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Originally posted by jubilance1922
First I'd like to say that I'm saddened by some of the comments in this thread. I'm a Muslim, and it saddens me to see the level of disrespect that my faith is receiving, both in the world and in this thread. I can tell you right now, that TRUE Islam is a peaceful religion, and that those who choose to do otherwise will have to answer for their actions.
That said, I'm distressed that very few people think its wrong to desecrate someone else's holy book. Think about it: if it was a Bible, would you be upset then? Disrespect is NEVER good, especially when it harms more people than the unintended. I've never bashed someone else's beliefs, but I often find myself and my faith under attack from those who are too ignorant to go out and try to understand.
If you TRULY want to know what Islam is about, pm me.
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That is your interpretation of Islam. I have had this discussion with people on this board and many of those Muslims do see my viewpoint. My viewpoint is that religion is interpreted by people differently. There are quite a few people who do believe in violence and are Muslims and believe in cutting off body parts according to Sharia and might even consider you not to be a real Muslim. You will say they are not true Muslims and they will say the same of you. The problem is that there are not just a handful of people with that viewpoint anymore.
And yes, there is a problem with desecrating or disrespecting any book, but no book is worth dying for and certainly not killing for. Perhaps your interpretation of Islam differs from those in the middle east that did want to kill and did die after Newsweek released a report; I don't know.
-Rudey