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| quote: | Originally posted by infinity HiGH
what the fuck does Islam have to do with it? |
Try reading the Qu'ran sometime.
I think most secular Muslims believe (as do most Christians, Jews, and other major religions) that their sacred text is not meant to be taken literally or at face value. Extremists, however, do take it literally, and any religion when taken so literally is liable to lead to serious sociopolitical problems.
When comparing states in the Middle East, many areas are fairly secular. Israel and, going by what I've heard, much of the UAE, are good examples of that. Unfortunately, in Palestine, these "extremists" have a hold on a large segment of the population and impose these orthodox, literal religious beliefs on them.
So perhaps it's not the religion but people's interpretation of it. The difference is not highly tangible, though. Islam may be no more at fault for these suicide bombings than Christianity was for the Crusades or witch-burnings, or Judaism was for whatever the hell you believe happened circa the year 1 BC - but having said that, you can't possibly infer that the religions in question were not at least partially responsible for these events.
When you have people killing in the name of Allah, or God, or Jesus, or even the Dalai Llama, then you have to accept that some blame lies with the religious leaders for not setting them straight.
I think that if the Pope found out that hordes of Christians were committing mass murder in the name of Jesus, he'd do everything in his power to put a stop to it, and not just issue "statements" about how "Christianity isn't really a hateful or violent religion".
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