[Serious Discussion] Religion

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Grim link=topic=28190.msg388913#msg388913 date=1306306210]
Haha, right.
Dumbest shit I've read in a while.

Dumbest reply I've read in a while.

Religion doesn't incite terrorism, it's the terrorists themselves who claim their actions are justifiable by the religion they claim to follow.

The teachings of Islam aren't of terrorism, hate, descrimination, violence, and manipulation. It's of repentace, forgiveness, peace, honesty, and purity, to mention just s few.

It's also specific on treatment and behavior towards other religions. Not teaching to hate or be violent or ill mannered towards them, but behaving towards them as if they were also Muslim. The exceptions are specified, such as. If there is conflict between a Muslim and non-Muslim, a Muslim is to side with the Muslim, aslong as the Muslim isn't going against Islamic teachings.

The media are widely responsible for the linking of religion and terrorism. It's a shame so many people these days take the media information as fact, they're a business out to make money, so they need to make their product as eye catching as they can within the law.

Take for example, football. The champions league final is this weekend, some Man Utd fans arrive at Wembley and spot some Barcelona fans. The Man Utd fans start attacking the barca fans, and chanting pro Man Utd songs.

The media report would call them Man Utd fans, but also define those supporters as hooligans, saying they're not real football fans. They make distinctions between Man Utd fans and hooligans interested only in violence, because they know that it's the truth. Yet when it comes to terrorist who associate themselves with Islam, they'll not mention that these terrorists aren't true Muslims, they'll call them Muslim extremists.

There's nothing in Islam to support the terrorist actions, yet somehow the media say it's extreme Islam.

Terrorists are terrorists no matter what religion they claim to follow. They're not true followers of the religion, more like wolves in sheeps clothing.