Is it mindless to be offended by acts of terrorism that religious persons do?

Question

There are some people on this Earth who drove planes into buildings. They did so primarily because of a religious ideology.

Now, I don't believe in Allah. I have a Qur'an at home and quite honestly, I'm happy to give it away if anyone wants it.

I am offended by the ideology and mythology of Allah, and by the actions of the religious persons who wanted to take a plane and smash it into the Pentagon, a building where I was sent to work on assignment a few times in my military career.

Now, is it mindless of me to be offended by that? The ideology of Allah is asking you to take this plane into that building?

They call it, a religion.

Answer 1

100s of innocent people died in Mumbai blasts and no mulsim condemned the attack on YA

No christians wrote a prayer ?

Your people's death important..others are flies ?

If this is religion then why not join Jim?

Answer 2

Great question! It was the FANATICS, not the religion itself, that drove the planes into their various targets. Like all religions, anybody can reinterpret the scriptures to mean what they want it to mean. If you look hard enough, you'll find what you are looking for, be whether it's twisted or not. Alot of Christian and other religions do the same thing, mainly to get the fools to part with their money. Allah, God, Jehovah, Adonai,et al are all the variations of the same god, but people tends to think their version is the correct version, hence, all the others must be WRONG.When told by the reliqious leaders, "This is God's will", followers tends to believe it because they have formed the answers they were looking for. Or rather, let others form it for them. Think about it, the FANATICS believe that if they die a martyr for their cause, they will be rewarded with a bunch of virgins. But why would one need physical pleasures when one is in the spirit world/ It's not the Koran that's the problem. It's how religious fanatcis interpret it and how people follows it blindly. Shame. I imagined that the terrorists were screaming "Allah akbar" when the planes crashed, but then I wonder what they found in the afterlife. Did they come upon a weeping God who asked them why did they kill thier brothers and sisters for? How sad. Ignorance is not bliss. I commend you for having the Koran in your home. To read and learn about others is to understand yourself.

Answer 3

What about in the midevil era when the protestants where martyred by the Catholic "religion". Or in the 1940's when Jews where killed by a leader who had a "belief". If you'll notice the people that are doing the killing (terrorism) are those that take their beliefs to the most extreme possible limits. I may be wrong, for I've never practiced or experienced any other religion, but not every muslim is out to kill.

Answer 4

It may be mindless ot overgeneralize

You seem to forget... colleges, the school systems, orphaige systems and hospitals... were predonminantly founded by Christians and other religous folk. Slavery was largely oposed by European Christians like Wilberforse and largely gone in Christian countries by the way.

As a genreal rule you cant blame the local Methodist church for what the Klu Klux Clan is up to, cant blame the local Mosque for what terrorist are up to

Sadly evil is irrational, and Jesus himself was nailed to the cross in part due to the most religious folk of the day and I cannot deny both great good and great evil have been done in the name of God. Non reliogion like humanist militant aethiesm in the form of communism has killed tens of milions of people and dist thou forgestest to bringeth this up?

In some way it not the extreme that is the issue, but the object of the faith and whether it is reliable or not. If the object of your faith is to get a reward for unloving ly callously killing people and expect to be rearded by God may be in for a big time dissapointement because it is unreliable. "If I deliver my body to be burned but have not love it profits me nothing" corinthians

Answer 5

Any act of terrorism is an atrocity regardless of why it is committed. What we should realize is that it is just as dangerous to stereotype a race or religion or a country. Not all Muslims are terrorists. Not all Christians promote hate among athiests or people who have other beliefs. Not all Whites can't jump. Not all Blacks eat Watermellon. Not all Americans are smug and arrogant.

Answer 6

You know any crime done in the name of God/Religion is inherently wrong and yet praise and worship are heralded by the ones who believe as the perpetrators do. We have come to expect as a civilized society that terrorism in the magnitude that it is, should not touch us and yet how could it not when people are following the teachings of fictional prophet in an era that has long since passed? I am aware of terrorism all the around the world, in the name of (insert your God’s name here) and yet we continue to allow these “leaders” a voice in our modern day society. *sigh *

Answer 7

no, it is not mindless to be offended by acts of terrorism that religious persons do. I am offended as well... I am offended by all unprovoked acts of violence and most provoked acts. There is always a better solution than violence. It amazes me how many times people get worked up enough to commit these types of atrocities.

Answer 8

One of the definitions of religion is, "A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion."

Another is, "A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship."

With that in mind, you might have noticed that your own beliefs, your hundreds of monotonous and perpetual questions and opinions on the same subject, over and over, constitute a religion by the very definition of one.

This is your religion my strange friend. Liberalism itself is a religion. You want the church separated from the state, but what you mean is their church, not yours.

In this particular question I agree with you and that is my choice and my freedom of religion.

I often have no idea what you are trying to accomplish and why you have chosen an entertainment site as your medium.

Answer 9

Religion and belief are powerful tools.Even the Atheists have their beliefs.As a people, we tend to embrace a belief,and for each individual,that belief is what makes them who they are. Am I appalled by the actions of the terrorists?Of course.But we have to remember that our own actions have been thought of as bad in someone else eyes. Just as the many tribes of Israel couldn't get along,neither can we today.Just have faith in your beliefs and let God sort out who is right and who is wrong.No one of us can be that powereful. Peas....

Answer 10

There is a difference between believing in a religion and fantacially believing in one. That goes for all religions, and it normally has to do with the social and cultural norms within that environment (country).