Isn't this incredibly disrespectful of troops based on religion?

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DBZnut is right in his statement that at LEAST 15,000 muslims are fighting in the US Army, for this person's very right to state that they don't matter. What is wrong with the people who think like this? Do they think life is deserved or not based on religion? I honestly still can not understand how people can be so cold. He should be happy they are not on the other side. I am a muslim woman, and I do have several members of my family who have served in the US Army. My grandfather was buried with the whole honor thing (please forgive me, I don't know the correct term). My grandmother was handed his flag. He had two Purple Hearts, among several other medals that are in my uncle's possession, because he is the eldest. Can you please share your thoughts on how ignorance is too common, and suggest ways of how we can teach our children to determine character of a person, and go by that instead of religion/skin?

Answer 1

It was the Prophet Mohammed himself who attempted to negate the positive image of the Jew that had been prevalent earlier. According to historian Bernard Lewis, the Prophet Mohammed's original plan had been to induce the Jews to adopt Islam; when Mohammed began his rule at Medina in AD 622 he counted few supporters, so he adopted several Jewish practices-including daily prayer facing toward Jerusalem and the fast of Yom Kippur-in the hope of wooing the Jews. But the Jewish community rejected the Prophet Mohammed's religion, preferring to adhere to its own beliefs, whereupon Mohammed subsequently substituted Mecca for Jerusalem, and dropped many of the Jewish practices.

Jews faced the danger of incurring the wrath of a Muslim, in which case the Muslim could charge, however falsely, that the Jew had cursed Islam, an accusation against which the Jew could not defend himself. Islamic religious law decreed that, although murder of one Muslim by another Muslim was punishable by death, a Muslim who murdered a non-Muslim was given not the death penalty, but only the obligation to pay "blood money" to the family of the slain infidel. Even this punishment was unlikely, however, because the law held the testimony of a Jew or a Christian invalid against a Muslim, and the penalty could only be exacted under improbable conditions--when two Muslims were willing to testify against a brother Muslim for the sake of an infidel.


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Answer 2

I live overseas in a military housing community. Really, here, its kind of a Utopia, we do not tolerate racisim of *any* kind here. I think, that at least among military families (I've been in around 8 different military communities, in and out of the states) that there is far less of that going on. Who really care what ignorant rabble say? The Military family is large enough that you don't need those idiots. We fight for their right to sat what they want... we cannot judge them.

Answer 3

it's just human nature to be stupid. as an american, i will stand up for muslims' religious rights just as quickly as i stand up for my own, simply because we should be free to make the choice to worship any diety we choose, or to not worship any diety at all. it was God's idea to give us all free will. that's part of what is meant in the book of genesis, where it states that we were made in the image and likeness of God. to deny a person of his own free will is to sin against God. sorry if this doesn't answer your question. to tell the truth, i didn't even read anything from the site you posted. lol. this is just what came to mind. but if it helps, my grandfather was a missouri-born german-american who did not learn to speak english until he was about 12 years old, yet he fought in the U.S. army during world war II. he served america to the best of his ability, and he suffered the same persecution as your grandfather probably did.

Answer 4

Your family is honorable and you have my deepest respect. The sacrifices your members have made should never be brought into disrepute. Thank you.
Generalizations have been brutal to many of good character. My call is for the house of Islam to sweep itself clean. Good leaders must pressure those who use their positions of power in promoting hate. Those who do rarely make headlines in the news. There is some progress but more is needed. When renegade clerics realize the whole of Islam stands against them, they will cease to see advantage in their blind rage.
I also believe, based upon the many, many posts I have read here, that the average Muslim knows next to nothing of Christ. When people stop thinking of themselves as slave they enjoy the freedom to learn.

Answer 5

15,000 Muslims are fighting in the US army? I realize some Muslims are in the Us army God bless them but where did you get you figures for the 15,000. The Army usually wont release information like that.

Answer 6

Great, so 15,000 Muslims are just as stupid as all of the Christians and other people who are fighting in this needless war!

Answer 7

I believe that he WANTS to hate. You're right, what's the point of asking a question like that (which was really a thinly veiled excuse to persecute)? There is no point to it. He just wants a group of people to hate. There is always an underdog, and I think it's because no matter what happens there are just people out there who want to hate someone.

Answer 8

He wasn't stating they don't matter.He was trying to use it as an example meaning that Italian- Ameicans were volunteering to fight against Italy,but the muslims of today won't fight against the extremists.

Answer 9

Great post! I hope everyone reads this and realizes that muslims do serve our country.

Answer 10

Perhaps you should take time to regather your thoughts and then post them again so that we can understand your point.