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Originally posted by Aeons
ah the famous fallacy - it is okay because someone else did it two hundred years ago argument.
It is the third person equivalent to I-know-you-are-but-what-am-I?!?
That practicioners of another religion have done things that are abominnal is not actually an argument that Islam is not currently like this.
Originally posted by neformore
Originally posted by Aeons
ah the famous fallacy - it is okay because someone else did it two hundred years ago argument.
It is the third person equivalent to I-know-you-are-but-what-am-I?!?
That practicioners of another religion have done things that are abominnal is not actually an argument that Islam is not currently like this.
Its not a fallacy, nor am I arguing that its right that violent and despicable practices are carried out by some radical muslims.
My point is though, that its not all muslims. And yet - for some reason - normally rational people suddenly become slavering idiotic pack dogs willing to condemn 1 billion people for the acts of a few radicals whenever something bad happens, solely because the religion doesn't conform to their beliefs.
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone - remember that line? I think it has some merits.
Hating a religion because of your religion is...well...kinda fundamental don't you think
[edit on 1/12/09 by neformore]
Originally posted by neformore
Hating a religion because of your religion is...well...kinda fundamental don't you think
Originally posted by neformore
its not all muslims. And yet - for some reason - normally rational people suddenly become slavering idiotic pack dogs willing to condemn 1 billion people for the acts of a few radicals whenever something bad happens, solely because the religion doesn't conform to their beliefs.
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone - remember that line? I think it has some merits.
Hating a religion because of your religion is...well...kinda fundamental don't you think
But you similarly are lumping in people who are vocalizing problems with aspects of the Muslim faith and outright haters.
This isn't a matter of Christians objecting to Muslims because of religious differences.
No one has objection to, say, Hindus or Buddhists. They do not have a declared agenda against Jews and Christians and we don't see widespread death and destruction in the name of these religions.
Originally posted by neformore
Originally posted by Aeons
ah the famous fallacy - it is okay because someone else did it two hundred years ago argument.
It is the third person equivalent to I-know-you-are-but-what-am-I?!?
That practicioners of another religion have done things that are abominnal is not actually an argument that Islam is not currently like this.
Its not a fallacy, nor am I arguing that its right that violent and despicable practices are carried out by some radical muslims.
My point is though, that its not all muslims. And yet - for some reason - normally rational people suddenly become slavering idiotic pack dogs willing to condemn 1 billion people for the acts of a few radicals whenever something bad happens, solely because the religion doesn't conform to their beliefs.
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone - remember that line? I think it has some merits.
Hating a religion because of your religion is...well...kinda fundamental don't you think
[edit on 1/12/09 by neformore]
Originally posted by Aeons
in Islam you cannot stand against another follower when it means you are aligned with a non-follower.
This is important to know, because it puts the extremists in the position of of power in every interaction. They are *always* the more righteous and the most correct in comparison to the one who can be made to look like they stand with the non-believer.
1.Can Muslims blame the Swiss people for being afraid of Islamization in their country? No, . . . . the entire world sees the inhumane applications of Islamic law (Shari'a) wherever (underline added) it is implemented. . . . . . . The vivid images of stoning women and hanging gays in the Muslim world should make any sane individual inclined not to allow such an intolerant system to grow in his country . . . .
2. The Swiss people who rejected building minarets may be sending a message that their tolerance did not change the Muslim world and is not reciprocated. For several decades Muslims have been allowed to build mosques in Europe, . . . . Despite such high levels of tolerance in the West, . . .. Preaching Christianity is criminalized in a number of Muslim countries. non-Muslims are not permitted to have their holy books or to build their religious temples in many Shari'a-controlled areas. This lack of reciprocity of Western tolerance will naturally make many Westerners feel that showing tolerance to Muslims is not effective.
3. It seems strange that Muslims would insist on building minarets for mosques in Switzerland while thousands of mosques exist inside the Muslim world without minarets. The minarets are seen by many as representing the superiority of Islam, especially when they are taller than the churches; this sheds some light on the hidden intention . . . explain why they insist on using such historical symbols of Muslim superiority when it is neither mentioned in the Koran . . . .
4. It seems too hypocritical that Muslims demand minarets in Europe while many non-Muslims in the Muslim world are denied basic and fundamental religious rights.
Originally posted by ForAiur
It's the Jews who want to take over the world, not the Muslims. The Muslims are the only group left that openly wants to stop the Jews from taking over the world.
That's why TPTB (controlled by the Zionist Jews) want to stamp out Islam.
Don't fall for it. It's the same thing Hitler did to the Jews before WW2.