21 sats \ 15 replies \ @TomK 28 Jun \ parent \ on: Why everyone loves to hate Christians bitcoin
yes of course from a humanist point of view religion should never be used to divide people into groups. but the reality is that Islam, as it appears today, is clearly politicized and used as a power vehicle.
Islam, as it appears today, is clearly politicized and used as a power vehicle
sadly, in most places it is; but then it doesn't mean all muslims are bad ppl - I'm surrounded by some of the kindest humans and they are Muslims, but I see them as living humans being instead of muslims. đź‘€
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Not all Muslim are bad people but their leaders are dangerous.
Muslims have trouble coexisting peacefully with non Muslims.
Muslim countries don’t have a reputation for tolerance and diversity
The religion is about converting the heathens. If they don’t convert, kill the men, rape the women
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"Not all Muslim are bad people but their leaders are dangerous"
One can say the exact same thing about foreign policy advisers in Washington or Jerusalem, the evil of all leaders around the world says nothing about the people living in these countries who are in fact the first victims
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Fair point
Can Muslims coexist with the West? History has shown us the answer: big fat no
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I can coexist with Muslim who convert to anything else
I guess multi-respect is the key, ppl used to respect others' religions during the Ottoman time, and even till now, I'm still around Christian and Muslim friends here, but yeah, politically wise, they don't want you to see this is possible, ppl living harmony with each other, and it's been like this for centuries.
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Natalia is being deliberately naive to defend Islam
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And then you add missionaries and pressure to convert… result is conflict and violence
We saw this after the printing press and reformation. 100 years of religious wars