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Radical Islamic Terrorism derives from a subset of the Sunni branch of Islam called Salafism or Wahabbism - the major exporter of which happens to be our good, good friends and allies, Saudi Arabia.
originally posted by: abe froman
Good for Japan.
Let's ignore the FACT that over 90% of terrorist acts are committed by Muslims and use the bs line "not all Muslims are terrorists".
originally posted by: abe froman
a reply to: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
Not to mention their outright hatred and malevolent feelings toward Jews.
You seem to be conflating numbers. The actual number of Salafi Jihadists is estimated to be roughly .5% of the total or about ten million.
Pick any subset of humanity and one can find .5% that are problematic.
Of course any online discussion about any emotionally charged topic is more than likely to end up devolving into absolutist, black and white irrationality anyway - so seeking nuance is most often a lost cause.
I'm Jewish and I have Muslim friends who are fully aware of this.
So yes, 'not all Muslims' is correct.
originally posted by: abe froman
a reply to: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
Whatever.
The ones that don't like ISIS back Hezbollah.
The ones that don't like Hezbollah like Al Queida.
The ones that don't like Al Queida like the Taliban.
You seriously expected me to believe the ISIS supporters are stupid enough to proclaim it outside of the Caliphate?
Also what pecentage of these countries were actually polled?
I can ask 10 people at an AA meeting if they drink alcohol on a regular basis and if they say no, my headline can read " US polls show 100% of Americans don't drink"
I find it suspicious that this poll doesn't give the number of participants.
The Quran is full of positive references to the Children of Israel and Jewish history. Many of the Jewish Prophets, in fact, are mentioned more by name than the Prophet Muhammad himself (peace be upon them all). Here is what the Quran says about the Torah, the Jewish Scripture:
It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down the criterion (of judgment between right and wrong).
(3:3) It was We who revealed the law (to Moses): therein was guidance and light…And in their footsteps We sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the Law that had come before him: We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and light, and confirmation of the Law that had come before him: a guidance and an admonition to those who fear God
originally posted by: harvestdog
a reply to: Swills
First they came for the Muslims and I did nothing...
Funny you should bring that up. Islam parallels nazism in many ways.
Like for instance their hatred of Jews. Did you know that a greater portion of the koran and sunna are anti- jew when compared to Mein Kampf. This is not a friendly ideology to outsiders.
Come now... Is it not rather disingenuous to cite the bad parts of one religion without acknowledging that all of them have similar ideas in their foundational texts? The Bible is no less innocent - a quick reading of Leviticus should suffice as proof of that truth. Heresy and the penalties for it are not a Muslim creation. In fact it's a concept directly stolen from older religions - including Judaism and Christianity.
As far as the rest of your post... If you choose to believe that there are 1.6 billion people obsessively fixated upon the things that you seem to think they are - well that's on you and speaks more to your fears than to any reality that is subjectively measurable.
Oh and to be clear... In no way am I apologizing for Islam nor terrorism. Simply pointing out the obvious - that holding entire populations responsible for the behavior of the few is asinine and irrational.
Good for Japan? So because a minority under the guise of Islam commit terrible acts you think all, almost, 2 billion Muslims worldwide are guilty of terrorism? That is so completely ignorant.