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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Last night there was a knock on the door. Missionaries. Sweet boys, who we thanked for their efforts, but said we were quite happy with or religion. Asked if they were hungry or thirsty. Polite kids, sent on their way with a smile.

ISIS knocks on your door - message is "convert or die". And they say they are doing it in the name of Islam.

It is not we who claim that people murder in the name of Islam - it's what ISIS does, it's what terrorists do. THEY say they are killing in the name of Islam. Who am I and who are any of you to qualify their statement by saying that's NOT the reason they are killing Christians? They say they are. I believe them. It is not Islamophobic to take their word for why they do what they do.[/quote]

When I see that catholic priests are constantly in the news for molesting little children (with little to no outcry from Catholic leadership and Catholic people I know in real life), I don't automatically assume that all Catholics are child molesters or promote pedophilia. I don't assume that their religion condones it (even though it is rampant in their community), I don't look suspiciously at Catholic men as possible child molesters. I don't know why it is so hard for people to make a distinction between a religion and its followers. Same goes with the westboro church. If I judged all Christians on the actions of that group, I would assume that all Christians are vile and hateful and it is the religion of Christianity that is to blame. Is this so? Should we accept the words and claims of radicals and extremists as the representatives of the entire group or are we wise enough to understand that maybe they are perverting a message for their own means? It doesn't take that much to understand that yes, while ISIS claims to be Muslim and is committing hideous acts in the name of
islam, most of their victims are Muslim, the people fighting against them are Muslim. Same with Al Qaeda, same with Taliban, same with every other insane group that claims to be acting in the name of Islam. Maybe instead of looking at the actions of a few crazies, look at the overwhelming majority that are peaceful, law abiding citizens. [/quote]

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