Should "religions" that promote violence for the sake of "god, man or advancement" be determined terrorist or should "free speech" allow advocating of violence with in religious groups?
2007-02-16 06:45:58 · 14 answers · asked by edubya 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yes, they should be considered terrorist in their intent.
No, free speech should not allow for the inciting of violent action by extreme religious groups. It's not covered for the average person of any affiliation.
2007-02-16 06:50:36 · answer #1 · answered by leftist1234 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No religion preaches violence. Any religion which advocates violence is not religion but extremism. Religion itself is a way of disciplined life. It is the individuals at the top of religious groups who prompt violence. No religion can survive at the cost of another religion. After all all religions speak the same thing in different languages ; then where is room for fight. Is it not the way that it is misinterpreted?
2007-02-16 14:54:15 · answer #2 · answered by atom45 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No real religion promotes violence. It is only those who take things too far who promote violence, and the religious leaders they claim to be fighting for almost always say that they do not support the actions.
2007-02-16 15:01:18 · answer #3 · answered by Esma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe in free speech. However, whenever these people are advocating violence, they should be called out and stood up to. They should be publically humiliated by showing in their respective books writings that advocacy of peace and tolerance. Christ was an example of that. And, I've read parts of the Koran that advocate the same. Those who are in power of the pulpit, or the synogogue, or temple are usually the ones that abuse that power for their own gain. They should definitely be called out to be humiliated and reveal their hypocrisy, vanity and abuse of their own religion.
Anyone here see "Jesus Camp" yet?
2007-02-16 14:53:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No religion advocates violence. Extremest do. Comparing Al Qaeda to Islam is like comparing the KKK to Christianity.
2007-02-16 14:50:30 · answer #5 · answered by marah p 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
You can be in church and call certain people sinners and just about anything else, but advocating violence crosses the line.
2007-02-16 14:49:31 · answer #6 · answered by ck4829 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They have the freedom to believe what they want. They better realize that if they want to be violent little savage children, they will be investigated, put under survailence, and treated as enemies of the state.
2007-02-16 14:49:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sure - including Christianity.
2007-02-16 14:52:05 · answer #8 · answered by Lilith 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
you mean like in the bible where it says an eye for an eye ?the crusades by the Christians ?
2007-02-16 14:57:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All people who wage war in the name of God are full of crap!!!
If only God created man that would mean all of humanity not just Anglo/Saxon wealthy men!!!
2007-02-16 14:50:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋