are all terrorists islamic?

Question

i dont think so, but a radio host i heard last night said so. i want a good argument when i call him so i want to collect as many thoughts as possible and broaden my horizons so to speak.

Answer 1

make your own argument

Answer 2

Well don't leave it too late, he might of forgotten what he had said. Of course not all terrorists are islamic. There are copy-cat suicide bombers in alot of other countries, geez the definition of a terrorist is someone that terrorises something, which happens in each and every country. The whole world is filled with terrorists of some sort, and they aren't all islamic. Being islamic doesn't mean you have to be a terrorist or suicide bomber, or else there would not be anymore islamic people, right? Tell the bigot of a radio host that maybe he would like to get his facts straight before he starts preaching about something he clearly knows nothing about.

Answer 3

A terrorist is basically someone who uses force/terror/fear to enforce his or her agenda on a population. The terrorist himself may think that s/he is doing it for the greater good. Eventually if you win you are called a freedom fighter otherwise you are written up as a terrorist.

Based on the definition the IRA (Catholic) was a terrorist organization. The LTTE is a predominantly Hindu terrorist organization, fighting for Independence from a Buddhist majority Sri Lanka.

Naga terrorist organizations in north east India use conversion to Christianity to grow and ensure loyalty (if you dont convert you die).

Sikh terrorists bombed and destroyed Air India Kanishka in mid air. (though Pakistan funded this effort -- and it uses Islam as an ideology)

So the bottom line is you don't need to have a specific religion to disagree and kill people. its just that the Islamic terrorists are getting more coverage in the media now.

Answer 4

of course not. There are terrorists acts by almost all religions, including Christianity. Remember all the bombings of abortion clinics a few years back? Or the Oklahoma City bombing, I guess the Unibomber could be considered a terrorist also. Not to mention if you wanted to broaden the field to Serial Killers claiming to do it because of religion. Son of Sam, (the neighbors dog made me do it).

Answer 5

No !! Those weren't Islamics terrorists in Oklahoma City, they were American terrorist. There have been air plains, ships and buses that have been hijacked. Hijacking is an act of terrorism. less than 2% were Islamic. and don't forget the IRA they are Irish Catholics

Answer 6

of course they aren't all islamic... there are all types that reside amongst us. there are terrorists within each race and each country who fight for what they think is right. but i definitely don't think it's fair to say they are all islamic... look at the guys in ireland who are always attacking the british... there are the candians most recently... not all the guys who were involved in the uk bus and train station bombings last year were islamic... it's just time for all this fighting to stop man! where's the love???

Answer 7

No, there has been Christian terrorists (David Koresh plus participants of the Crusades and the Salem Witch trials) and currently the Klu Klux Klan can be considered terrorists and are definitely not Muslim.

Answer 8

No. But most of them are Muslims, so its really unfortunate that a few extremist Muslims have tarnished the image of Islam. Majority of the Muslims are gentle and amiable. Its a classic case of one rotten apple ruining the whole basket!

Answer 9

Religion has nothing to do with the radical terrorists of today.Some happen to be Muslim.Their religion has no bearing on terroristic acts.Damn,when will the ignorance cease!

Answer 10

Yes, Timothy McVeigh was an Imam. As was the Unibomber. In fact, all Columbian drug lords are Imams, too.

Answer 11

I'm sure there are terrorists who are other ethnicities. It's just that the Islamics are so ****ing stupid, they get caught.