Why is everybody so afraid of Islam/Muslims?

[SmellsLikeCurlyFries]

Seriously. I never understood it myself.

 

[Harpuia]

Easy. They fear what they don't know.

Not to say that there aren't violent radical Muslims in this world... I just seriously doubt it's your lab partner.

 

[SmellsLikeCurlyFries]

According to the FBI, about 6% of terrorism in the U.S. is Muslim.

7% is Jewish

 

[Harpuia]

According to the FBI, about 6% of terrorism in the U.S. is Muslim.

7% is Jewish

I'm pretty sure it'd be a no-brainer that the majority of terrorism in the U.S. would be Christian by sole virtue of there being more Christians than any other religion. I wouldn't really go by those stats.

 

[SmellsLikeCurlyFries]

I'm pretty sure it'd be a no-brainer that the majority of terrorism in the U.S. would be Christian by sole virtue of there being more Christians than any other religion. I wouldn't really go by those stats.

Except that's not the case. The majority of terrorism was Latino at 42%. Christian terrorists, I assume, are somewhere in the 16% of "Other".

But, really, the population of the U.S. is irrelevant. This is terrorism *in* the U.S., not necessarily done by citizens of the U.S.

Of course, if I'm not mistaken, the statistics are mirrored in the rest of the world.

 

[Harpuia]

Except that's not the case. The majority of terrorism was Latino at 42%. Christian terrorists, I assume, are somewhere in the 16% of "Other".

But, really, the population of the U.S. is irrelevant. This is terrorism *in* the U.S., not necessarily done by citizens of the U.S.

Of course, if I'm not mistaken, the statistics are mirrored in the rest of the world.

Uhhh....

The demographics don't exactly match. One is an ethnicity, the other is a religion.

 

[SmellsLikeCurlyFries]

You're referring to Christians?

 

[Humble Pie]

Just saw a bunch of them having a spat on the news.

 

[SmellsLikeCurlyFries]

Just saw a bunch of them having a spat on the news.

Where and about what?

 

[Harpuia]

You're referring to Christians?

Latinos, Communists, and Jews, for example, aren't part of the same category of demographic. I speak by category of demographic, which we were talking about religion. Last I checked, you can be a Latino Communist Jew. You can't be both a Christian and an atheist... without making some new hybrid term.

 

[Theofane]

Seriously. I never understood it myself.

Have you ever heard of a man by the name of Osama bin Laden? Do you remember what happened in New York City on Sept. 11 2001?

Where you are from, exactly?

 

[Harpuia]

Have you ever heard of a man by the name of Osama bin Laden? Do you remember what happened in New York City on Sept. 11 2001?

Where you are from, exactly?

I wouldn't see why that's a reason to be afraid. We showed plenty that bin Laden should be afraid of us.

 

[HakeemSupreme]

Have you ever heard of a man by the name of Osama bin Laden? Do you remember what happened in New York City on Sept. 11 2001?

Where you are from, exactly?

I remember - thats why I'm afraid of Saudi billionaires.

 

[EdwinWillers]

Seriously. I never understood it myself.

Who is the "everybody" about whom you speak?

 

[OldWiseGuy]

Seriously. I never understood it myself.

Look at what is happening in Afganistan as a result of the accidental burning of some Korans. Can you imagine the same response by the West if some Bibles got accidently burned by Muslims?

 

[Ernst Junger]

Latinos, Communists, and Jews, for example, aren't part of the same category of demographic. I speak by category of demographic, which we were talking about religion. Last I checked, you can be a Latino Communist Jew. You can't be both a Christian and an atheist... without making some new hybrid term.

The type of terrorism is being classified by intent, not by demographic. If I am a white, male, subscriber of Dog Fancy, and Sikh who decides to blow up a cat-toy making factory out of hatred of cats, the type of terrorism isn't male, sikh, or white, but Cat-Based Terrorism.

Likewise, if a latino communist jew blows up a factory out of his communist convictions its communist terrorism. if he is part of a mexican street gang which performed public beheadings to cow a community it is latino terrorism, and if he opens up a chain of payday loan shops charging 1,200% APR its business as usual.

 

[conamer]

Prophet of Doom - Islam in Action - Muslim Gunman Murders 7 Students at Jerusalem Yeshiva - "There is no cause that could ever justify this action." - Condoleezza Rice

I could be action like this and how Islam justifies it(Qur'an/Hadith), and how the people celebrate afterwards?

Or this:

Prophet of Doom - Islam in Action - Muslim Bludgeons, Strangles, Stabs, and Burns Girlfriend's Family - Father and Sister brutally murdered.Mother beaten, burned, and left unconscious outside the family's blazing home.

There tolerance of other faiths:
Islamic Group Tells Muslims: ‘Don’t Attend Rituals of Other Religions’ | The Jakarta Globe

Tolerance of homosexuals:


Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

Then there is the 1,400 year record of Islamic conquest.

 

[Living in the Light]

Christians and Muslims can be friends. I work with several Muslims and find them to be just as friendly, nice, and civil as anyone else. To eliminate the fear and hatred of groups we don't understand, we must start at home. As a Christian, I am open to all friendships. I'm not exclusive.

 

[childofGod1]

I believe the demographics are divided up by the group each terrorist identifies himself/herself with. For example, Bin Laden identifies himself by his religion, while La Raza identifies itself by race, and leftist extremists identify themselves by political ideology. Each group or individual commits acts of terror based on the group/cause they identify with, not the other demographics they may happen to be a part of. Ivf I'm blowing up buildings in the name of communism, it's unlikely that I would be referred to as a Buddhist or white terrorist.

 

[Touma]

The religion itself is dark and demonic. Most of the people who follow Islam are better people than their Prophet Mohammed.