Medieval thinking personified. I have nothing against anyone practising any religion. Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Taoists, Confucianism, Chinese folk religions, native American religions, etc., etc., etc. Is only ONE the real thing?
There's nothing wrong with praying to a higher power whatever it is. It's a real shame that there is so much hatred from some religions in the 21st century. Do we all have to follow Christianity? Islam?
Live and let live. Our constitution gives us freedom of religion as well as freedom FROM religion. Too bad radical Muslims don't believe in that, as well as radical Christians too but unfortunately today it's radical Muslims we fear.
I don't know of Christians, Jews, Buddhists, etc., that stone unbelievers and make women cover themselves from head to toe. Or allowing the murder of a child who marries out of their religion. I realize it's a minority, we hear about the good and honest Muslims, but they're afraid to speak out!
We have to learn to live and let live and allow people to pray to their own higher power without fear of violence. Enough hatred already and you know who I mean....Iran, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, torturing their own people, caning young people, beheading enemies, but oh, we torture with waterboarding. Give me a break.
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itamarscomix
12 years ago
Religious-based hate is all the same, and religious extremism always leads to hate. I'm Jewish (by birth, not by choice) and while there aren't many Jewish suicide bombers, I can tell you personally of experiences with Jews throwing rocks and dirty diapers at cars whose owners drive on Saturday; or who don't allow their wives to leave the house; or who threaten women on buses who dared sit in the front rows. I can also tell you of rabbis who molest their own students and Jews who break into mosques and kill Muslims; these are solitary individuals, but the religious establishment does do its best to sweep these cases under the rug.
It's mere coincidence that, specifically in our lifetimes, radical Muslims are the ones who pose the biggest threat, at least globally, but in the bigger historical view it will be a stain on them like the Inquisition is a stain on Christians, but there's no real difference between the two - as long as radical religiousness means knowins - not believing, KNOWING - that your faith is better than other people's, it will lead to hatred and violence.
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