Erm.Islam, like any religion or belief system, is what the believer makes of it.
What they make of it is largely determined by environmental experiences, family, and societal influences.
I have a lot of Muslim friends, and for a large part they are the most compassionate, progressive people I know. Some of them are more conservative or have what I would consider odd views- but because of who they are as people, not because of their religion...
Islam isn't the problem, Christianity isn't the problem, Atheism isn't the problem.
People are the problem.
(What they make of it is largely determined by environmental experiences, family, and societal influences.
I have a lot of Muslim friends, and for a large part they are the most compassionate, progressive people I know. Some of them are more conservative or have what I would consider odd views- but because of who they are as people, not because of their religion...
Islam isn't the problem, Christianity isn't the problem, Atheism isn't the problem.
People are the problem.
Fishcat Difficult difficult lemon difficult.,
Thu 13 Aug 2009, 22:55,
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This hard^^^^I'm a Christian, but that doesn't mean I am a Creationist.
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!,
Thu 13 Aug 2009, 22:58,
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