Something you should Know

Submitted by Tasha K (United States), Aug 17, 2006 at 17:38

John R.

I need you to know that not all ismalii Muslims act the way that these Muslims have. These Muslims have taken the religion of Islam to an extreme and given the world a view that is completely unacceptable. Islam is a religion of peace and the idea of Islam is to accept others and yes spread the faith of Islam but not the way these people are. Islam is not the responsible for the conflict in the Middle East, the people who actual believe that Jews shouldn’t be accepted and are killing innocent people should be the ones to blame.

I think you are putting something that someone has done and labeling a whole religion that has no control over what someone does or says. No you are right you can not blame the Israelis because they are being terrorized against. I have to say I am completely and utterly disgusted by your comment about how Islam says they shouldn’t exist. Can I ask you, have you studied the religion of Islam? Have you read the Holy Quran? Have you taken the time to see the good that come from this religion even if you do not believe in it? Islam is a religion that’s goal is to spread peace, but all the negativity in the world has caused the worst of impressions on to the Islamic community. ...

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