Can't blame Islam for this one ... 80% of the populace is Christian.
Christians don't do stuff like that.
Can't blame Islam for this one ... 80% of the populace is Christian.
Israel is FAR from a theocracy, and is a secular state. Iran is a theocracy in theory, but doesn't exactly run under Shiite Sharia Law.
The United States was founded by persecuted Christians and funded by persecuted Jews. It was intended to be a Free State where persecuted religions could freely be practiced. It has become a state where tolerant religions are viewed as weak and attacked, while totalitarian religions are encouraged and even funded.
Eli
Christians don't do stuff like that.
Many a man calling themselves a Christian have done things like that, and that seems to be the litmus test we use today for defining Islam, is it not?
Haym Solomon, among others.Please elaborate.
Christianity is under constant attack in the US today, while islam is encouraged and allowed to run rampant. The main reason Judaism isn't constantly attacked here is people are afraid of being labeled anti-Semite in a country in which nearly half the world's Jews live. In Europe, Jews and Christians alike are under constant attack and told to be "tolerant" while islam grows exponentially.Which tolerant religions? Ones that think men should be put to death because of their sexual preference?
A Jew is defined by ethnicity, Judaism is the religious practice of said ethnicity. One can become a Jew, but the process is similar to become a citizen of another nation.Israel is for the Jewish people is it not? Aren't the Jews defined by Judaism? Does the state of Israel not fly the Star of David? Does Israel not face annihilation by surrounding states because of their religion? Do they not offer citizenship to Jewish people all over the world?
Religion defines Israel regardless of the fact that it is accepting of free practice. In fact, that is a mainstay from it's roots as a UK colony, and a continuation of Western sympathy.
Iran is defined by Islam in the same manner. It was created in a religious fueled coup, and is dictated by Ayatollahs both politically and on a state level.
The United States was founded in a vastly different manner. Catholic states and Protestant states convened to create the United States. It was created out of the demand for individual representation rather than an entitled settlement of an ancient land holding. The free practice of religion was far down the list of grievances the colonists had with England, but was a demand because of lessons learned from history.
Weakness is attacked ... that is how nature works. That is why "weak" creatures develop defenses. While the mainstream Islamic populous is inert, there is a growing element that is not, and frankly it will become an issue, because Jews and Christians and even Atheists don't regularly strap bombs to themselves and go blow up a bunch of civilians. The IRA did that, but that has since been dissolved, and was regional.
Haym Solomon, among others.
Christianity is under constant attack in the US today, while islam is encouraged and allowed to run rampant. The main reason Judaism isn't constantly attacked here is people are afraid of being labeled anti-Semite in a country in which nearly half the world's Jews live. In Europe, Jews and Christians alike are under constant attack and told to be "tolerant" while islam grows exponentially.
Eli
its when they make being gay what defines them that bothers me.
Which is why we're losing!
A man that sodomizes another man is to be put to death. Period. That is a law from G-d that applies to all people of the world.
Eli
grounds for banning, then so be it.
It has become very personal, that is for sure.
Can't we all just agree to disagree?