Lazlow
join:2006-08-07
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Re: Muslimism vs. other religions
Most "Christians" are far more violent than most Muslims. Just take a look at the violent crime stats here in the US. Muslims are nowhere near as likely to commit a violent crime as Christians. The problem is the extremists, not the religion. Think of names like Jim Jones or David Koresh (sp?). Muslims as a whole have historically been much more willing to accept other cultures. When the Moors took over Spain they pretty much just integrated into society (lots of intermarrying). Compare that to how the Christians handled the crusades (kill them all and let god sort them out). |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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Tulsa, OK | Extremists of all types, whether it be religion, politics, Patriotism, etc, all tend to be bad news. That's really what extremism is... People taking things to the extreme. |
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nemo1966
join:2005-11-15
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said by Lazlow  :Most "Christians" are far more violent than most Muslims. Nope....... "WERE". Christians have had a violent past but that has changed dramitically in the last 100 years. The World has matured to a great extent and religion does not control the people of the "West" like it used to. Religion is no longer used as a tool of war by Christians.
Unfortunately Islam is a backward religion that holds onto archaic values, using those values to bully it's way through the World!
Bullies need to be stopped and the best way to stop a bully is hit them harder than they hit you!
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nemo1966
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said by KrK :Extremists of all types, whether it be religion, politics, Patriotism, etc, all tend to be bad news. That's really what extremism is... People taking things to the extreme. Islam is extremist by its very definition, akin to nazism.
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smcallah
join:2004-08-05
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I sure have hated it, all the years I went to school with Muslims and all the Muslims I have worked with for the last 12 years. They have all tried to kill me. They are so evil!
Don't be so ridiculous. Of course there are Muslim countries run by tyrants, I would never doubt that. But there are tyrants that are Catholics in South America and the Caribbean.
But the religious books are open to interpretation by good and evil alike. The Koran says a lot of things, but so does the Bible. It's up to the person reading it to his flock on how far they're willing to take it. And by taking it to the extreme, that's where the word extremism comes from. Islam is only as extreme as its worst follower. Just because you don't know of Christians that follow the Bible to the extreme doesn't mean they don't exist. Just look at the recent Polygamy camp raid in Texas, you couldn't have missed that. That is called taking your religion to the extreme.
All the Muslims I have ever known love the U.S., love their job, never had a bad thing to say about anyone. The only reason you would know they are Muslim is because they make sure they don't eat pork or where they were born. I've never once had a Muslim try to force his religion onto me, and have had plenty of Christians try to force their religion onto me.
And you can tell the "extreme" Christians easily, they're the ones that believe all Muslims are terrorists and that they should all be killed or shipped out of the country. Stupidity breeds extremism, but smart people start it. Bin Laden is not stupid, neither are many of the tyrant Muslim rulers or imams. But they certainly can rile up stupid people to do what they want. The same is true for evangelical Christian ministers. It wouldn't be too far fetched to have one that calls his followers to violence.
But I don't think that will happen, because of the major difference. Most Christian followers do not live in abject poverty. They live relatively comfortable lives compared to Muslim followers in countries that are still sometimes stuck in the 16th century. It's easier to rile people into violence if they have nothing to lose and probably nothing to gain. And the rich and smart rulers sit back and live comfortably, having the stupid ones do their bidding in the guise of religion.
But to single the entire Islam religion out as extremist just because of what it says in their holy book and what a few of the people in power choose to do is ridiculous. Especially when you read the text of the Bible and of the Koran and see they aren't that much different. |
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MoeDumb
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said by Lazlow :Most "Christians" are far more violent than most Muslims.... Compare that to how the Christians handled the crusades (kill them all and let god sort them out). Evidently you don't know the difference between Christians and Roman Catholics.
And it's God, not god.
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Lazlow
join:2006-08-07
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It is god when it is some nutbar killing people. My God is not about killing people.
There are plenty of examples of non catholic christians doing killing in the name of god. See above for some examples. |
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fuziwuzi
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join:2005-07-01
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said by MoeDumb :Evidently you don't know the difference between Christians and Roman Catholics. And it's God, not god. You all look alike to me, one religionist is no different from another, and I have no deference to your or anyone else's god, so I'll write it as I see fit. |
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kba4
join:2001-10-23
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said by nemo1966 :said by Lazlow :Most "Christians" are far more violent than most Muslims. Nope....... "WERE". Christians have had a violent past but that has changed dramitically in the last 100 years. The World has matured to a great extent and religion does not control the people of the "West" like it used to. Religion is no longer used as a tool of war by Christians. Unfortunately Islam is a backward religion that holds onto archaic values, using those values to bully it's way through the World! Bullies need to be stopped and the best way to stop a bully is hit them harder than they hit you! have you paid attention at all over the past few years? we have a CHRISTIAN-elected president committing WAR CRIMES. any religion that allows that is evil by definition. you think hitler didn't attend church?
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
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said by smcallah :All the Muslims I have ever known love the U.S., love their job, never had a bad thing to say about anyone. The only reason you would know they are Muslim is because they make sure they don't eat pork or where they were born. I've never once had a Muslim try to force his religion onto me, and have had plenty of Christians try to force their religion onto me. And where are these moderate Muslims speaking out against their their radical brothers? Ooooops, can't find any?
Until they march in the streets calling for their radical brothers and sisters to sit down and shut up, I will take their silence as quiet acceptance of hate and violence. |
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moonpuppy
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said by kba4 :have you paid attention at all over the past few years? we have a CHRISTIAN-elected president committing WAR CRIMES. any religion that allows that is evil by definition. you think hitler didn't attend church? Hitler worked with the Grand Mufti during WWII. 
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kba4
join:2001-10-23
Akron, OH | I'd imagine that just as today's war-leaders do, he was simply making friends in a lot of high places.
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moonpuppy
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| said by kba4 :I'd imagine that just as today's war-leaders do, he was simply making friends in a lot of high places. You simply don't get it, do you?
The President is not committing war crimes and even if he was, he is not doing it in the name of religion unlike Iran is. You don't see the Pope calling for jihad, do you?
Even Hitler was more into German mysticism than any other religion. |
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Lazlow
join:2006-08-07
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Moonpuppy
Actually I have seen quite a few Muslims call for peace. The problem is that a quiet peaceful man calling for peace does not get the news coverage that a nutbar screaming for war does. I think you vastly underestimate the number of Muslims around the world. There are more Muslims in the Netherlands than their are Dutch. Yet we do not hear about massive Muslim "problems" in the Netherlands.
Just for the record I am not (nor have I ever been) Muslim. |
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kba4
join:2001-10-23
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lying to congress is a crime
imprisonment without a trial is a crime
killing human beings is a crime
the pope doesn't need to call for a jihad, he knows better. just like the other christian-based religious nuts, his extremist-followers are certain that they are doing god's work and will do anything to bring about the end-times. there's sick people in all religions. look at the people who kill doctors and bomb abortion clinics. these same people label themselves 'pro-life' yet cheer a war that causes the death of countless innocent civilians.
religion and politics are separate things; when one becomes too much of the other is when bad things happen. what if we all found out one day that religion is a bunch of nonsense designed to make us feel good about pursuing the agenda of its leaders? it's been said that if it weren't for organized religion there'd be a lot more legally insane members of society. and i'd have to agree with mr. george carlin on the state of society in general: we're barely out of the jungle.
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
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said by Lazlow :Moonpuppy Actually I have seen quite a few Muslims call for peace. The problem is that a quiet peaceful man calling for peace does not get the news coverage that a nutbar screaming for war does. I think you vastly underestimate the number of Muslims around the world. There are more Muslims in the Netherlands than their are Dutch. Yet we do not hear about massive Muslim "problems" in the Netherlands. Just for the record I am not (nor have I ever been) Muslim. Really? How about all those in the Netherlands calling for the death of a cartoonist who dared to draw an image of Mohamed? You know, the one with a bomb for a turban?
If the moderate Muslims want respect from the rest of the world, they need to become louder than their radical brothers or sisters. |
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kba4
join:2001-10-23
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| and that will surely happen once the net is censored and a lot of the non-violent muslims are kept silent because of their IP range or name on their account, etc.
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moonpuppy
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said by kba4 :lying to congress is a crime Evidence?
said by kba4 :imprisonment without a trial is a crime Are you referring to Guantanamo Bay? Those people are not covered by the Geneva Convention so please read about it before you make any judgements.
said by kba4 :killing human beings is a crime That would make almost every single leader of any country a war criminal.
said by kba4 :the pope doesn't need to call for a jihad, he knows better. just like the other christian-based religious nuts, his extremist-followers are certain that they are doing god's work and will do anything to bring about the end-times. there's sick people in all religions. look at the people who kill doctors and bomb abortion clinics. these same people label themselves 'pro-life' yet cheer a war that causes the death of countless innocent civilians. Really? Last time I checked, there were no Catholics wearing suicide belts and claiming to obtain 72 virgins upon death.
said by kba4 :religion and politics are separate things; when one becomes too much of the other is when bad things happen. what if we all found out one day that religion is a bunch of nonsense designed to make us feel good about pursuing the agenda of its leaders? it's been said that if it weren't for organized religion there'd be a lot more legally insane members of society. and i'd have to agree with mr. george carlin on the state of society in general: we're barely out of the jungle. Better look at some of those Muslim countries where it is a theocracy like Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and various others. In those countries, the religious leaders have more power than the government. In this country, the religious leaders have influence but don't control much.
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
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said by kba4 :and that will surely happen once the net is censored and a lot of the non-violent muslims are kept silent because of their IP range or name on their account, etc. Who said anything about censoring non-violent muslims? |
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kba4
join:2001-10-23
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the evidence of lying to congress is the video of colin powell claiming blury photos were WMD's. if you can't remember that then nothing will work. human beings are human beings, no matter what 'conventions' call them. if we want the world to accept our form of government then it'd probably be a good idea to make it look as good as possible. i do, however agree with your point about islamic countries being theocracies, but who are we to tell them what's best? we must remember that western society has a deep christian background, so there will naturally be a conflict of interest when it comes to resources, money, etc. IMO watching the events unfold, western society is getting justice in the larger sense when opposing forces have a shot and take it.
oh and the 72 virgin thing is just one more phrase put out by our sensationalist media. the same 'journalists' who think war somehow means progress for humanity. cue the theme music, there's more breaking news after this quick ad.
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