Radical Islam will hurt us all

Submitted by Randy (United States) (United States), Sep 6, 2009 at 02:38

I have been reading over 50 threads of this article. I have strived to listen with an open mind what many have said who claim to hold to Islam.

If I were to accept many of the views for what you say they are, then I would be left with the following:

1. Jihad is an inner struggle; striving to grow spiritually.

2. Jihad can mean war, but if so, it is for defensive purposes and there are other "radicals" who take it out of context.

If your radical brothers of Islam continue to kill, bomb, threaten, mame, and show no compassion on the rest of the world, and other peoples, and nations attack those radical brothers of yours, who love to hide among the general population, then those who claim Islam to be peace will fight in order to defend themselves. Although you may not directly bring the aggression, your radical brothers do, and you are caught in the crossfire, and defending yourselves as instructed in the Qu'raan.

STOP YOUR RADICAL BROTHERS!!!

Also, Jesus Christ, as held by Christians, is more than a prophet, He is, in fact, God Himself. As Christians, there is no need to strive and work in hopes that you will be in heaven with God. There is a guarantee that if you live for Him, He will insure your place in heaven. Plus, you receive His blessings, strength, wisdom, understanding, love, peace, self-control, and joy now.

If you believe that Christians (or Jews) have not acted according to their faith, I would regretably agree. In all faiths, there are radicals and those who talk about faith, but fail to live it out. However, their foolishness does not erase the Truth of the Creator, and Light of the World, Jesus Christ.

Seeking Peace.

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