He brought his prayer rug according to some guy and prayed? Oh yeah that's very practicing, did he do that before or after going for alcoholic drinks and having sexual relations with men and women outside of his marriage and openly advertising himself on dating sites?
I've never once heard a loud, mainstream argument claiming he represents all gun owners. What he does represent is the ease to which a criminally minded, mentally unstable individual can buy guns in the US. That's the real issue here.
That's because there was no sign of radicalisation. This guy was a drinker and a homosexual, frustrated, angry, mentally unstable. He was hardly a practicing Muslim, let alone one who had taken his religion to the extreme.
But you know, use whichever media narrative suits your own personal views.
What we know:
Omar Mateen never practiced his faith.
Omar Mateen was homosexual.
Omar Mateen had been spurned several times at the club.
Omar Mateen drank alcohol repeatedly.
Omar Mateen abused his wife (ex)
Omar Mateen was mentally unstable and due to American laws, still able to buy...
The man was homophobic himself.
The man abused his ex wife.
The man used to drink to excess in the club.
His own parents have admitted he never practiced Islam.
Several sources have already claimed he was not in the correct mental state, especially following several rejections from other gay...
Agreed entirely.
The only way the Muslims were ever defeated is through divide and conquer. Sadly we have been stupid enough to fall for it for almost 500 years.
Why is it magic to have an intelligent creator? Is your computer magic?
No, the whole of evolution or more importantly, the coming together of the universe, is chance, if there is no creator around.
Also, that question is irrelevant because as God states, He is unlike anything, so he does...
This is probably the best answer. Throughout Islamic history, sunni and shia dynasties have ruled across the Muslim empire, with little in fighting.
If one was to trace the all out wars and hostilities between the shia and sunni, it is a modern occurrence, with the French and the British...
Some very good responses here and like everyone has said, just go to any mosque you feel comfortable with and keep on the path of Islam. Don't worry about sects and so on so much.
the counter to that is to believe such complex life and laws of nature occurred out of nothing or through chance.
Yes but it does not. That is what makes human life and life on earth in general, so unique, special, different.
You're trying to hard. Even the most insane Israeli supporters I have come across would not say Israel is not a JEWISH nation. You do know why it was created right?
Islam had outlawed slavery over 1400 years ago. Show me a single, unequivocal verse in the quran which states Muslims should go and purchase slaves or treat people badly due to their skin colour or nationality? If you can not, this so called discussion stops here.
No, the fight against slavery was never led by europeans. It was led by those slaves who decided to stand up for themselves, through political or violent means.