Further more...
I suppose what I'm rallying against in the previous post is not Islam in particular as a a religion but a group of fanatics who as a minority are trying to prevail upon us alien restrictions and limit freedoms that we have fought long and hard for - since the time of Magna Carta.
Why is it alright for me to be able to criticise one religion in the strongest terms possible and not another?
I personally believe that it is ungodly, unChristian & downright evil for the Roman Catholic Church to preach in Africa that condoms are evil and chastity is the way forward. This is a policy that has and will condemn millions upon millions to long and painful deaths. Personally I believe Pope John Paul II has gone to hell for it. Would a caring loving God really condemn so many of his children to death if he could save them?There! You see... I bet Catholics aren't terribly fond of me now.
But I also want to ask, why do so many suicide bombers incite the name of Mohammed as they prepare to blow themselves up? Why is it that Islamic organisations are so prevalent in these tragedies and not other national or tribal groups? Last time I checked we didn't invade Islam.
So why the feeling of such intense hatred - why do the religious leaders of Islam feel sothreatened by Liberal Democracies if all is as rosie as they claim?
These are hard questions that require hard answers and must be answered in order to resolve many of the current problems.
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Don't forget that Islam is a political system as well as a religion.
The Religion of Islam is therefore under threat, as the fanatics see it, where ever there is a move towards real democracy.
The best example is Turkey, a country where decades of secular & semi-democratic rule is coming under attack by an Islamist government. The secularisation has however gone too far.
Given the choice that comes from freedom, people of all races reject absolutism. Rule by Islamic Law is a form of absolutism.
Where Truly Islamic parties win elections, it is a rejection of previous non democratic regimes, not a choice for lack of freedom. Given the choice the electorates will later reject those parties too.
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