Capitol Hill gathering to inspire Muslim aggressio

[Sam]

was one of the prayers prayed last Friday by the several thousand Muslims, "death to all infidels"?

[Walks_in_islam]

Possibly. Was one of the prayers prayed in church last sunday "death to all abortion doctors" or even "death to all Muslims/Catholics/homos/name it"? Possibly. Heard and in the line for an answer? Unlikely.

Originally Posted by Sam

was one of the prayers prayed last Friday by the several thousand Muslims, "death to all infidels"?

[Esther]

Originally Posted by Walks_in_islam

Your title of "inspiring agression" when the actual events were obtain a permit, schedule a day of prayer, meet and pray, then go home seems a bit histrionic don't you think? Matching "islamaphobia" with the phobia of christians that some third-world Muslim countries have only brings one down to their level and undoes over 200 years of building something better for the world.

Do you not find the muslims being aggressive in Euruope?

[Walks_in_islam]

Not as aggressive as the church was in europe before our country was formed. I reiterate the necessity to guard the separation/protection of religious practice and government itself. Europe is guilty both of persecution / banning of the practice of the religion in some areas and of giving up communities to sharia law in others. Neither practice is accepted in our own country and we should continue to ensure that they never are.

Originally Posted by Esther

Do you not find the muslims being aggressive in Euruope?

[Nitehawk013]

Christianity at it's very worst is still better than Islam at it's very best.

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by Walks_in_islam

Not as aggressive as the church was in europe before our country was formed. I reiterate the necessity to guard the separation/protection of religious practice and government itself. Europe is guilty both of persecution / banning of the practice of the religion in some areas and of giving up communities to sharia law in others. Neither practice is accepted in our own country and we should continue to ensure that they never are.

I think it is quite telling that you compare modern Islam with a several hundred year old version of Chirstianity.

That is, in my opinion a very accurate depiction.

[John Atkinson]

Originally Posted by Nitehawk013

Christianity at it's very worst is still better than Islam at it's very best.

Not so much. Crusades, inquisition that kind of "Christianity" is something the world can do without, it was as bad or worse than extremist Islam.

Violent fanatics of any flavor need to go away. And just because a person subscribes to Islam doesn't automatically make them a bomb throwing Jihadi.

[Walks_in_islam]

I am quite certain that what you think is 'telling' has no bearing on this discussion. "Chirstianity" as you so elequently put it has its own bloody past. The mixing of violence and religion is nether new nor is it limited to Islam. Pick any religion, put an extremist in charge, and violence follows. No matter what 'book' the extremists are holding. The "several hundred year old version" of "chirstianity" was still burning innocent women alive who were accused of witchcraft in our own country. Catholics and protestants in Ireland battled it out until just a few years ago. The list goes on and on for centuries and centuries. You don't know your church history - fine. Pretending that these things cannot, do not, and have never happened in the name of "the church" is self-delusional.

Putting checks in place is something our forefathers were wise in doing. For all of us. "Chirstians" too. Implying that a group of people who gather peacefully to pray "inspire agression" only reflects the aggression that you feel because they simply gathered. Aggression is a "fight or flight" mechanism that is triggered by fear. In this case the most likely cause of fear is simple ignorance. The demonstrated fear and ignorance thus reflect a measurable and observable lack of faith in your own path.

Originally Posted by Ferd

I think it is quite telling that you compare modern Islam with a several hundred year old version of Chirstianity.

That is, in my opinion a very accurate depiction.

[Walks_in_islam]

It's very important to be "better"....LOL

Originally Posted by Nitehawk013

Christianity at it's very worst is still better than Islam at it's very best.

[Sam]

Among Christians we have the KKK, John Birch Society, inquisition, and white supremecists but they do not actually represent all Christians nor what I understand to be the spirit of Christ. Is this the same as the Shiites, terrorists, suicide bombers, etc. in Islam who may or may not represent the spirit of Muhammed?