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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Mani1 who wrote (155425)11/30/2002 9:47:35 PM
From: i-node  Read Replies (1) of 1579669
 
I think we both can agree that you know nothing about Islam other than what you have seen on news TV since 9/11.

No, we can't. While there is a great deal of information out there about Islam since 9/11, I've been aware of the violent nature of Islam since the Salman Rushdie incident, perhaps before.

I don't disagree with questioning the whole religion based on the recent violent events, but to make such condemnations based on limited and one-sided source is a mistake.

I have looked for any evidence to the contrary, and I find none. Please don't misunderstand; there are other violent religions (I suspect more people have died in religious disputes than any other kind). However, the fact that a variant of a religion could be construed such that a "contract killing" is authorized is sufficient for me to see the truth about a religion. Similarly, that suicide bombings could be tolerated, let alone encouraged, by a religion, ought to make one think twice about it.

I have no complaint against those who practice the religion devoid of its violent overtones. Nevertheless, the violence most certainly is a component of Islam, at least from the perspective of a large number of Muslims, that is at the heart of these problems.
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