are Islam just fighting/rebelling just for the hell of it?
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Your question alone shows me that you have no idea what Islam is.  Let me put a question to you have you ever read the Holy Quran?  I know the answer is NO.  My friend read it before you talk or atleast visit my site to get some basics about Islam.  http://askmuslims.com\n\nHope to hear from you.  E-mail me....
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"War on Islam" sounds best. I'd hate to say it, but with the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (mainly Muslim countries), and with the stanch U.S. support of Israel, it looks like Christians and Jews are ganging up on Muslims. This is why more Muslims are joining the Jihadist movement than ever before. It is clearly no longer a "war on terror" because the Iraq war has actually increased terrorism and Muslim support for terrorism. Pres. Bush and his party used the war on terror as a platform, but voters clearly showed yesterday how they feel about the Republican strategy. Our foreign policy needs to change quickly or else I fear a worldwide religious war is imminent.
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It's a shame that today's Muslims don't know their bloody history.  Today, Muslims are waiting patiently for a chance to make war on the whole world and conquer in the name of Allah...just like they did in India.  Nothing has changed.
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i don't kniow which new islamic government you speak of , but no the muslums have always been mean and have a war going somplace. thats all they know how to do. they have to have jehad or a holly war going all time. just read the bible and look at the history books. now yopu call me racist if you like but i speak the truth and if you do not like this its just tuff.
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I don't have an answer to that question, except maybe bad press. I just wanted to say that I agree with you. Muslims seem to be way more violent than blacks. The funny thing is that they have the nerve to use RELIGION as a reason for the violence.
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mohammad choosed fighting and deflowering to spread the  non-islamic civilizations . \nby the way ,im from iran ,in Iran  peaple have to choose islam BY FORCE ,,,, in islam a person who change his relegion ( from islam to anyother) must be executed .\ni think islam is not based on love , but Blood .\nyou may heard about " Jahad ".. jahad is the war for any islamic rights . ppl who fight in jahad will go to the heaven !( what the misserable place must be there !heaven of Mollahs )\nany how this rules belonges to about 1300 years ago. \nbut still alive in some countries , like iran , syria , arabia .... \ntrue muslims are not the same , this new terrorism are made by Hezbollah ,and based on its leader ayatollah khamene'ee .\nthe relegious leader of iran , that haves a political power just like an imperor
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It seems it all stems back to religion.  There will always be war and bloodshed until all organized religion is extinct.
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This question is actually laughable. Have you not read other questions and answers? Seems to me there is always someone willing to attack a religion or a group. Don't feel like Christians are the only ones. Personally I think Islam gets attacked the worst in Answers but that's my opion.
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I think you are correct, although Its not PC to say so, since they are a minority almost everywhere in the world, and its not PC to say anything bad about minorities ( unless it happens to be a white Judao/christian minority) \nEDIT: If Islam is not a religion of violence, why is every single conflict today about Muslims trying to make others live by their rules, or about Muslims trying to force Islam on others.
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I didn't see any reports about Sudan by either George Clooney, Lisa Ling, or Oprah Winfrey, but the Islamist genocide and the fact that Osama has vowed to send members of Al-Qaida to protect the government if we protect the people has further cemented my belief that radical Islam is the cause of the problem, as it is in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Palestinian territories, Thailand, the Philippines, and other hot spots in the Muslim world, not to mention parts of the west where Fifth-Columnist Jihadists advocate war against the west, like in the USA, UK, and Continental Europe. In this case I say we should do the same thing in Sudan that we're doing in Iraq -- Overthrow the regime and kill any terrorists who try to take over!
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All of the great religions were brought for peace, including Islam. It is the misunderstandings of their followers that lead to war in the name of religion. The processes which cause a reevaluation of people's prejudices are speeding up lately due to the shrinking of the world with rapid communication (such as the internet) and lots of travel and migration. So, I think all religions, including Islam, are going to come to terms with one another, and it won't take as long as it did in the past. Of course, that doesn't mean it won't be a bit rocky along the way!
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Not in this case. The Muslims are fighting a religious war. They would think it was a sign from Allah that the end of the world is now and they would all be Marta's next to God. Or that is what the Imams would tell them to think.
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Yes....it has started to turn into a civil war. To your why......because shia and sunni are two Muslim groups who have been turned against each other . Where there is fuel it is easy to turn it into fire. So there are a lot of people who are exploiting this situation.
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Islam condemns all the violence which happened in the Crusades, in Spain, in WW II, or by acts of people like the Rev. Jim Jones, David Koresh, Dr. Baruch Goldstein, or the atrocities committed in Bosniaby the Christian Serbs. Anyone who is doing violence is not practicing his religion at that time. However, sometimes violence is a human response of oppressed people as it happens in Palestine. Although this is wrong, they think of this as a way to get attention. There is a lot of terrorism and violence in areas where there is no Muslim presence. For example, in Ireland, South Africa, Latin America, and Sri Lanka. Sometimes the violence is due to a struggle between those who have with those who do not have, or between those who are oppressed with those who are oppressors. We need to find out why people become terrorists. Unfortunately, the Palestinians who are doing violence are called terrorists, but not the armed Israeli settlers when they do the same sometimes even against their own people. As it turned out to be in the Oklahoma City bombing, sometime Muslims are prematurely blamed even if the terrorism is committed by non-Muslims. Sometimes those who want Peace and those who oppose Peace can be of the same religion. \n\nLastly I would like to quote from the Holy Quran\n\n[Chapter 5, verse 32], that "anyone who saves one life, it is as if he has saved the whole of mankind and anyone who has killed another person (except in lieu of murder or mischief on earth) it is as if he has killed the whole of mankind." \n\nIf you have any question please e-mail me at askmuslims1@yahoo.com or visit my site http://askmuslims.com and learn the basics of Islam.
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Islam is a belief.  Islam is not an idiot running around the streets setting fire to everything.\n\nJust like Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism, etc.  aren't either.  Yet how many millions of people have been killed in the name of all religions.\n\nYou should see example in your heart, look for it there and let it guide you.
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It's exactly the other way around. Look in history. \nReligious people have allways tried to convince non-religious people and they have used a lot of violence tot do that. There was and is a lot of bloodshed in the name of religion.
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As stated by other people, guns were not the downfall of Islam, it was the breakup of the Caliphate (having one ruler) that caused Islam to lose its power. A comment for Starfish, where do u get ur crazy ideas from? World Domination! U must be talking about America not Islam. I suggest that u read & learn! Islam is a religion of peace & understanding. When the christians were slaughtering jews during the Spanish Inquisition who gave them shelter? The muslim! Islam tolerates freedom of religion. Don't be fooled by terrorists who claim to be committing atrocities in the name of Islam. Islam forbids taking innocent lives! Why weren't you people condeming the Catholics when the IRA were blowing up people in the name of Catholocism! They killed thousands of people just because they weren't catholic! Was the church blamed? Oh no! Hypocracy or what!