Sharia Law & Muslims

[xi_o_teaz]

Sharia Law--it's not just for Muslims, anymore!

As a long-time student of Comparative World Religions, I have made every attempt I can to be open-minded about people's beLIEfs and cultures. I've embraced (and often, practiced and/or tried) a great many Paths that most Humies would find utterly repugnant, disgusting, &/or perverse. But I have

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[primaldog]

Well, simply put--the hate-speech Muslim leaders get all the PR, especially in the West. And you have to admit, suicide bombing is a very effective measure to get said PR. Perhaps, instead of broadbrushing Islam as a whole, we should focus on those factions of Islam that push fundamentally harmful ideals.

Or, as I generally say, in the end no one is innocent--the idea of a "religion of peace" is a myth. Honestly, when I hear "suicide bomber" in the news, I'm going to think "Muslim", or rather "radical muslim" or "radical Islam" even. I'm not going to assume this is the case with all of Islam--just like I'm not going to assume that all Christians are bible-thumping, sheepish maniacs (though again, those are the ones often in the news, or that some of us CHOOSE to pay attention to, because they fit our narrow worldview of what said religion should be like. Doing any amount of research is--gasp--just too much footwork.

Then again, I do tend to notice a quite vogue and popular habit of some people in the Pagan or Magical communities to broadbrush monotheists and attach any number of silly stereotypes and narrowminded drabble without really seeking to learn any different. Monotheism is not something I was ever able to stomach, but I certainly won't paint said groups with the same brush simply because of a bunch of fuckups who want some amount of attention and/or power at the expense of others.

[xi_o_teaz]

I'm not going to assume this is the case with all of Islam--just like I'm not going to assume that all Christians are bible-thumping, sheepish maniacs (though again, those are the ones often in the news, or that some of us CHOOSE to pay attention to, because they fit our narrow worldview of what said religion should be like.

I agree with this.