Islam, a religion of peace
By RealIolo
@RealIolo (1854)
United States
December 17, 2006 11:01pm CST
Who here thinks that the Muslims need to go and remind the Shiite and Sunni Muslims that theirs is a religion of peace? Why are they still fighting? They are proving that the claims by Muslims all over the world who say Islam is a religion of peace are wrong!
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@coffeechat (1961)
• New Zealand
27 Mar 07
Peace in the Middle East is probably going to be achieved only after some very drastic changes take place.
After the advent of Islam, we have seen the following in the Muslim countries:
1. The Shia - Sunni divide that had people killing began in the 7th Century A.D.
2. Abbasid Caliphates and their succession has been bathed in blood.
3.The road to the Ottoman throne was paved with fratricide and parricide.
The schism between the Shia and the Sunnis is particularly strong in Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen and parts of North Africa. Elsewhere the Shia are brutually suppressed.
According to a Moslem source, the Sunni version of the Koran and Haddith is illegitimate. And in that is the issue.
Clearly they have had no history of peaceful succession in a majority of their governments.
Unless there is a dramatic overhaul of the social and political structures in the Middle East, Islam will continue to be a pus boil in the world.
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@RealIolo (1854)
• United States
27 Mar 07
I like your metaphor coffee! Nice analogy! At least if they focus more on each other the rest of us might be safe for awhile.
Despite what Islamics say I can not think of any present examples of a religion killing at the scale they are. Near as I can tell the ones who are not involved do not seem to have any interest in creating any solutions that might stop it. But then maybe I am just not noticing the effort.
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@coffeechat (1961)
• New Zealand
28 Mar 07
RealIolo, I think the jury is out on that.
Shia are losers to a large extent, in the schism. Globally they are less than 20% give or take of the total muslim population.
Shia, in my experience are nicer people to deal with - easier to debate with and have quiet conviction. They argue in an upfront manner and are less diabolical.
The Sunni are agressive nincompoops - and they have a larger population base.
Iraq and Iran need to be merged. The Kurds need to be provided the rights of self determination, and that might sort out aspects of that part of the world.
However, I feel that unless Jerusalem is turned into an International City under perhaps the auspices of the UN, there is no way to resolve the emotive aspects of the Middle Eastern problems.
The economic and political aspects are of course different.
Cheers!
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