Do you people think that the religion of "Islam" teaches terrorism? why?
484421
No Islam isn't a religion that preaches AND teaches terrorism, it teaches and preaches peace and respect towards others. No religion would say to it's followers if you are being killed in your homes bow your heads and hand a weapon to the killer...\n\nIn the time of the Prophet Mohammad (Peace be Upon Him) prisoners of war were NOT to be killed... they were to be realesed under one condition... guess what that was? teach 10 muslims to read then they were set free...\n\nI could go on and on from my standpoint on this... what i suggest is you read SCHOLARLY articles or websites that are well known as religious sources about Islam from BOTH perspectives... \n\nA good site to learn about islam is www.Islamicity.com\n\nMuslims are NOT supposed to kill ANYONE at all... the only case that it is allowed is in the time of war to defend one's self... and even in that case there are restrictions... do not harm a tree, a home, a child, an elderly person if they do not harm you... fight only those that fight you directly...\n\nA lot of those that strap themselves with bombs to kill are seen as wrong in the view of many many muslims... especially when those killed are civilians...
53996
ive been living in an arab country for 19 years now. neither islam nor muslims call for terrorism. they are good and helpful people. they really dont deserve being called terrorists, and they find it too offensive
649622
Of course not. \nTerrorists can belong to any religion..they can be Muslims, Christians or even Hindus. One must not confuse Islam & terrorism together. These terrorists follow their own ideals & principles, their own logic & explanation for everything they do, that is not Islam- the religion. They may call what they do as 'fighting for Islam & for their Prophet', but again that's not a religion....thats madness of a kind. In no religion scripture will one be able to find an explanation of what these terrorists are doing..they are killing innocent people because of hatred & fear, & these are words and action no God teaches its Followers.
676566
I don't think so.Terrorism based on religion used to be a lot worse in the past(think of what was happening in Europe in Medeaval times).It's just that we feel more secure now from other things and that's why we think this kind of terrorism is increasing.
1092311
I think it is because we have been taught that Islam is a religion that believes in violence against all non-islamics and does not give rights to women.\n\nCorrect me if I am wrong but that is what we have been taught.
807037
Terrorism is not spacific to religion.  All people are capable of terrorism.
648560
because the majority of terrorist attacks are commited by muslims and since most muslims dont condemn terrorism openly that is why ppl think muslims = terrorists...and btw as much as ppl hate bush (and yes i dont agree with alot of his actions) he is right about the war on terror...there is no reasoning with zealots...the majority of terroristic acts are created in the name of allah and the whole goal of most muslism extremists is not the removal of non muslims out of muslim holy land but the expansion of the muslim religion throughout the world...quite like the crusades...muslim people need to realize if they want their religion to be heard by the masses they need to deounce violence and speak out againts the extremists
331114
Muslims are taught by their religion, Islam, to kill the infidel.  This is a hard fact that so many people don't want to believe.  In case you didn't know, anyone who is not Muslim is an infidel.  In the same way that Christians are taught to love their neighbors, Muslims are taught to hate and kill.  You figure it out from there.  I just read what the Muslim wrote while I was writing this.  In the same way he carefully quoted his book to make his point, I can do the same with our Bible.  When you take things out of context, they can be made to say anything.  I stand by what I wrote above.
209276
well iam muslim, islam is so far from terrorist yes and so far from ben ladin, islam is a religon which dont conflict with others and we belive in all god messengers we believe in the christ , and we dont make difference btween them, islam is not a religon which only cares abt the spirituality sides its a full system wich cares abt many reallife sides like marriage and women rights and other things which we use judiciary system, islam has its own judiciary system which is very reliable but we dont fully use it in islamic countries we use integration between laws and islamic judiciary system,there are lots of things islam care abt "which arent applied in islamic countries"\n my english doesnt help me, but i know some one who can help u to find resources and stuff\n,i can send u her email
570029
If Islam wants to be understood as the religion it purports itself to be, then it must make every effort to distance itself from terrorists like Bin Laden.  They have to start proving themselves with actions, instead of saying publically that they abhor violence, then privately not only approving of it, but, in many cases, funding it.
79042
Salam All!\nIslam is the same religion since God revealed the Quran to his prophet Muhammad.\n\nbut todays techonolgy and communication made it easier to fing the Authentic and diffrent source so you will be able to have a complete image and biuld you own opinion.\n\nand by putting Islam under the spot because of the diffrent terrorist acts, people became more cuourois to know about Islam. and they started to learn more aobut it. and many of them believed in it as the true religion of God and muhammed his massenger and prophet.
1000882
Yes, but slowly I think. Terrorism has no nationality or religion or race. However, the media has the power to misrepresent events, and when all we hear about are Muslim terrorists, it breeds the myth that Muslim = terrorist. However, some people view the actions of the israeli Gov, or even the British and American Gov. as terrorists actions. So, I dont think that intelligent, well informed members of the public believe that Muslims are terrorists, just that we are living in religious conflicts.
539290
The truth is that Islam is not a religion of peace. It is a religion of hate, of terror and of war. A thorough study of the Quran and Hadith reveal an Islam that is not being presented honestly by the Muslim propagandists and is not known to the majority of the people of the world including Muslim themselves. Islam, as it is taught in the Quran (Koran) and lived by Muhammad, as is reported in the Hadith (Biography and sayings of the Prophet) is a religion of Injustice, Intolerance, Cruelty, Absurdities, discrimination, Contradictions, and blind faith. Islam advocates killing the non-Muslims and abuses the human rights of minorities and women. Islam expanded mostly by Jihad (holy war) and forced its way by killing the non-believers. In Islam apostasy is the biggest crime punishable by death. Muhammad was a terrorist himself therefore terrorism cannot be separated from the true Islam. Islam means submission and it demands from its followers to submit their wills and thoughts to Muhammad and his imaginary Allah. Allah is a deity that despises reason, democracy, freedom of thought and freedom of expression.\n\nI reject Islam a) because of Muhammad’s lack of moral and ethical fortitude and b) because of the absurdities in the Quran.\n\na) Muhammad lived a less than holy life. His lust for sex, his affairs with his maids and slave girls, his pedophilic relationship at age 54 with Aisha, a 9-year-old child, his killing sprees, his massacre and the genocide of the Jews, his slave making and trading, his assassination of his opponents, his raids and lootings of the merchant caravans and unarmed villagers, his burning of trees, his destroying the water wells, his cursing and invoking evil on his enemies, his revenge on his captured prisoners of war, his torturing of his captives to for greed and his hallucinations such as believing of having sex with his wives when he actually did not, disqualify him as a sane person let alone a messenger of God.\n\nb) An unbiased study of the Quran shows that far from being a “miracle”, that book is a hoax. The Quran is replete with scientific heresies, historic blunders, mathematical mistakes, logical absurdities, grammatical errors and ethical fallacies. Could possibly the author of this Universe be as ignorant as it appears to be in the Quran?
857789
Of course. This has always been the case.\n\nReligions are very good at manipulating the masses. As long as you cater to the people's beliefs, you can make them do just about anything you want. Hence, things Islamic terrorism and the Christian crusades.\n\nA lot of the people in the US who think they are religious are mostly just fooling themselves. Why? Because they're okay with the idea of killing thousands of Iraqi's while at the same time opposing abortion. Because they're okay with torture and extrordinary rendition.\n\nThe New Testament does not contain a passage that says, "Thou shalt not kill, unless thine enemy is believed to possesth Weapons Of Mass Destruction". Nor is there a passage that says, "If thine enemey be a terrorist, thou shalt torture thine enemy. If thy countrymen opposeth thy torture, then thou shalt move thine terrorist to a foriegn country and tortureth mightily".\n\nThe new testament teaches about forgiveness and turning the other cheek. It teaches about loving thy enemy and tolerance. In other words, it teaches exactly opposite of what most religious people seem to believe.\n\nReligion has always been a tool of th powerful.\n\nI say that all these people should just stop pretending and modify their religion to support these double standards, instead of trying to justify their actions by forcing special interpretations of a 2000 year old book about invisible sky wizards. The new religion should be called something like "The American Testament: My God Will Kick Your A$$". Book I could be the Book of Bush which details the story of the Prophet Rumsfeld and the trials and tribulations of an oil farmer named Cheney.\n\n~X~
1182709
You probably mean Islam, which is NOT the root of all terrorism. Haven't you ever heard of radical Christians blowing up abortion clinics in the name of jesus? Or the bloody fighting in Ireland?  \n\nThere are terrorists of every religion. No religion has any exclusive lock on being a terrorist, and the root of terrorism is ignorance and fanaticism\n\nToo many people know too little about Islam, and form their beliefs about it and its followers based solely on what the evening news wants you to think.
423852
Firstly,I heared alot about terrorism and its connection to Islam. so i think by false that Islam=terrorism. when i chat muslims i found them normal people but i think they know what they want and they trust their God completely.so I think that Terrorism have not any connection with Islam and muslims who kill, burn and explode are only bad people which fill all countries and all religions.
771183
No the religion is not teaching them any thing, It is the system.\n\nNo religion in the world specially ISLAM teaches about killing for heaven.\nThese are false statements propagated by stupid people.\nI call these people stupid becasue they don't know what they are saying, what are they doing, what effects thier statements will have on the world.\n\nWhy do people see this as a fight between religions. This is a fight between the rich and the poor, the haves and the havenots. \n\nWhy robbers rob innocent americans. Why rapers rape innocent americans, why america has the highest homicide rate,\nWhy killers kill innocent young children in schools, why innocent people loose thier earnings in various financial scams in america,