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So i guess you are a christian. I never was. I was born secular just like you, but i was just never brainwashed and indictrinated into the christian blood cult. Islam and christianity are both on their way out. You may not be able to see it, but kids today see the idiocracy of both sides. When most muslims see how western life is, they assimilate. Their children also assimilate. After several generations, it will all peter out like a ballon losing air. More and more middle easterners are going to western colleges and getting degrees in scientific fields. It's pretty hard to brainwash someone who has a good education.
originally posted by: markosity1973
originally posted by: Woodcarver
a reply to: Golantrevize
Yes. This Op is totally rediculous. Sure there are a couple million muslims who might want to spread sharia, but will it happen? Hell no. Religions are on their way out.
Ahemm
Islam is the world's fastest growing religion - and not just in Muslim majority nations: 10% of all Europeans are projected to be members of the Muslim faith by 2050, according to a recent Pew Research Center study. The study estimates that from 2010 to 2050, Muslims will have increased across the world by 73%, followed by Christians who are projected to grow by 35% during the same time period, and Hindus at 34%. That means that Islam -- currently the world's second-largest religion -- will surpass Christianity as the world's biggest religion by the end of the century, the study projects.
edition.cnn.com...
Think again pal.
Christianity is on it's way out, but Islam is definitely not. It always makes me cringe when people try to pretend that there is no threat because they have turned their back on the church of Jesus. Secularism is under threat from a new corner.
Lol. Christianity went through the same growth, right before it started petering out. If you remember from your history books Christianity almost took over the world. Now that more people are getting educations in the sciences, you see the trend of Christian churches closing because nobody is interested and 2000-year-old ideologies. When Islamic people spread to Western civilization's, and get the same scientific educations, they will also be enlightened to the fact that Islam is not a reasonable ideology. And then they will go through the same death throws that Christianity is going through right now.
originally posted by: markosity1973
originally posted by: Woodcarver
Exactly. All the while they are putting down competeing ideologies. They promote their version which is the same ideology.
originally posted by: Golantrevize
a reply to: Woodcarver
These people are completely brainwashed, cant make the difference between a religion and terrorists, between extremists (minority) and moderate (majority).
Better do what my imaginary god tells you to do.
I see no difference between christianity and islam.
There is one key difference my friend;
While these threads on here might continuosly pop up, and annoy the crap out of non religious folk, Christian churches are closing down. i.e. Christianity is on the decline.
At the same time, new mosques are being built and entire neighbourhoods are being Islamified in big cities. i.e Islam is on the rise. Just take a trip to Sunny Syria or Intriguing Iraq and see what happens when Islamist puritans take over.
Now provide me with a 2017 example where Christianity is doing the same. Then show me who has the better human rights record.
I don't hate any religion just like I don't hate ghosts dragons and unicorns. You do realize that many years ago Christians would've killed someone for being gay. Now they don't because they grew up and realized that human law is much more respectable than the laws that they attributed to the gods.
originally posted by: markosity1973
a reply to: Woodcarver
It is you who give me the title Christian, for if I am, I'm not a very good one.
Your hatred toward one faith is as obvious as your blindness toward the danger the other poses.
Given the choice, I'd go Christianity over Islam because as a Christian I'd be cast out and left to live apart from the church being gay. Islam on the other hand would throw me to my death off a rooftop under Sharia law.
if you believe in God and Jesus then you are most definitely a Christian. There's no such thing as a good Christian as it is impossible to meet the standard of a a good Christian.
originally posted by: markosity1973
a reply to: Woodcarver
It is you who give me the title Christian, for if I am, I'm not a very good one.
Your hatred toward one faith is as obvious as your blindness toward the danger the other poses.
Given the choice, I'd go Christianity over Islam because as a Christian I'd be cast out and left to live apart from the church being gay. Islam on the other hand would throw me to my death off a rooftop under Sharia law.
make it mandatory for Muslims to fight those Jews and Christians who will not convert or accept inferior status.
How many Muslims have you heard condemn jihadist and terrorist attacks against the west? All, the majority, a small majority or very few if any? My point is there are as many (actually more) sympathizers for jihadist and terrorist attacking the west than those that condemn their terrorist activity.
And what do you think of Christianity or some other God? Have you invented some other God to replace the ones that you don't like?
originally posted by: Sublimecraft
a reply to: DeathSlayer
This is why Islam will always be against the world. Forcing an idea on others whilst simultaneously (and hypercritically) putting down critical analysis of it, will always be doomed to failure and for one simple reason - the desire for freedom (from oppression) outranks the desire to capitulate to mental slavery.
Having read the Koran more than once, I reject the notion that it was divinely gifted to humanity as guidance on how humans should conduct themselves - it holds no apparent truths that cannot be found in other, older, historic & religious texts and manuscripts.
The notion that Islam as a religion can be compared to other religions is ludicrous - it can't be compared because it simply does not act like it was divinely inspired - killing humans because they were raped is not of God, decapitating humans because they reject your opinions is not of God, blowing yourself and other humans to smithereens because some human persuaded you to is not of God. Forcing, by violence and intimidation, a law (and a religion) that is not welcome nor desired is not of God.
I've heard and read the Islamic message - cheers but I'm not interested in participating.
So you have invented your own God congratulations. So now basically your word is the word of God. Your own God. Now everything you do is excepted by a god.
originally posted by: Sublimecraft
a reply to: Woodcarver
Substitute the word 'Islam' for 'Roman Catholicism', 'Nazism', 'Communism', 'Capitalism'...other, - my opinion remains the same.
Any relationship I wish to have with 'God' is between me and that God, any other human interference insisting I believe this or that is simply noise with no substance, I don't need others telling me how I should think and what I should believe.
originally posted by: Woodcarver
So you have invented your own God congratulations. So now basically your word is the word of God. Your own God. Now everything you do is excepted by a god.
originally posted by: Sublimecraft
a reply to: Woodcarver
Substitute the word 'Islam' for 'Roman Catholicism', 'Nazism', 'Communism', 'Capitalism'...other, - my opinion remains the same.
Any relationship I wish to have with 'God' is between me and that God, any other human interference insisting I believe this or that is simply noise with no substance, I don't need others telling me how I should think and what I should believe.