Who else is tired of ignorance?

Question

I'm just tired of anyone who badmouths Islam without reallly understanding what it is. I am not Muslim, but my family is Indonesian Muslim, and last I checked they weren't suicide bombing anyone. Islam is just like any other religion, with their own set of fundamentalists that would use their religion as an excuse to enforce hate. And people tend to forget that Christianity has its own bloody past. (The Spanish Inquisition for example.) Both the Bible and the Koran have their passages filled with violence and hate, and their passages filled with love and acceptance. It has always been up to the reader to interpret their ambiguousness.

I don't agree that the Bible isn't filled with statements of hate, especially the Old Testament. I've read some of these passages in a class, and it's one of those obscure things that people gloss over, and some people do use to justify their hate. My point is that religious denomination does not define the individual. And that Christians speaking on their high horse about "all Muslims are terrorists" tend to forget that their own religioun is bathed in blood. And if I'm not justified in assuming that any Christian will tie anyone to a pole, accuse them of witchcraft, and burn them at the stake, then the same shouldn't be assumed for Muslims based solely on religous denomination.
Oh and that comment about the Spanish Inquisition is inaccurate, at least as far as the mainstream interpretation of history goes.

Answer 1

I'm right there with you. Too many people on this site have their head shoved so far up where the sun don't shine it's SCARY.
Children, your homework for tonight is to read this article:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/isl_war.htm
Now get to work. You have alot of ignorance to get rid of.

Answer 2

I've read the Koran, and it says that muslims need to kill all infidels: Christians and Jews. That's a little scary, especially since I'm a Christian. The Bible has no hate, maybe some violence, but that is because it tells true stories about people and their sin nature.

Answer 3

I am not Muslim, but I totally agree with you. Most of the people that badmouth it don't even know what it is all about. But for me I am just not tired of hearing badmouthing about Islam, I am tired of hearing badmouthing about any religion. If someone were to actually educated themselves on other religions, than they wouldnt be so mean and have a better understanding why people say the things they do.

Answer 4

Me! WHY won't people learn about something before they decide to badmouth it? How can they even pretend to make a fair judgement when they won't even go to the trouble of researching the topic? I can understand people who are ignorant but ask questions so that they can learn. People who don't want to learn, however, who refuse to read the Bible or Qur'an or the Communist Manifesto because they don't want to "pollute their minds with that rubbish" are being willfully ignorant. And willfull ignorance is really just another form of prejudice. They could learn about Islam and still disagree with it, and then their arguments would at least be more effective, but they don't even want to do that. It's both frustrating and discouraging.

Answer 5

The Spanish Inquisition was actually conducted by Jews who "falsely" converted to Christianity for the purpose of perverting the "Faith" and committing acts of Jewish Ritual Murder. But you're correct in stating that Islam is just like any other "major" religion. It's peopled by frothing lunatics who worship a God they don't know. Just like Christianity and Judaism.

Answer 6

It takes a lifetime to fight against ignorance... and then, with every new generation everything has to be taught anew. Or almost.

Our rulers like it when we hate each other. And I am not talking about our leaders. We have no leaders. Leaders would lead, and teach, and make the world a better place. We have rulers, and rulers rule, and they keep the different nations of the world ignorant one about the other. It's a simplified view, yes, yes.

Answer 7

I completely agree with you. I'm not Muslim either but i understand how people like to stereotype everychance they get. some people to wake up and realize the world has more than one type of person

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Ignorance is the scourge of mankind, the origin of all hate, misunderstanding, stupidity, cruelty, unfairness and misery.
And yeah, I'm pretty much tired of it. Many questions and answers on this site are more than enough to depress you to death.

Answer 10

I think people find it easier to generalize and stereotype, rather than take the time to actually learn. It's easier on their little "bwains..."