Ravi
Diamond Member
Really? The bible isn't very fond of pagans and in fact equates them with the devil. And don't get me started on what some followers of the bible think the bible says about homosexuals.Killing is killing, whether by beheading or by knife or by gun, and I have already provided evidence in this topic that less than two percent of terrorist activities in Europe last year were committed by Muslims.
Even to Muslims in America, the kind of backward thinking and brutal tactics of the Middle East are alien and puzzling.
What we have is an Arab problem more so than a Muslim problem.
A hundred years ago, Arabs were nomadic desert tribes. A primitive people.
Today, they are the nouveau riche. Blessed with sudden wealth, but unsophisticated and still burdened with the superstitions and tribal mindsets of their recent ancestors.
Kind of like when you take a 22 year old kid and give him a multi-million dollar NBA contract. He's probably going to act like an idiot with all that newfound wealth for a while.
Christianity took millenia to civilize itself. Christians were still butchering negroes in my own lifetime. Our dark past is not so far behind us that we can look down our noses at Muslims. We can be repulsed by their barbarism, but we are in no way some kind of superior race or creed.
Great post. I agree, and it has definitely a lot more to do with the culture from which you came from. Muslims who live here in America, for the most part, are probably quite happy with their lives. I still don't really like a lot of Muslim beliefs though. As far as I know, they are the only religious group to point out a particular group/groups of people in their holy books to hate.