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PigParty · 06-09-2017

Posted by Colin

Maybe you guys think I'm hating on Islam, but I don't mind the religion or that people follow it, but there are definitely horrible teachings in it that needs to be addressed and not excused as with all religions at some point.

I don't think anyone can deny this, and it's made very clear in countries like Saudi Arabia that allow religion to influence law.

Yes, it has peaceful versus, but it also has violent versus, a lot of it seems to contradict its self but it makes a lot of sense that groups like ISIS could base their actions off Islamic teachings.

I'm not going to link ISIS related sites and information here for obvious reason, but anyone can easily research into the group on their own and easily tell how Islam has influenced them (especially Mahdi which is not widely accepted to my knowledge but is an Islamic belief that justifies a lot of ISIS's actions in their eyes).

Another thing we have to consider, just because Muslims in countries like U.S are peaceful does not mean they don't follow the poor teachings of Islam, I.E wanting death to homosexuals would not be tolerated at all, so they simply don't act on it (not saying they all believe it). The same is applied to Catholics/Christians, I do not believe in any of these religions and think it's fair to both criticize and attack any outrageous teachings they have.

This is something I agree with fully. I don't deny that they justify their actions based on Islamic teachings, but I guess the reason I separate them so much is because as a Christian, I believe there is only one interpretation of the Bible. There is only what Christianity believes in, and anyone who twists, manipulates, or takes passages out of context to fit their agenda is wrong. That's why I focus the blame on the people, rather than Islam. I'm not trying to argue with anything right now; just explaining why I believe what I do. Another peice of information I learned a while back that made me think about this topic the way I do is that ISIS recruits from Western countries many times may not even be Muslim, or they claimed to be, but don't know hardly anything about Islam. They're the disenfranchised people looking for somewhere to belong. It just made me believe that ISIS' appeal comes from more than just Islamic teachings or alternate interpretations. I also separate terrorism from human rights violations, mistreatment of women, and even the oppression of Christianity and other religions. Those to me seem more like power grabs and attempts to retain control for the Muslim men currently in power. Religious freedom threatens their control, as does gender equality, and more. Religion being involved in government is always bad. Government is run by self-serving, power hungry people. Anyways, that's why I feel the way I do about Islam and the Middle-East in general.