Various News Reports:
From sea to shining sea: Mosques are being vandalized across the country, with the latest incidents at mosques in Queens and Fresno, California on Wednesday. In Fresno, Imam Abdullah Salem discovered a pair of signs at the Madera Islamic Center, one of which read, "Wake up America, the enemy is here"; a week earlier, a brick was thrown at a window at the center. Meanwhile in Queens, a man barged into the Iman Mosque in Astoria, shouted anti-Muslim slurs at the worshippers, and peed on prayer rugs. "He calls us terrorists, yet he comes into our mosque and terrorizes other people," said one worshipper. "This is a true hate crime."
Some intelligent discussion(s) on the subject
I just don't get it - we supposedly judge individuals on their own actions, yet people are tarring all of Islam with the same brush because of the extremists of 9/11. Doesn't anybody study history? Hitler lumped all Jews together. Both Canada and the US are ashamed of their actions in interning citizens of Japanese descent during WW II on no evidence whatsoever.
ReplyDeleteMost Muslims are decent, well-behaved responsible people.
I don't get it either, Monica. I posted this w the hope of starting a dialog on the situation. I think it's getting pretty serious. Just the other day, a drunk college kid got into a NYC cab, asked the driver if he was a Muslim. When the cabbie said yes, the kid stabbed him in the neck. This is nuts, just plain nuts & it's got to stop.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely do not get it - and I really do not get how people that are the most outspoken claim to be both "American" and "Christian".
ReplyDeleteThe most Christian and most American thing to do is to embrace the good people of the Muslim faith. Christ preached acceptance and love of your fellow man, and one of America's founding principles is the freedom of religion.
Every religion has extremists and problem people within it's ranks. When someone decides their answer is the only right answer, and that people that think differently are somehow beneath them, or that their piety gives them privilege, you promote a culture of elitism, which leads to extreme reactions that are justified in the name of god - no matter how you name him. Should we be considering banning churches near playgrounds (or Catholic Schools, or Altar Boys) because of some past issues with Priests? Every religion has it's historical heinous acts performed by evil people in the name of that religion.
This overt negative reaction is doing NOTHING to promote peace and understanding. Blanket condemnation of an entire group of people based on the acts of one portion simply increases the hate brewing, increases conflict, increases violence. Which is the devils work if you want to put it in religious terms.
Ergo, Satan is behind all the anti-Islam protests and those participating are doing the Devils bidding.
I totally agree with your comments, Cory, but frankly I prefer not to put it in religious terms because I fear that is what these other folks are doing.
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