TheGreatSandeno
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FALSE ! It is an ideology of war and genocide. This is inherent in the ideology itself (all through the Koran). The people you refer to as having hijacked it, have not done that at all. They are following the words of the Koran faithfully. It is the Koran, Islam itself that is the war element.
What makes (or doesn't make) a religion "fundamentally warlike" or "peaceful?" Is a religion purely defined by its texts, its practitioners, or both?
It depends on the version.
Which version is most civil/humane?
It depends on what context you're using.
If you're referring to the faith, itself, the belief system, that's based on the tenets laid out by the central texts. We can compare these. All religion is insane, but some are markedly less destructive, for fairly obvious reasons. It would be highly unlikely that a mass conversion to Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism, or Quakerism would be accompanied by a tidal wave of violence, for fairly obvious reasons. Unfortunately, the central Abrahamic texts are simply loaded with exhortations to commit atrocities. Therefore; we can't be entirely surprised that their adherents have a higher predisposition towards violent, antisocial behavior.
Yesterday, Rev. Franklin Graham appeared on John King USA on CNN denouncing Islam as evil and a religion of war.
So, I want to get a feel for what people truly believe (no, "yes, because..." or "no, because..." BS). If you vote one way without any evidence, that's fine. I'm not even going to ask you to present evidence, though that would be great for this thread.
So, the question is: Is Islam as a religion evil/a religion of war?
Yesterday, Rev. Franklin Graham appeared on John King USA on CNN denouncing Islam as evil and a religion of war.
So, I want to get a feel for what people truly believe (no, "yes, because..." or "no, because..." BS). If you vote one way without any evidence, that's fine. I'm not even going to ask you to present evidence, though that would be great for this thread.
So, the question is: Is Islam as a religion evil/a religion of war?
You could make that general comment about many religions. Christianity was spread through war - the Roman empire adopted Christianity, and it was forced upon the pagans by law.
After Rome fell, and the Papacy was created, the Crusades spread Christianity at the tip of a sword. Later, the Inquisitions attempted to root out heresy while upholding piety.
Yesterday, Rev. Franklin Graham appeared on John King USA on CNN denouncing Islam as evil and a religion of war.
So, I want to get a feel for what people truly believe (no, "yes, because..." or "no, because..." BS). If you vote one way without any evidence, that's fine. I'm not even going to ask you to present evidence, though that would be great for this thread.
So, the question is: Is Islam as a religion evil/a religion of war?
I pretty much agree with everything you've said here, although I don't believe that this somehow makes the Abrahamic religions fundamentally or inherently barbaric. After all, on the flip side scriptures in all three also echo some form of the Golden Rule and "love your fellow man."
Also, the three faiths you listed aren't really proselytizing religions (or at the very least not to the degree that the Abrahamic faiths are). That's also an important distinction, and makes me wonder if posing the hypothetical of a mass conversion to any of those religions even makes sense.
According to the Prophet Muhammad, yes.
This is wildly incorrect. there are plenty of doctrinal differences between the two that expose one or the other depending on your preferences.
Think that government and religion should be one and the same? Christianity is wrong and Islam is your answer.
Think that war on the unbelievers isn't a religious duty imposed by the founder of your faith? Well, then chalk one up for Christianity, and chalk one down for Islam.
Is Christianity evil?
Is Judaism evil?
This is another dumb ****ing poll!
islam is a copy of Christianity and judaism, judaism has many problems in itself but that is to be mentioned in another topic. Christianity was founded along with the world being founded 8,000 years ago by the Lord all mighty, then our savior Jesus Christ , 2,000 years ago, founded our religion then was killed by judaic monsters becuase of that. islam is a copy made some hundred years later attempting to equal our Religon but it does not becase it promotes hate and torture and rape of women and makes women were head dresses it says in the korin that w oman need to wear head dress and that molest is ok that is not in our bible old testmaent or new testmanet islam is a religon of animals and pigs and they are all very happy since november 4th 2008 when their leader B. Hussein became president thats why no more attacks , cause they do not want to embareiss their leader
Wow. You really know NOTHING about religion, do you? Judaism predates Christianity by 3500+ years. Jesus was JEWISH. That's just the start. Everything else is just so ridiculously ignorant, it doesn't even need to be addressed. I'll tell you again... EDUCATE YOURSELF. You have now been humilated in TWO threads. Congratulations.
I disagree. I think the Abrahamic faiths are uniformly, fundamentally, barbaric. My only criticism is that Islam is being unfairly singled out.
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