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If you really want to get into the suicide bombers, you get irrational behavior in any cult, and the majority of muslims would ascribe suicide bombers as cultists.
Indeed, most Christians in this country aren't mired in poverty with the only education they got being in stilted "bible study" schools that engender an obvious xenophobia.
The home schooling phenomena may change this. I would certainly describe my wife's relatives that home school as xenophobic and their education stilted, but that is a whole other kettle of fish.
I dont' see Christianity as being any different than Islam. The only real difference between "99.9999%" of Christians in the US and Muslims in Pakistan is a thin veneer of wealth and secular education.
It is that prevalence of secular,*liberal* education that keeps "99.999999%" of Christians in the US from being just as xenophobic as the products of the radical madrassas.
Gotta chafe, doesn't it?
If you really want to get into the suicide bombers, you get irrational behavior in any cult, and the majority of muslims would ascribe suicide bombers as cultists.
Touche.Not really surprised that you assumed my thoughts behind my post.
Am I not allowed to acknowledge that I may be wrong?
Never heard of Sharia law? If not, read up on it. It's pretty shocking how widely accepted it is. Even in Britian there are communities using variations of it.
As for the virgins, here is a translation from the Quran itself: "Verily, for the Muttaqun [righteous], there will be a success (paradise); gardens and grapeyards; and young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age; and a full cup (of wine)" (An-Naba 78:31-34).
Even if you do want to refer to those situations do you really think they're comparable to what we see in the middle east? I'm sorry, it's just not very often that I hear about a Christian reciting chants and proceeding to blow themselves up or decapitate someone.
Yes, I clearly have an uneducated opinion on this. This is just a reflection of the media and my peers around me. I even acknowledged previously that I may be wrong.
Having both Judaism and Roman Catholicism in my family background, I'm not bothered by any notion or system of spiritual law. To more modern, secular sensibilities it may seem strange -- but historically it's not very distinctive.
This drives men to blow themselves up? I wonder. Seems like there's a few steps missing in the syllogism.
In kind, yes.
Meh, lots of really poor people in the world aren't blowing themselves up for their God.
I never understood people that hate home schooling. With my kids in public school, I get to see the watered-down they are being taught. I can understand why some might choose home schooling -- but it takes some serious dedication. Don't see where xenophobia fits in.
Then you don't see the obvious.
I'll be generous and say that only 0.5% of Muslims may be of the radical variety. There are 1 billion Muslims in the world. You do the math.
By the way, in terms of wealth, India is not far off from Pakistan, and Hindus aren't blowing themselves up.
This example is a fail every time it is used. Why not throw Columbine in there too, Tavis?
Why is it a fail? It's payback for Mt. Carmel and Ruby Ridge.
Sorry, read it out of context. My bad.
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