been away from this board for a while, come back, what do i find? The same old arguments. Crass generalizations, as per usual.
"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." How true. I'd rather people knew nothing about Islam, and have it explained by a moderate Muslim, than take quotes out of context. Seeing only part of the picture -- with regards to Islam, Christianity, or any other religion -- is just as bad as blindness.
Regarding "Islamic intolerance" for all other faiths -- when you are learning the Quran, the 6th Surah you learn ends with "To you your religion, and to me my religion." Tolerance of other religions was -- is -- ingrained in my upbringing, just like that of millions of other Muslims. Sure, there's millions of Muslims that are anti-Semitic -- just like there's millions of Christians that are anti-Semitic, or millions of Hindus that are anti-Muslim. And spare me the "holier than thou" arguments that are forming while you read this. There's a sizeable element of the American or Israeli nations that wouldn't mind lining up a bunch of Arbas/Muslims and shooting them dead, regardless of their innocence -- just like theres many Muslims that would do exactly the same thing to Christians or Jews given the opportunity.
People are people -- they stick with those that are like them, and dislike or even despise those that aren't. Religion is just another category to base likes and dislikes upon, just like skin color.
Reading some of the comments on this thread -- some people have quite the knack of ignoring history. Calling Christianity a peaceful misisonary religion? Sure, the religion itself is one of peace, but it has been used throughout history to justify crimes of the highest magnitude. Wasn't the mantra of Spanish conquistadors "For God, gold, and glory?" Those guys wouldn't have won any peace prizes. But people (in general) are willing to separate someone's religion from their actions -- as long as that religion isn't Islam, right?
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