2006-08-12 11:37:28 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Not everyone says this. I don't know why you have to ask the question with the word "always." People generalizing each other is what makes us afraid of each other.
2006-08-12 11:41:55 · answer #1 · answered by J B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not think your generalization that "christians and jews say Islam is violent" is accurate. In fact, except for the radicals I doubt anyone insists the faith is inherently violent, just some of of the nuts within it.
I personally think it is more of a cultural thing than a religion thing anyway. Religion is subverted to fulfill political and cultural needs rather than the other way around.
Yeah in the middle east, plenty of Jews and Christians are also violent loonies. It still isn't most or anything, but think about it, if 1 in 100 people thinks it is OK to kill people from some other group, that is plenty of chaos. Maybe in the rest of the world it is only 1 in 10,000 or something.
2006-08-12 11:39:25 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Quark 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's quite a statement. Generalize much? The only violence involving Jews has been against them. Christianity and Islam both have a history of violence. However, Islam still has a high number of extremists to date.
2006-08-12 11:44:43 · answer #3 · answered by moleman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because that is the impression that the media gives. I have lived amongst Muslim people, in, for example, Malaysia, and they are definitely non-violent, and far more helpful and loving than any Christians or Jews.
The media is owned by the Jews, so it is bound to paint a bad picture of the Muslims.
2006-08-16 05:30:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because islam says in the book of Sura "If you see a jew, kill him." Also in another section of the Koran it says, "When you meet an infedel, chop off his head make great the slaughter." The Christian Bible does not say such things. We don't fly your airplanes into your buildings either. Muslims started the Crusades by killing Christians first. Then christians fought back, and you muslims call us violent.
2006-08-12 11:42:45 · answer #5 · answered by stick man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey! Check the Bible, even they talk about not seeing the forest for the trees. Or was it something about not criticizing the straw in your neighbor´s eye if you had a beam in yours or something like that? In any case, That´s the dynamic of gossip too. Check the others so you can forget how flawed you are.
2006-08-12 11:44:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it was longer ago. Now they've specialize exclusively in political, emotional and spiritual violence.
2006-08-12 11:39:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it must be because islamists go about their violence in a cowardly way targeting no one in particular, just anyone anywhere, and only for the reason of having insecurity in their own faith.
2006-08-12 11:44:16 · answer #8 · answered by matt o 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"their history" THAT SAYS IT ALL
When we LIVED IN THE DARK AGES.
We don't sit on buses full of women and children with a backpack full of explosives and should "ollie akbar"
2006-08-12 11:41:15 · answer #9 · answered by AdamKadmon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im christian but i don't think islam is violent its just the extremists out there who are violent.
2006-08-12 11:40:53 · answer #10 · answered by novaicedogs9 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋