Questioner wrote:Diest TKO wrote:I'm not a Muslim, I'm a Deist (<--note the misspelling).
I'm not saying that Islamic radicalism is justified in any way, what I'm saying is that Islam is not any more flawed than Christianity. Islam is about 600 years old, look at what Christians were doing at about 600 years into their existance. Their is a real cultural correlation and pattern in the development of any ideology.
Again, why isn't the Islamist faith strong enough to stand on it's own without comparisons to Christianity?
Quote:As for Christians bombing people, I don't care. Who said that they were forgiven for their violence just because it was long ago? How many Christians have comitted acts of violence today towards homosexuals? How many Christians have had racial attacks on black people and burn crosses?
Again, why isn't the Islamist faith strong enough to stand on it's own without comparisons to Christianity?
Quote:The point is that Radical Muslims represent Islam about as much as the KKK or Nazi's represent modern day Christians.
That is not the point at all. I'm not bringing Christians into this at all. They're equally as whacky in my opinion, but for some reason, whenever Islam has been questioned on this board it draws harsh rebukes, NOT against the person or persons that bring those questions up, but against the christian faith.
Quote:Islam is no more violent or dangerous than any other religion.
It certainly appears to be at the moment.
Quote:Also, please refrain from the name calling. No one here is a "whacko." If your ability to commmunicate and reason has failed to this degree, I would suggest withdrawing frmo conversation as opposed to making a fool of yourself.
Islamists are whacko's. This is not name-calling, it is efficient and accurate labeling. If it doesn't apply to you, then perhaps you could refrain from being offended?
I somehow knew you would not be able to contain your ignorance.
Islam stands on it's own all over this world. This thread is about errors in the bible. It doesn't help them to compare to themselves to Christianity or to be critical of it. But Christianity gained most it's early converts by stealing pagan holidays and traditions (Easter, Christmas etc). Again, Isalma is not doing anything that Christians haven't done before.
Islamists (or Muslims if you are educated) are not Whackos. That statement alone has completely destroyed your entire credibility. You do not know every Muslim, and I'd bet that you don't know 12 to name right now.
You fear what you don't understand. I am not a Muslim, but I take offense to such ignorace on anyone's behalf.
And the Nazi's most definately used a protestant moral platform to gain popularity in Germany. Later their platform may have changed but it deifnately started this way. Further, Most Neo-nazi's identify themselves as being Christians.
