True reflection?

Question

As a catholic, i have been very interested in researching religion from a young age. However, today i find a lot of stuff said in the media about other religions i.e. Islam which is not true. Why is it after looking up new questions on here that i find people bad mouthing other peoples religion even though they have no knowledge and that they are just a product of biased media. To me is christianity and to them is theirs, but lets not judge them over what we are told by a very unreliable source. What we see today is a one sided story - agreed?

Earl D - that quotation is taken out of context. If you read the version, the whole passage refers to a particular event and point in time. It is not fair on them if we start taking single sentences out of other peoples religion just to say they are evil. If so, there are plenty of things which others can do to our bible.

Look at your answer....Qur’an:9:88 and Qur’an:9:5? what happened to 9.60,70,80?

Answer 1

Yes sorta.

Our media recently did a colours of Australia, to do something positive about the Cronulla riots. That was quite nice with seeing how the Muslims lived and the other religions....

I do believe some people are a product of the media and don't search it out for themselves. I don't slam other people's religions because its not helpful to any cause particularly the one about living at peace with all people.

Answer 2

I agree with you. SOme of the people here have nothing better to do then attack islam and islamic people. I mean if they are spending all of there time attacking other religions when do they have time to follow there own....

Answer 3

Media is always one-sided because the government control the tv stations.

Answer 4

We are all waiting for the people you are talking about to either ask or answer good questions or get fed up and find somebody else to annoy. Don't try to push your stuff onto us, and let them all worry about their stuff (ignore them like most of us do) LOL

Answer 5

Believe me I'm not sticking up for the media. But you forgot one big factor, man or mankind.

Traditions of man.
Rituals of man.
Doctrines of man.
Fallacies of man.

If people would study God's Word,
they would be so much closer to truth.

As to being judgmental of others, we are to exercise our mind by studying God's Word. So we can spiritually discern, right from wrong, and good from evil. God is judge, but we must spiritually discern people.

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Answer 6

I agree. Its good to see that there are people out there that respect other religions.

Answer 7

I have done my research and am glad you are doing yours. I wish more people would. I get so upset with the knee jerk answers people give in this section. I really don't care what people believe as long as they know what they believe and why they believe it!!!!

Answer 8

You've read the Quran. Would you like some direct passages:

Qur’an:9:88 “The Messenger and those who believe with him, strive hard and fight with their wealth and lives in Allah’s Cause.”
Qur’an:9:5 “Fight and kill the disbelievers wherever you find them, take them captive, harass them, lie in wait and ambush them using every stratagem of war.”
Qur’an:9:112 “The Believers fight in Allah’s Cause, they slay and are slain, kill and are killed.”
Qur’an:9:29 “Fight those who do not believe until they all surrender, paying the protective tax in submission.”
Ishaq:325 “Muslims, fight in Allah’s Cause. Stand firm and you will prosper. Help the Prophet, obey him, give him your allegiance, and your religion will be victorious.”
Qur’an:8:39 “Fight them until all opposition ends and all submit to Allah.”
Qur’an:8:39 “So fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief [non-Muslims]) and all submit to the religion of Allah alone (in the whole world).”
Qur’an:9:38 “Believers, what is the matter with you, that when you are asked to go forth and fight in Allah’s Cause you cling to the earth? Do you prefer the life of this world to the Hereafter? Unless you go forth, He will afflict and punish you with a painful doom, and put others in your place.”
Qur’an:9:123 “Fight the unbelievers around you, and let them find harshness in you.”
Qur’an:8:73 “The unbelieving infidels are allies. Unless you (Muslims) aid each other (fighting as one united block to make Allah’s religion victorious), there will be confusion and mischief. Those who accepted Islam, left their homes to fight in Allah’s Cause (al-Jihad), as well as those who give them asylum, shelter, and aid—these are (all) Believers: for them is pardon and bountiful provision (in Paradise).”
Qur’an:8:5 “Your Lord ordered you out of your homes to fight for the true cause, even though some Muslims disliked it, and were averse (to fighting).”
Qur’an:24:53 “They swear their strongest oaths saying that if only you would command them. They would leave their homes (and go forth fighting in Allah’s Cause). Say: ‘Swear not; Obedience is (more) reasonable.’”
Qur’an:4:74 “Let those who fight in Allah’s Cause sell this world’s life for the hereafter. To him who fights in Allah’s Cause, whether he is slain or victorious, We shall give him a reward.”
Qur’an:4:75 “What reason have you that you should not fight in Allah’s Cause?” [Another translation says:] “What is wrong with you that you do not fight for Allah?”
Qur’an:4:76 “Those who believe fight in the Cause of Allah.”
Qur’an:4:77 “Have you not seen those to whom it was said: Withhold from fighting, perform the prayer and pay the zakat. But when orders for fighting were issued, a party of them feared men as they ought to have feared Allah. They say: ‘Our Lord, why have You ordained fighting for us, why have You made war compulsory?’”
Qur’an:4:78 “Wherever you are, death will find you, even if you are in towers strong and high! So what is wrong with these people, that they fail to understand these simple words?”
Qur’an:4:84 “Then fight (Muhammad) in Allah’s Cause. Incite the believers to fight with you.”
Qur’an:4:94 “Believers, when you go abroad to fight wars in Allah’s Cause, investigate carefully, and say not to anyone who greets you: ‘You are not a believer!’ Coveting the chance profits of this life (so that you may despoil him). With Allah are plenteous spoils and booty.”
Qur’an:4:95 “Not equal are believers who sit home and receive no hurt and those who fight in Allah’s Cause with their wealth and lives. Allah has granted a grade higher to those who fight with their possessions and bodies to those who sit home. Those who fight He has distinguished with a special reward.”
Qur’an:4:100 “He who leaves his home in Allah’s Cause finds abundant resources and many a refuge. Should he die as a refugee for Allah and His Messenger His reward becomes due and sure with Allah. When you travel through the earth there is no blame on you if you curtail your worship for fear unbelievers may attack you. In truth the disbelievers are your enemy.”

Go look them up yourself.

Not only does the media brainwash but so do Islamics, they are out to undermind and convert and you sound like an easy mark.

Answer 9

Agreed. I think what you are doing is cool.

Answer 10

ok I`m gonna type....... but at 03.14 in the morning your question is to boring to go any further.