Christian/Muslim ThreadsCHRIST IN ISLAMThe reasons that many Muslims resorts to violence is not because of the teachings of their faith, but merely political reasons. Over the past centuries the Islamic world have been in decline, due to incomptence of Muslim leaders as well a Christian imperialism, However, when the Islamic world was in their peak, it was one of the most tolerant society in the world, they allowed freedom of religion, wheras the Christians of that time were involved in persecution of other religions as well as their own. Many religious minorities as well as Christians with different views were branded as "heretics" and were burned at the stake in Europe. Jews were often scapegoats and were even blamed for poisoning wells and causing the plague by the church. Women were burned and drowned by religious authorities for being "witches". The Catholic church was responsible for the death of thousands during the Inquistion. Religous civil wars between Catholics and Protestants were common during that time. After all these religious tensions were sorted out in Europe, they embarked on a quest for imperialism, to spread their religion to the "uncivilized" world. They forced many natives to convert to Christianity by their military might. After the World Wars, secularism gained more root in Western society which caused many Western nations to allow more freedom for minorites but it still took a long time for blacks and women to have equal rights. I am not saying Christianity is a violent religion, but it definitly has a history of violence. So is it fair to say that Islam is backward and the only religion that is prone to violence? NO, Christian Civilization had just as many problems as the Islamic world is having today, It will take time for Muslims to adapt to modern concepts of free speech, they should not resort to violence and terrorism to solve many of the problems in their society just as Christians did in the past. |
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