| PhiPsiRuss |
08-24-2004 11:46 AM |
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Originally posted by IowaStatePhiPsi
If you've noticed whenever someone comments closely to "oh Islam is a violent religion" I bring up examples of the violence of Christianity. I haven't brought up much of the violence of Judaism, but those can be found in the bible.
ETA: I should find some of the violence of Hinduism, but since the majority of users on here are American and the majority of Americans are Christian, I dont think such examples would be useful.
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There is a difference in time frames. Biblical violence in Judaism occurred long, long ago, and on a scale that is much smaller than what was done in the name of other religions. It was never systemic, and it really was just isolated to individuals who happened to be Jewish.
The systemic violence done in the name of Christianity was also done a long time ago.
The systemic violence done in the name of Islam reflects the relative immaturity of the religion. Islam has yet to go through some type of enlightenment that reconciles its religious fundamentalism with secular arts and sciences. On one level, Islam is no different than other religions at other points in their history.
What makes the current struggle within Islam different is that it is occurring after the advent of mass media and WMD. These are realities that can not be ignored. Jihadist Islam has to face tougher scrutiny and opposition because the stakes are so much differnet, and so much higher than ever before. |
