Digest this if you can stomach it! Critics of Islam frequently quote out of context the more aggressive passages of the Quran, arguing that these verses could easily inspire and endorse terrorism. They ignore the fact that the Jewish and Christian scriptures can be just as aggressive, if taken out from their historical context. For example, the Old Testament says: “Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man intimately. But all the girls who have not known man intimately, spare for yourselves” . Many violent Jewish and Christian groups have used these biblical texts to justify their actions. Crusaders used them against Muslims and Jews. Nazis used them against Jews. Serbian Christians used them against Bosnian Muslims. Zionists are using them regularly against Palestinians. But non-religious people have done the same in the name of one ideology of another. In 2011, Anders Breivik massacred 77 people in cold blood. Breivik allegedly hated Muslims and Islam and subscribed to a fundamentalist, right-wing Christian ideology. Of course, little to no mention was made by the media about Breiviks religious association, or that he was devout of any sort. The tragedy, and hypocrisy, of Western journalism (with some exceptions) is their hunger to associate such crimes with Islam. The display of violence and the killing of innocent people are indicative of a radical, and indeed extremist, mindset that is fundamentally opposite to the unanimous teachings of Islam. A more objective and scholarly reading of the causes of terrorism would inform us of a host of causal factors, including: radical ideology; empathy and association with radicals; socio-economic factors; personal experiences; criminal activity; racism and Islamophobia. All of these factors play a role, in one way or another, in the process of extremism and terrorism. The matter is thus complex, and it is culpably simplistic to attribute it to a single cause. By the way, each and every genuine Muslim is condemning these barbaric acts. That is All!
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 09:57:05 +0000
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