2007-03-29 09:41:34 · 20 answers · asked by Marwan Arikat 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yes.
2007-03-29 09:43:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Most definitely.
Muslims make up a good 1/4th of the world's population, demonizing them means that there is 1/4th of the world that will be constantly under attack and treated as less than human. Additionally, as Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country has 1/3rd of the world's natural gas reserves and controls the waters through which 2/3rds of all commercial ships pass, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, etc. have most of the oil, etc. there is always going to be demand for these things, which will lead to war to take these commodities if peaceful negotiations can not be established, which are far more difficult when one person treats another as a demon.
To paraphrase what the Bosnian Mufti said on NPR, "This is exactly the sort of hatred which preceeded the Holocaust in Germany, exactly the same sort of hatred which preceeded the genocide in Bosnia. People claimed that would never happen, but it did." Of course, it's not like those events led to war...oh wait..they did.
Additionally, if Jews, Christians, and Muslims can't get along with so much in common, what hope is there for the rest of us?
2007-03-29 11:00:57 · answer #2 · answered by Geoffrey J 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Islamics are demonizing themselves and are hurtful for world peace!
2007-03-29 09:56:37 · answer #3 · answered by Geo Washington 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely. As a former Muslim, I can tell you that an overwhelming majority of Muslims are very nice people and stand beside the American beliefs that a lot of the governments of the Middle East need to be overturned and restored in some better form of government. Whether or not that mean a democracy should be up to the people of those countries, but they all agree that the "extremists" are giving the entirety of the religion a bad name, when in fact these "extremists" are a very minute percentage of the Muslim population.
2007-03-29 09:52:03 · answer #4 · answered by Maverick 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely! Demonizing anyone's religion has detrimental affects on world peace. And prior to stating one's opinion on whether or not one religion is superior to the next, they should have the fundamentals down with regards to what the religion is about. After all, how can someone hold a compelling argument if they don't have a good base to start from?
2007-03-29 09:50:06 · answer #5 · answered by Maddygirl 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes. But then while Islams become outraged at people demonizing them, they do not show their outrage at the fundamentalists blowing themselves up. And staying silent in the face of terror is also hurtful for world peace.
2007-03-29 09:47:29 · answer #6 · answered by Andrew S 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't know if Islam it self is peaceful or not, but these people who kill in the name of islam aren't peaceful
it has nothing to do with not knowing about what a person's beliefs are.
gw
2007-03-29 10:14:15 · answer #7 · answered by georgewallace78 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
absolutley. i'm not sure but isn't Islam the most popular worldwide religion?
we must be careful not to demoniz Islam. it's small radical movements within Islam that breed hate and intolerance and use terrorism.
there will never be world peace. but we can try.
2007-03-29 09:52:52 · answer #8 · answered by Diggy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
islam is the latest totalitarianism to try for world domination and will be destroyed like the ones that came before them....
they call it peace once they force you to convert to islam.
notice that there are no islamic countries that grant equal rights to non muslims, they call that peace too, but a slave is still a slave no matter how well you treat them. none of use are free unless we are all free.
beware of muhammad the robber, raper, murderer, pedophile, false prophet of doom, jesus wannabee.
Islamic origins
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/c...
Origin of Islam
http://www.allaboutreligion.org/origin-o...
his hate of man's best friend
http://www.answering-islam.de/main/silas...
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
yah, muhammad is in the bible.......
this one best describes him....... and evil islam
Matthew 7:15 (Whole Chapter)
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Matthew 24:11 (Whole Chapter)
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Matthew 24:24 (Whole Chapter)
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Mark 13:22 (Whole Chapter)
For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
Luke 6:26 (Whole Chapter)
Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
2 Peter 2:1 (Whole Chapter)
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
1 John 4:1 (Whole Chapter)
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
http://bible.com/
2007-04-01 15:10:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The radicals can't be "demonized" sense they haven't stopped being demons. They are and always have been demons. Here's the big hint, they are still cutting people's heads off.
2007-03-29 12:21:06 · answer #10 · answered by Kevin A 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How could it possibly be hurtful to blame 1.5 billion people, roughly 20% of the world's population, for the fanatical actions of an incredibly tiny minority (less then 1/100th of 1%).
2007-03-29 09:45:07 · answer #11 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋