Indonesia is the largest Moslem Country, what do you think?
By utsadetti
@utsadetti (4589)
United States
December 25, 2006 2:55pm CST
Terror is everywhere. Moslems are accused to conduct jihad and suicide bombing. Moslem are being discredited. While indonesia is the biggest moslems population in the world, it is a kind of difficult situation for people with islamic religion to depend on the other non moslem country. What do you think, buddy?
9 responses
@shi_2000_21 (2680)
• India
29 Dec 06
The religion which prevailed before muslim advent is Hinduism, that's why we see lot of Hindu practices in muslims there, religious tolerance is one thing which came from one Hinduism. But now the extrimist muslims are destroying this unique culture.
@arsadi (17)
• Indonesia
19 Jan 07
Islam does not teach violence! The people is but not islam. And it is because they are mislead by others. jihad is fighting in road of Allah (god). Fighting here does not always mean to war against other nation. It is war against evil, evil within it/him/her-self, like habit,action and so on. also evil from other man/nation, but does not always with war. I too really concern about the situation right now, where some mislead muslim doing something really bad with other people. Because islam does not teach violence. every religion will not teach violence.
@SirPyan (429)
• Malaysia
27 Jan 07
Remember the fact that Islam came to Indonesia in peace, now I ask, which sword brought Islam to Indonesia? None. The people who convert to Islam by their own will, not by force. Hindu is not a culture, it is a religion just like Islam. There is a different between culture and religion. And in Islam, religion reign over culture, if a certain part of the culture is against Islam then it is forbidden to practise it. As long as a culture is not against the teaching, it is allowed. For example, the Chinese has their own calendar, and in every New Year, they celebrate it and have dinner with the whole family. This is not against Islam, and in fact it is a good practise. In fact, all Muslim Chinese celebrate New Year, this is cultural, not religious.
@Neo_Knights (1882)
• Indonesia
27 Jan 07
Let me tell you something.
If you said that Islam is being discredited, please don't be angry.
For 500 years in the past (1 A.D - 500 A.D) Christian also being discredited.
If you see what happen that day, maybe you will feel that how Islam being discredited nowadays is nothing to compare.
In the year of the early church, when the follower of Jesus try to strugle with their fate, the Roman search them, torture them and kill them. But the church strugle. Without any harm revenge, they just pray and keep the faith.
I think in this world nowadays, your tortuure is not physically, but mentally.
I think you should keep strugling and keep your faith.
@urbandekay (18278)
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8 Mar 07
Yes, but Pope Urban was responding to Muslim attacks on the Byzantian territory in Turkey. Alexius appealed to Pope Urban for help having suffered a defeat at the Battle of Manzikert. This aspect of the Crusades is often overlooked, especially by those Arabs and Muslims that claim, incorrectly, that Israel has stolen their land. If they claim this then no doubt we can look forward to all those Byzantine lands being returned?
all the best urban
@MrNiceGuy (4141)
• United States
29 Dec 06
Indonesia has a more secular government. The sharia law that uses the hardline interpretation and implementation of Islam is where the problems start.
@kakangmas (121)
• Indonesia
7 Mar 07
largest in quantity, yes. but so far the contribution is still limited.
@jasmeet33 (43)
• India
7 Mar 07
Non of the religion in the world teaches us hatered against humanity. Most of the Muslim population understand it very well. This is the duty of all sensible muslim people of all the countries to isolate themselves from any such violent people or terrorists to tell the world that muslims are peaceful people and Islam teaches us to be helpful to all other communities and religions.
@ossie16d (11821)
• Australia
30 Jan 07
Yes Indonesia has the largest Moslem population of any nation in the world. Nobody is saying that all moslems are terrorists, although currently the majority of terrorists are in fact moslems. A slight difference there.
It is unfortunate that there are some very radical Moslems who also happen to be terrorists and at the same time some Moslems who are not radicals or terrorists but they will not say who the offenders are when these crimes are committed. Take the Bali bombings which were certainly carried out by extremists for the simple reason that they wanted to "kill Christians". That alone will stop a lot of people, myself included, in visiting Bali simply because safety cannot be guaranteed.
Not all those involved in that senseless act of violence have been bought to trial yet and probably never will be. That is not a good message to be sending out to the rest of the world and unfortunately Indonesia is the only one who can rectify the problem by charging these people with the crimes they committed.
With regard to the comment that "it is kind of difficult situation for people with islamic religion to depend on the other non moslem country". In the case of Indonesia that is just not true, because Indonesia received foreign aid from Australia which is not an Islamic country. When the tsunami hit that country, Australia was there to help and in fact several Australians were killed when a helicopter crashed while helping some people who were injured. The only difference is that Australia has not given the money directly to the Indonesian government but instead has provided a lot of other things in the areas where it is most needed. That includes building of houses, schools, books, food etc.
I believe that regardless of the religion of those who are terrorists, who kill or maim innocent people they should all be treated the same way. All those who know the names of those who commit these barbaric acts should give the names to the authorities. To hide these animals, which is all they are, is equally as reprehensible as those who committed the acts of violence. It doesn't matter what religion the person is because there is no excuse for taking the life of another.
@MrNiceGuy (4141)
• United States
30 Jan 07
I think it has a lot to do with political and geographic/cultural history as well. Obviously Islam is not the only thing responsible for terror, it is the attachment to politics and other factors that push people to terrorism. Indonesia seems to be far more secular which might be why it isn't a problem.
@deladieri (170)
• Indonesia
30 Jan 07
That's cool. Do a couple bombing every year, and every single moslem in indonesia is now stamped as a terrorist. How gracious.