Zone1 San Antonio Express peace and love and Islam

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San Antonio Express News
Opinion by Cameron Vickrey, Shaimaa Zayan

We are a Christian and a Muslim. We are Texans.

We have also witnessed anti-Muslim sentiments in recent weeks and months, thanks to the fearmongering about Shariah from Gov. Greg Abbott, and other top Texas officials and political candidates.

One of us, Cameron Vickrey, had such an experience during a recent conversation with an acquaintance. He was lamenting learning how a number of mosques opened in Texas last year. He explained that he doesn't feel safe, and he said he worried about "jihadists" promoting a dangerous ideology.

We would counter that none of us deserves to have our religion judged by its worst adherents, and just like Christianity, which is also capable of producing violent extremists, Islam teaches peace.

Christianity has been in the cultural majority for the past 250 years in the United States, so even most non-Christians are somewhat familiar with the faith's teachings and values.

But there is little such understanding of Islam. And in the place of curiosity and wonder, fear and hatred easily take over.

In response, we decided to share what we believe are the most influential and important teachings of our faiths.

Let's see if there is any crossover.

For Christians, everything centers around love. Love God, love your neighbor, and love your enemy. These teachings may sound simple, but they are not simplistic.

To love God is a commitment to a way of life. Tending to our relationship with God becomes a lifelong task. To wonder and even question matters of faith deepen our devotion. Loving God means living our lives in a way that reflects that love outwardly.

In Islam, love is a moral action. It guides Muslims' relationship with God, people and all creation. In Islam, relationship with God is built through regular reflections, remembrance and humbleness in worship. It requires trusting Him and striving to live according to His guidance.

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The authors of this article are being naive.
Islam's goal is to create a Caliphate and the genocidal erasure of all other faiths.
The Muslims have repeatedly committed mass murder atrocities in our country, and some how they are the victims of Islamophobia.
They are just as bigoted and violent as the klan and the neo nazis.
Gov Abbot has a duty to protect the Texas citizens from the Islamic hate and violence.

 

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It is hard to understand the Far Left's defense of Islam

 

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Did they forget about the Fort Hood Islamic terrorist attack?
And why aren't these terrorists attacks ever called hate crimes?

 

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Cameron Vickrey's complete ignorance of Islam shows her naiveite.
1. Muslims are instructed to use "taqiyya" (lying) to protect the religion and its followers. There are Muslim Imams, Ayatollahs and Mullahs (holy men) who choose to be honest and admit their religion does NOT tolerate other religions and non-believers.
2. The word Islam has nothing to do with peace but rather, "to submit."
3. The ongoing conflict between the Shiites and Sunnis is because each believes the other is not truly "Muslim."
4. The reason for migrating to non-Muslim lands is for the purpose of "da'wah" (migrating for the purpose of transforming non-Muslim nations into Muslim nations).
5. In small numbers, they maintain friendly relations with the dominant civilization, but once huge numbers accumulate, they demand laws in that nation change to meet beliefs and if denied, they claim persecution.
6. The general policy in "infidel" lands is: First, hold conversations to convince non-believers to convert to Islam. Second, if that fails, use coercion. Third, if that fails, use threats. Fourth, if that fails, use violence.
7. You can't find non-Muslims in Arab nations, outside of diplomats and their families in separate compounds and contracted labor (temporary).
8. Western style clothing on women under Islam is Haram (unacceptable). If they tell you otherwise, refer to #1.
9. For over a millennium, Islam has waged war into "infidel" lands solely for the purpose of conquering them. When they realized that the west was too powerful, they've now come up with the ingenious solution of simply flooding those same lands with "unarmed" mostly combat-aged men, claiming "asylum." Once entrenched, the pressure is put on the host nation and Muslims "asymmetrical" warfare ensues.
10. Islam's Theocratic religious leaders have made it clear that Muslims cannot live peacefully alongside non-believers and those who embrace western civilization have learned that their way of life is in danger of being destroyed by a Theocratic Hyper-Patriarchic and oppressive 7th century culture in which women are treated as second-class citizens and gays and lesbians have two choices flee under its rule or be imprisoned and die at its hands.