The_Chameleon
Grandmaster
I don't entirely agree with that. To suggest that all religions are created equal is questionable. If someone has a grievance regarding a religion, then let them put it out there, but not in a way that is intended to offend. I see the Quran as a war manual in religious clothing and don't mind saying so. If someone wants to present evidence to the contrary, so be it. I am open to having that discussion. However, as for aiming to incite and enrage the people who hold that religion sacred, I think this demonstrates contempt and disrespect not for the belief system, but for the people. When I saw the blurb about Muslim immigrants thrashing and pi$$ing on a Virgin Mary statue, I was outraged, but here's the thing, if it were a statue of Mohammad being thrashed and pi$$ed on, I would be equally outraged. Not because it is disrespectful to a religion, but because it's a vile expression of contempt for a people. Without some, even most basic semblance of human decency, a person surrenders their humanity and becomes little different from a rabid animal. It doesn't matter at that point whether they point to religion or the constitution to justify their actions, it doesn't apply because those words were written for people, not animals.Good points, but I would like to point out your more right than I believe you realize. For example on Sept. 15, 2001 Frank Silva Roque, a white American Christian took the life of a gas station owner in Mesa Arizona simply because he thought the owner was Muslin, he wasn't. Then you also have white supremacist who are most often Christians like Wade Michael Page who used a semi automatic weapon to kill 6 people in a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Then there was Christian anti-abortion terrorist who killed doctors or fire bombed abortion clinics. There are 100’s of incidents over the last few decades where some form of terrorism was carried out by Christian extremists.
I am not defending or condoning any kind of terrorism, but it’s like I stated in my earlier post, you can’t condemn an entire religion without condemning them all.
- Chameleon