Yes, ISIS is virtually identical to Shi'ism

Submitted by Michael S. (United States), Jul 27, 2014 at 15:27

"And I guess ISIS = Shi'ism as well."

If "=" means "very similar to", then, "Yes!" In Sinai and Gaza, Sunni terrorists connected with the Muslim Brotherhood are fighting arm-in-arm with their Shi'ite Iranian "brothers". While they're shooting at you, it's very difficult to tell them apart.

In Syria, it is true that Sunnis are fighting against Shi'ites... and Sunnis against Sunnis... I guess no Shi'ites against Shi'ites yet. Is that significant?

In Mexico, more people have died in recent years from rival drug gangs fighting one another and the Mexican Army. Of course, all those gangs are offshoots of the same godfather, and most of their members are former Mex. Army members. The fact that people are willingly to ruthlessly kill one another has nothing to do with ideological or religious differences -- NOTHING. All it shows, is that the people involved are killers.

Herman was right. Al Capone was a "moderate" gangster, when he was partying with friends. When he ordered rivals killed, he became an "extremist". Islam itself teaches hatred, intolerance and murder of Jews, Christians and other non-Muslims. It's all right in Qur'an, in black and white.

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