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Originally posted by Fish Sunday Thinker
But, we also want to be understood and respected within our adopted societies and within the world community.
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Would you, then, like to see an increase in pro-active groups making themselves heard about the true aspects of Islam? Do you think there will be a strong movement to, "take back the night" so to speak?
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there is an element of unnecessary hatefulness inherent in this incident
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I'm not sure what was in their minds when the papers published what they did, but when I first saw the cartoon with the bomb on The Prophet's head, I thought of how Bin Laden speaks of the [violent] obligations of Muslims supposedly supported by Allah. Were the comics saying "Death to Muslims; we hate them; die?" I guess I also don't see that there is more hatred towards Muslims than there is towards non-Muslims. Not that there is a way to measure that.
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The tiny minority of extremist thugs that misrespresent Islam must be roundly chastised and the violence condemned. They are enemies of Allah and Islam.
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I guess I would ask the same question I did in the beginning of the post. What's the solution - who will do the chastising? What would be most effective? Don't you think it would be most effective for followers of Islam to criticize those who hijack the religion for violent purposes?
