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Wars
Think of how many wars were
in the name of God?
- The crusades? Was this
done in God's name to keep the holy land Christian, or was it
because some Kings were bored and wanted to be remembered?
- Northern Ireland? Was
this because there were a problem between protestants and
Catholics, or was it because social problems?
- 9/11? Was this an
Islam war against the USA or was it a group of people that were
jealous of the USA? That misunderstood Islam or simply was mad
at the USA?
History is full of wars
and conflicts in the name of God or Allah. I am surprised at 2009,
we do not know that God or Allah does not want war. Religion is
based on Respect, understanding and love. It even says in the Bible
that we should love our neighbours. I read one poster that said
Religious wars is people fighting over who has the best imaginary
friend. This is true. Those that kill believe in a God or Allah that
we do not know.
The latest we have is
this so called war of terror. The 9/11 was a disastrous event that
opened every ones eyes. This was done in the name of Allah. Again I
doubt that. I remember that day and the weeks that followed. I
remember hearing about suicide letters where they were promised a
place by Allah's side. That makes me sad and even mad. I will not
judge who comes in heaven and who doesn't, but I doubt people that
kill other people will make God or Allah happy.
One place we see where
hatred was the cartoon incident in Denmark, where a Danish
journalist drew Muhammad. They were satire, and many thought they
were insulting. I would have expected that this incident would be
forgotten. Six months after they were printed, the Muslim world was
in an uproar. Danish flags were being burnt. Danish goods were being
boycotted. Danish embassies were being bombed or burnt. After all is
said and done, it is a question about respect. The Danish journalist
shown no respect for Muhammad. The whole discussion was Freedom of
speech, and if the Muslims didn't overreact, then I would have
understood them. Freedom of speech does not mean you insult others.
But the Islam demonstrations turned to hatred and violence. For the
Muslims, it was a bad PR. The Danes who have not noticed the
cartoons were outraged after the violence. Hatred spread hatred.
Muslims has isolated themselves more in Denmark. Is this in God's or
Allah's name?
I was speaking with this
Muslim on MSN. He assured me that I would not get to heaven because
I would not convert to Islam. It does say in the Koran that a Muslim
should convert others. The problem is that the Bible says the same!
So what happens when we go around converting each other. Does
convert mean we torture and force people to be a religion, or do we
just inform and let them make their own minds up. This war on
conversions is also something that can annoy me. It is foolish and
does not show respect for people to make up their own mind.
Religions should learn that people have different ideas of who God
is. It is important that we know our own religion. Then we will be
able to learn about others while protecting our own faith. When we
understand and respect other religions, then the world will be a
better place. We do not have to accept what other religions say if
we do not believe in it, but we have to respect that people believe
in another religion
When we do something in Gods name, we should think if it is in Gods
name, our name or our imaginary friend
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