Why is it that the word terroist leads to thinking that it would be a Muslim?
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Because that is the only usage that you will hear on TV. Northern Ireland itself has about 5 distinct group. There are over 150 identified groups worldwide and less than 35 are Islamic. People's perspectives would be changed significantly if they were told about more than what the first couple of people of this listing seem to be going off of. Peace out.
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HELL NO! That's a very broad generalization. How do you know it was a muslim? Maybe he was just making fun. Don't jump the gun because of it. I probably would have said the same thing, or something similar. Does that make me a cruel muslim?\n\nThe person's name was "homer simpson"....there's no way to tell if he was muslm by that.
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He probably considers himself a descendant of Ali since he is the head of a theocratic Islamic state.  As such, what he says goes.  I believe it's a major difference between Shi'i and Sunni Islam, with the Sunni being less apt to allow their political leaders to determine their mode of expressing their faith.  Islam is a religion of orthopraxy and not orthodoxy.  In such religions, one places more weight on what they do everyday than they do in other religions.  Leaders are expected to perscribe what rules of behavior are to be followed by the people of their countries.
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As in all religions there are some that believe certain things and others that see it a different way. Islam is not a hate oriented religion at all, they just have some hateful offspring.  Same goes with all the other religions.
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Sounds like you might be a muslim?
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Those who believe in Nation of Islam are NOT muslims. According to Nation of Islam there came another prophet after prophet Mohammad (PBUH) which contradicts with Islam. And they also consider blacks to be superior then all other races, whereas Islam considers every one as equal. Simple as that.
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The real reasons seem to go back to the days of the Crusades and following invasion of Europe by Muslims.\nChristians and Muslims have been at each other's throats for centuries.  All in the name of God or Allah as the case may be.
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I don't think so. Arabic is a term which refer to a original culture appeared in Arabic peninsula. They have their own religious beliefs based on judaic monotheism. They consider Christianity a form of polytheism 'because religious belief about trinity which appeared after few centuries after Christ and was introduced by so called Christians o Greek filosofers. They see Europe and America as a land of false worshipers. On the over hand they consider liberty of press is used not for discover truths but to promote sex and over sins. It is a religious belief and a point of view. But it is not terrorism.  On the over hand they consider liberty of press is used not for discover truths but to promote sex and over sins. It is a religious belief and a point of view. But it is not terrorism.   Such beliefs can be founded in Europe, and in United States at Christian practice rs but this point of view is not viewed as a modern o progressist view. Even so it is not a terrorist specific point of view. Another problem is: "Why religion is used for politic manipulation worldwide?"  This is the real question.
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That would make you a Deist.  A Deist is a person who believes in a God, but believes God has taken a hands-off approach (for instance, God doesn't send prophets) with human life.  Now, there are different types of Deists.  For instance, George Washington and many of the Founding Fathers of the United States were Christian Deists, because they were Deist but had more Christian tendencies as well.  From what I can tell, you'd be a Muslim-Deist.\n\nI could be wrong about this.  Regardless, here is an article from Wikipedia.org on Deism that I hope you find useful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism
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I suppose it is a question of identity. You identify Islam with the language in which the Quran is written and spoken by the holy prophet; therefore you identify yourself with beautiful names derived from the language. (Operative word there; beautiful)\n\nHaving said that, not all arabic names are necessarily Islamic and not all Islamic names are of arabic origin. Names of prophets such as Ishaq, Yaakub, Yusuf, Yunus, Ayyub, Musa, Harun, Ilyas, Ilyasa', Zakariyya, Yahya, Isa are Hebrew names. \nMuslims in China and India use their ethnic surnames together with their given names. There are equally as many Johans, Julias, Julianas and Lindas among Muslims in the Far East as there are in the West. \n\nBut as they say, these are names by which you would be called on Judgment Day. So, perhaps, one might want to identify oneself with one's lot. Or otherwise, make it beautiful.
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Hi,\nI'm glad to get the opportunity to help you understand this situation.\n\nWhat happened to you is indeed very strange, from the books offered, the itch, the sore and the whole rest ot it.\n\nThe question here is: What does that person has to do with Islam? what does his reaction has to do too? As well as his behaviour to you and the kids? \n\nI studied Islam as a subject and can tell you that you have been very unfortunate to fall on a person that showed you a wrong image of a great religion.\n\nYour case is just one that could also happen to a muslim while visiting a christian family, isn't it?\n\nIslam is nothing of what you saw and heard!\n\nIt's very unfortunate when a person without or with only a little Islamic academic background try to call people to conversion...\n\nWould you care to read the following:\n\nFr. Theodore Pulcini, a priest of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, is Assistant Professor of Religion at Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013. His articles have appeared in Diakonia, The Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Church Divinity, Commonweal, and St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly. His essay is reprinted from New Theology Review. \n\n\nMuslims now constitute a significant minority in Western countries, most notably France, Britain, Germany, Canada, and the United States. Consequently, those in the West engaged in theological discourse and pastoral work can no longer consign Islam to the outer limits of their universe of religious concerns. Islam is no longer just "over there," an exotic feature of distant cultures; it is a well-established component of our own religious landscape and deserves attention from all who work to further the Reign of God in our culture. \nHaving taught courses in Islamic civilization as part of the religious studies curriculum at both secular and church-related institutions, I can give ample testimony to the antagonistic images of Islam obtaining in, and actively perpetuated by, many Western circles. In some cases, it is alarmism that fuels the antagonism ("Muslims are taking over the world!"); in others, the indignation of post-modern Westerners who resent the very existence of a powerful religious tradition which seems to foster "unenlightened" values ("Islam is intolerant, it oppresses women, etc."). It is a situation fraught with the real possibility of bigotry and violence.\n\nAs "people of religion," we can be particularly effective in shaping religious sentiment toward Muslims in our society. We can either stoke the fires of antagonism, feeding into the dominant societal trend of "demonizing" Islam and Muslims; or we can fight those fires, challenging people to come to a well-informed, balanced appreciation of this "other" in our midst. Most of us, I assume, would affirm the desirability of the latter option. I would like to offer a few suggestions as to how that option might be realized.\n\nFirst, expose the caricatures -- both our own and those of others. Such caricatures are usually based on the assumption that Islam is monolithic and that Muslim communities are homogeneous. Both assumptions are false. Just as there are many "Christianities," there are many "Islams" and most have very little to do with "Islamism," that militant, extremist fringe of Islam which, despite its claim to "traditionalism," actually violates such perennial Islamic values as tolerance, forbearance, hospitality, and broad-mindedness. A number of excellent resources can help you in this process -- see the attached reading list. All the recommended authors are Christians who have done much to dispel the rampant misinformation concerning Islam.\n\nSecond, reflect on what underlies our tendency to caricature Islam. Many in the Christian world have thrown themselves headlong into the process of challenging the traditional shape of our society an
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Because some brands of Islam seeks to impose its views on the world by force. As to comparing religions, not really sure where you get that from; I have not heard many people doing such a thing.
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Right now when people hear "Muslim" they instead think "terrorist."  I know better than this, but unfortunately, you're going to get a lot of ignorant answers to this question.\n\nThe Muslims I have known have been very loving, very sincere about their religion.  They behave very kindly towards others.  I notice two other things about them:  one is they tended to be a little more superstitious than I expected.  Another is that they tended to not hang out a lot with non-Muslims.  \n\nTake care
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Am not a Muslim, but might have a lot to do with the fact that Islam as a religion only started about 1400 years ago, therefor there doctrine would supersede the words of the Mosaic laws as they received the New Words of God at this time!
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The Nation of Islam and or the Muslim believers are not the same thing as terroists.  It's like saying all white people are terrorists because of Timothy McVeigh.\n\nWe all have different beliefs and there are bad apples in every group.  Yes, Osama did terrible things to our country and he is Muslim but I personally do not believe ALL Muslims are like this - in fact from what I read - very opposite.\n\nNow as for the war in Iraq, this was nothing more than 'cleaning up Daddy's mess' because he didn't finish it when he started.  \n\nI do feel bad for all the Muslims that are being 'treated poorly/differently' because Osama 'claims' he is Muslim and that 'Jihad' must be declared.  He's more insane than Bush -- but not by much (and Bush is a 'Christian' - again there are bad apples in every group)!
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There could be many reasons though I can only think of one: \n\nWe are all getting a bit uptight about Islam. Everybody including politicians are condemning Islam. Therefore, Muslims over the world are a bit..... how should I say..... frustrated......??? They see anything like this against them. A few years back, I should have also thought like this. (that ransacking muslim graves is racist and anti-religious)
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You have a point there, but I think that this "image" of Islam is because of their belief in a "Jihad" where all who are evil  will be destroyed. Perhaps this is a misconception because in order to achieve "Jihad" (the higher, not the lesser one), one must let go of his/her personal desires and sacrifice one's self for the greater good. People might think that this "Jihad" is in the values of Islam, but if we will look at this matter closely, it really resembles the "Revelation" stated in the Catholic Bible, because both "wars" can only be triggered by God (Catholic) or Allah (Islam). In fact, the word Islam means "peace". I am a catholic and I personally DO NOT BELIEVE everything that the Media tell us. I believe in my faith more than I believe in the media.