I wrote the following in reply to MAB's post on the Islamic cartoon situation. I figured I'd re-post it here since it's how I feel about the situation
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the warlord MohammedottawakismetFebruary 9 2006, 18:01:15 UTC
Well, peace, love and respect arent totally Muslim values and Mohammed did advocate violence. He was a war leader who led Muslims to fight and conquer the Arabian peninsula. He was personally involved in a few battles.
Turning the other cheek is a Christian value, and though Jesus is recognized by Muslims as a prophet, Christian values are not Muslim values. When Ali was martyred, his companions hoped for violent retribution. Islam advocates struggle against non-believers, and violence is an acceptable means to reach it. What Muslims are never supposed to do, is fight other Muslims. And they're kinda supposed to have respect for other 'people of the book' (Jews, Christians) by allowing them to practice their faith so long as they submitted to Islamic political control. Terrorists turned this logic on its head, by saying they were the only real Muslims and it was okay to kill other Muslims.
Re: the warlord Mohammedazrael18February 9 2006, 19:02:44 UTC
Duly noted; I shouldn't have said he didn't advocate violence if I didn't know for sure.
That raises the question; if Muslims advocate violence and retribution, doesn't that on some level justify the anti-Muslim sentiment held by a growing number of people?
Re: the warlord MohammedottawakismetFebruary 10 2006, 17:47:25 UTC
mmmm.... thats a difficult question... Do tenets of a religion 'justify' opposition to it? I suppose it depends when you think something deserves censure. Lots of feminist groups have decried Islam for the way it treats women -- Islam has very progressive liberal attitudes to women for the 7th century. Then again lots of Christians have held that the Bible justifies women being only in certain roles... So I dunno...
All religion is mysticism ultimately, and I'm no mystic.
Anyway, we kinda assume that prophet = non-violent. Buddha certainly didnt lead any armies. :p
Jihad means internal struggle... it is a small minority of people who are perversing one of the world's most beautiful religion by claiming various things.
Second. The reason that these riots are happening in the first place is because it is one of the cardinal sins of Islam to portray Mohammed. Period. End of story. Bomb or no bomb, if I drew a picture of Mohammed kissing a baby, I have committed an offense on Islam.
Martin... in this case, there is no grey area. Portraying the image of Mohammed IS an offense of Islam. A major offense. It wasn't a blanket statement whatsoever, it's a fact.
However, I'll refrain from now on commenting on your LJ if you're gonna go all OC Transpo Police on me.
I found an awsome article that sums up the main arguments here, and the thoughts behind the Saudi Arabian push to punnish the Danes: thought you'd like to read it.
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Turning the other cheek is a Christian value, and though Jesus is recognized by Muslims as a prophet, Christian values are not Muslim values. When Ali was martyred, his companions hoped for violent retribution. Islam advocates struggle against non-believers, and violence is an acceptable means to reach it. What Muslims are never supposed to do, is fight other Muslims. And they're kinda supposed to have respect for other 'people of the book' (Jews, Christians) by allowing them to practice their faith so long as they submitted to Islamic political control. Terrorists turned this logic on its head, by saying they were the only real Muslims and it was okay to kill other Muslims.
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That raises the question; if Muslims advocate violence and retribution, doesn't that on some level justify the anti-Muslim sentiment held by a growing number of people?
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All religion is mysticism ultimately, and I'm no mystic.
Anyway, we kinda assume that prophet = non-violent. Buddha certainly didnt lead any armies. :p
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Second. The reason that these riots are happening in the first place is because it is one of the cardinal sins of Islam to portray Mohammed. Period. End of story. Bomb or no bomb, if I drew a picture of Mohammed kissing a baby, I have committed an offense on Islam.
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Do me a favour; don't reply to my journal anymore if you're going to make pretentious blanket statements. -_-
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However, I'll refrain from now on commenting on your LJ if you're gonna go all OC Transpo Police on me.
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http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=30432
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