07-03-2007, 10:27 PM | #21 |
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I don't know if they are only the "extremists" or not, but 25% of young male American muslims in that poll released a couple of weeks ago said suicide bombings killing innocent civillians are justified. Extremists or not, that is too many.
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07-03-2007, 10:31 PM | #22 |
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If Islam would speak out against the extremists as vigorously as they protest Western misunderstanding of their faith, I would be more sympathetic. Where is the moderate voice of Islam railing against extremism?
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07-03-2007, 10:36 PM | #24 | |
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07-03-2007, 10:41 PM | #26 |
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becuase moderate voice of islam draw low attention ,while extremists voice are heard every where even they are making an extremely small portion of a one and half billion muslims..guess why?
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They probably see us "Christians" occupying their lands, using our power to get cheap oil, and killing their people by the thousands. Maybe if if our Christian nation set a better example, they would welcome us in at some point. If we were in their shoes, I doubt we would want to convert either.
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The image of Islam is that of a cavedwelling madman in Pakistan, willing to kill at the slightest movement without provocation. It is not the image of the peaceful Al-Ghazali, preaching spiritual refinement to meet God. Moderates will be overrun by radicals if moderates don't become more active.
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ironically we have the exact word "mullah" with the exact pronounciation here in farsi except it has a very positive connotation in here not many slamic scholars deserve to be called mullah though.. Roomy ,Abi Sina ...are among who we tend to call them mullah and you better calm down..we are just talking ..if you hate to hear me in here , i could leave .
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