Of Religion And Radical Islam

Submitted by John R (United States), Jan 27, 2007 at 18:06

Bravo! Nice piece.

I myself am no fan of religion.

However a few points:

There are cosmic differences.

How many people in the past 7 years have been killed by Christians and Jews in the name of faith?

How many people in the past 7 years have been killed by Muslims in the name of faith?

Can anyone on this board answer these questions?

With regards to Dr. Pipes contention on radical Islam, Dr. Pipes believes there is such a thing as moderate Muslim or Islam. I used to say there are no moderate Islam or Muslims but I do now, like Dr. Pipes.

However, while we both agree that there is such a thing as moderate Islam or Muslim, my belief is not in the same way as Dr. Pipes.

Dr. Pipes believes that those who commit violence and terrorism and despise non Muslims are not following true Islam therefore they are called radical Islam or radical Muslims, and that those who are peaceful follow the teachings of Islam, hence moderate. No, it's the opposite. Those who commit violence and terrorism and despise non Muslims in the name of Islam are the TRUE ISLAM. They are the ones who follow the teachings of Islam. They are the ones who are faithful to the religion. And those who are moderates are those who refuse to believe and follow their religion or follow their religion 100%. They are the ones who are not dedicated to Islam but are merely related to it by being born with the religion of Islam because their parents were Muslims. They are even those who go to the mosque but do not listen to the lectures or listen to it 100% much like Christian churchgoers who go to church and yet do not listen to the pastor or priest who say non Christians will go to hell and are not to be followed and respected.

The bible is full of malevolence and violence but there are churchgoers who ignore them. The same with Muslims who only partially follow the Koran. They are the moderate Islam or Muslims, not the true ones.

There are also people on this board who say that much like radical Islam, there are also radical Christians and radical Judaism. Elements of our media such as Rosie O'Donnell also is an example. She says radical Christianity is as dangerous as radical Islam.

Just how many murders have radical Christians such as the KKK and Neo-Nazis committed in the past 7 years compared to radical Islam? Just take a look at this Sunni-Shiite abomination. Is that happening with Christians and Jews today? The comparison is far-flung that the analogy is severely flawed and utterly misleading.

Dr Pipes board aficionados, answer my questions!

John R

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