extremist views of terrorism.
Two Tone from Limehouse wrote: » We are talking about the present. So what if Christians did wrong? It's the past. They (Islamists)hate us all, and in my opinion there are not enough Muslims condemning them. Our western way if life is being impeded Take a look at London's east end. In my opinion it's a case if Us ( west) versus them( Islamists) . Nuke em all Ps how does Khalid Kelly get away with some of the the stuff he says?
Gringo180 wrote: » Leave them to it, its none of the Wests business. If we weren't too busy imposing gastly dictators, invading and trying to install democracy onto a religous people we wouldnt be in this mess in the first place.
Deleted User wrote: » The fúckers with the knives are the problem, but the inconvenient truth is that some of them appear to have been raised in western countries. The next question is how do you stop them without major military force, which would probably mean more death and "western islamists" recruitment will escalate, increasing the risks of some randomer doing a copycat beheading on a random stranger in a random European city.
P_1 wrote: » One thing that I can't understand is why the victims of these beheadings read out those statements condemming the west before those animals behead them. If you're going to die would your last message not be one condemming the barbarians who are about to chop your head off?
nokia69 wrote: » ISIS have the support of millions of muslims in the middle east and plenty of muslims in the west
Highflyer13 wrote: » Shocking act. I thought if they would let anyone go it would be Alan Henning who went out of his way to help the Muslim people and seemed to have many Muslim friends. I expect widespread condemnation from Muslims worlwide and here in the Irish Muslim community. Another good man murdered by these scumbags. RIP Alan.
DLMA23 wrote: » In the Quraan, it says that muslims can not take the Kuffaar (disbelievers) as Awliyaa (friends, protectors, helpers)...Allaah has forbidden the believers to take the kaafireen (disbelievers) as friends & has issued a stern warning against doing that.Allaah says...“O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Awliyaa’, they are but Awliyaa’ of each other & if any amongst you takes them (as Awliyaa’), then surely, he is one of them."In this verse Allaah tells us that whoever takes Jews & Christians as friends is one of them because of his taking them as friends. Elsewhere Allaah states that taking them as friends incurs the wrath of Allaah & his eternal punishment & that if the one who takes them as friends was a true believer he would not have taken them as friends.Allaah says... “You see many of them taking the disbelievers as their Awliyaa’. Evil indeed is that which their ownselves have sent forward before them, for that reason Allaah’s wrath fell upon them & in torment they will abide.And had they believed in Allaah & in the Prophet (Muhammad) & in what has been revealed to him, never would they have taken them (the disbelievers) as Awliyaa’, but many of them are the Faasiqoon (rebellious, disobedient to Allaah)