condenm islam as a violent religion and yet refuse to admit to their religions violent past?
2006-09-17 21:32:17 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hell, forget 'past', brother - what, the Christian church is never guilty of violence anymore?
It's pure irony. And it takes someone on the outside - like ourselves - to realise that what potentially makes Islam violent is not anything especially endemic to the Muslim religion, but rather the exclusiveness, mob mentality and 'feeling of victimisation' present in all major religions.
Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Religious power kills.
2006-09-17 21:35:58 · answer #1 · answered by XYZ 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
For starters, many Christians don't take the time out to get all the facts on Islam. I know it's not tradition, but I feel it is important to examine texts from other religions. It give one an opportunity to see others' psychology.
Yes, we do admit to mistakes of the past, like all human beings do. For those of us who choose to look at history, we learn the dangers of dogma. Yes, what killed many innocent people (including Christians) was Pharisee-esque dogma. Church leaders chose to add crazy rituals and traditions and made it impossible for others to get their own revelations of the Bible.
Today however, there are some Christians who choose to be complete idiots and say we have never made such mistakes.
2006-09-18 05:11:53 · answer #2 · answered by Curious Student 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because that would mean confirming how hypocritical they are, and they've never been about that.
Remember the crusades?
And this is the past to the future, so should we not turn a blind eye to the violence to the religions of today, since second chances will be given in the future?
2006-09-18 04:34:19 · answer #3 · answered by ronintama 2 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Finally, someone who speaks the truth which Christians have always been in denial with (Crusades, genocide of the Jews in World War 2, Ku Klux Klan, slavery of the Negroes).
Thanks bro for helping me strengthen my belief that there are still people who believe in telling the whole truth and not just a factoid.
Peace.
2006-09-18 04:34:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
christians do not condemn islam but they do condemn the violent acts of some muslims who use their religion as an excuse to do such violent acts.
2006-09-18 04:41:04 · answer #5 · answered by yue 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Please don't make the mistake of associating the "violent past" you've referred to or condemnation with Christianity. As ironic as it seems neither of them have anything to do with the core beliefs of Christianity. Just another example of an ignorant and/or selfish soul trying to profit from an endeavor carried out in the name of Christ. There is no violence or condemnation in TRUE Christianity. Though extremely unfortunate, those who adhere to these teachings without injecting their own self seeking dogma are in the minority. Many so called "Christians" seek to put themselves at odds with the world and declare all other religions "enemies" when in truth they are the worst enemy of all to the faith that they identify themselves with.
2006-09-18 04:49:07 · answer #6 · answered by Celestian Vega 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes, but every religions past is violent
now only 100% purely existing religion in this world is Islam! And only purely 100% existing revelation is Holy Qur'an All other revelations are corrupted! The only true God Allah-almighty/our creator/the creator of universe
2006-09-18 04:35:51 · answer #7 · answered by sameera 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
They control the media. The followers won't know that.
2006-09-18 04:52:34 · answer #8 · answered by Avatraz 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christianity's violent past...okay, but Islam's violence is in our present.
2006-09-18 04:36:15 · answer #9 · answered by tokyocowboy 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Jesus's death is an violent situation is it right
2006-09-18 04:44:08 · answer #10 · answered by ustahd m 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋