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Originally Posted by abc_123
Why do some people need to read that book?
Which posts to you categorize as circular hate? Why?
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The ones blaming an entire religion, Islam in this case, for the actions and interpretations of the few, simultaneously ignoring equivalent violence and ignorance in both the Old and New Testaments.
"A World Without Islam" describes the extremism, as well as the overall stagnation of the majority of the Middle East/South Central Asia, as a function of history and circumstances, not as a function of religion. Islam brings nothing significantly different to the table from Christianity or Judaism. In fact, all three of the Abrahamic religions are nearly mirrored.
The fact that as an overall populace Christians and Jews have "evolved" past their antiquated, violent interpretations of their religious texts is further a function of other factors, not solely of the religion. Had American and European civilizations been predominately Muslim and Middle Eastern civilizations been predominately Christian and history remained the same, there exists no doubt in my mind that the end result today would be no different.
If you see ridiculousness and violence in Islamic holy texts and not in Christian and Jewish texts, then you are a fool who is either willfully or blindly ignorant. The end result is the same.
The enemy of America is not Islam. The enemy of America is the mindset that believes the previous statement. With that being said, I work with others who share my opinion as well as those who absolutely hate and want to kill everyone who is a Muslim. I've noticed neither has an effect on their ability to do their job.