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Originally posted by IowaStatePhiPsi
Just showing that many world religions are violent at some point and all are constantly adjusting and changing to meet the collective viewpoints of their members. Many in high places get off of founding---> bad things happen. Many want change---> change happens, but often slowly.
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You haven't shown anything. Islam in its beginnings was a peaceful religion. In fact, after conquering Northern Africa, Spain, etc., that area experienced a real golden age in terms of art, religious freedom, architecture, technology, etc. The current Jihadist Islam is more of a creature of nationalism mixed with religion than anything else (a hell of a dangerous thing).
Yes, religious movements do change. They change due to outside and inside influences. That doesn't in any way justify or explain the condoning of some of the brutal things they do in their societies. This is the 21st century, NOT the 17th. The standard isn't the same. We and they have far more collective knowledge, a bigger picture of the world, etc. This is not as simple as John Calvin having a teenager executed in Zurich for talking back to his parents.
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