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Islam needs a non-violence movement

Reader comment on item: Bush Returns to the "Religion of Peace" Formulation
in response to reader comment: Islam - A Bipolar Religion

Submitted by Prashant (United States), Oct 6, 2011 at 03:15

Today in Somalia 70 people were killed in a suicide bombing by Islamic militants . The outfit Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. I do not know whether the victims were muslims or otherwise. The country, date, time, and who the victims were does not matter. From the riches of America where Major Nidal Malik Hasan (among many others) struck to the poverty of Somalia where Al-Shabab struck, the story is the same: some Muslim decides to kill others to advance the cause of Islam. And, while this goes on, Muslims around the world keep quiet and invent excuses. They blame the west, the Hindus, the Chinese, the Christians, the Kafirs, the America-supported tyrants, the Jews and they blame everyone else but themselves for what some of them are doing around the planet.

I think Islam needs a home-grown non-violence movement. Some Muslim person has to rise somewhere in the world and has to say that all excuses aside, it is not right to kill others. He or she has to stand up and say that killing others is not acceptable even if it is to advance the cause of Islam. He has to say that violence is unacceptable even if the Islamic prophet and scripture commanded the believers to use violence. He has to say that violence is justified -if at all- only when sanctioned by a large number of independently thinking and free people.

If/when such a home-grown movement starts Islam's image will start changing and peace and respect will come to Islamic societies.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
1uncanny similarity between Quranic and Gadhafi's calls [116 words]TedFeb 23, 2011 03:52182905
Islamic peace? [47 words]The lone catJun 4, 2009 21:11156779
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"Religion of Peace"??? [172 words]Patricia ZentaraDec 30, 2007 20:22117167
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Reality Check for Bush [109 words]John GreenDec 30, 2007 14:49117136
1Islam - A Bipolar Religion [433 words]Raymond S KraftDec 30, 2007 13:56117132
Bipolar Religion [28 words]Boyd WhiteJan 28, 2009 18:55117132
2Islam needs a non-violence movement [256 words]PrashantOct 6, 2011 03:15117132
HE SAID WHAT???? [58 words]MJDec 30, 2007 13:18117128
Bush Returns to the Religion of Peace formulation. [429 words]kim segarDec 30, 2007 12:56117126

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