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First of all, I don't believe in innocent people, let alone innocent Muslims. However, if someone were to take what I've said, and actually harm any person that has not done any harm to someone else, I'd be most sorrowful and ashamed.imagine that someone in the West take your hatefull speech seriouslly and start killing the innocents Muslims residents in your country , you will be happy ?
I suspect that you jest, but all religions I've seen have much ambiguity in interpretation. If anything, the evil practitioners appear to be the ones violating basic precepts in the Koran.I realize there are good Muslims, you know, the one's that don't actually practice their religion. I only hope that they one day realize that what is making them good is that they are not indeed practicing their religion.
I suppose that is possible. I have not read the Quran through and through, and so it is possible that I have indeed taken verses out of context. But I have also heard what has been said by various converts from the Muslim faith who say exactly what I've said. So maybe, just maybe I'm not reading anything out of context at all.I suspect that you jest, but all religions I've seen have much ambiguity in interpretation. If anything, the evil practitioners appear to be the ones violating basic precepts in the Koran.
I think that people read scripture based upon what they personally bring to it.I suppose that is possible. I have not read the Quran through and through, and so it is possible that I have indeed taken verses out of context. But I have also heard what has been said by various converts from the Muslim faith who say exactly what I've said. So maybe, just maybe I'm not reading anything out of context at all.
That may very well be the case. So what exactly can be done about that?I think that people read scripture based upon what they personally bring to it.
I doubt that anything can be done to change it.That may very well be the case. So what exactly can be done about that?
Perhaps I will attempt to read the Quran. I will have to forget everything I know about it's author of course, because knowing what I know about him has left me with a strong impression that nothing good is likely to have come out of him. But I will try, for the sake of "good Muslims" throughout the world, and to get a greater understanding of their beliefs.I doubt that anything can be done to change it.
I take the lazy man's way to understanding Islam, ie, I just listen to various Muslims about what they believe. And I expect only a superficial understanding.Perhaps I will attempt to read the Quran. I will have to forget everything I know about it's author of course, because knowing what I know about him has left me with a strong impression that nothing good is likely to have come out of him. But I will try, for the sake of "good Muslims" throughout the world, and to get a greater understanding of their beliefs.
I have to admit, I have not heard much about Islam directly from Muslims. Most of that which I've heard about Islam is from former Muslims, and of course, non-Muslims. So certainly my perspective must be biased.I take the lazy man's way to understanding Islam, ie, I just listen to various Muslims about what they believe. And I expect only a superficial understanding.
Then RF is a good place for you!I have to admit, I have not heard much about Islam directly from Muslims. Most of that which I've heard about Islam is from former Muslims.
Obviously, there must be a DIR for Islam on RF. I'll have to go do a little surfing.Then RF is a good place for you!
That indeed is a very good question.
I didn't see Godobeyer's response to your question. But I sure did see his response to me, and it was indeed an excellent response.Godobeyer gave a good answer. We all need to stop and take a breath and work out who is the wolf in the henhouse.
or buy your generalize to all Muslims by their religion as threat ?
Let's not forget that Hitler espoused "der echte Socialismus", so he had elements of both left & right politics (& attacked both). If we do see a rise in Nazis, I'd expect them to continue this path. Tis better to call'm "fascist", which more accurately covers the problem.To share more thoughts on the OP, I think the rise of far-right-wing groups in pretty much any place is both dangerous and alarming. In a developed country like Germany, it is especially frightening to see that Nazism and right-wing bigotry are still alive and supported by so many people. At that point it doesn't merely become a matter of poverty or lack of education breeding extremism; it becomes a matter of unadulterated malice against particular groups of people.
I have to admit, I have not heard much about Islam directly from Muslims. Most of that which I've heard about Islam is from former Muslims, and of course, non-Muslims. So certainly my perspective must be biased.
I think hatred of any broad group of people is deserving of condemnation and rejection, but when it comes to certain religious texts, I think they are definitely a threat not just to the "West" but to pretty much everyone who doesn't believe in them.
There's a difference between hating a large group of people and rejecting a set of ideas or beliefs. It's not necessarily a generalization for anyone to point out specific problems in any given religion's texts and explain why that person thinks they are a threat.