Comments on: The Danger of Christianity http://mikemcquaid.com/2007/04/the-danger-of-christianity/ the internet is leaking Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:58:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: IRA Christianity fueled terroristhttp://mikemcquaid.com/2007/04/the-danger-of-christianity/comment-page-1/#comment-46 IRA Christianity fueled terrorist Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:34:47 +0000 http://mikearthur.co.uk/index.php/2007/04/14/the-danger-of-christianity/#comment-46 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://mikemcquaid.com/2007/04/the-danger-of-christianity/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Anonymous Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:58:03 +0000 http://mikearthur.co.uk/index.php/2007/04/14/the-danger-of-christianity/#comment-45 With regard to the quoted quote, I only know one practitioner of Islam personally, and he certainly is no fanatic. He is, in fact, very unimpressed with the fanatics and is not afraid to say so. I also seem to recall the local mosque publicly condemned the action in your post. Therefore, I am not sure I agree so much with his/her statement.Come to think of it, I also know several Iranians as well, and they are not crazy, or even religious for that matter. I would have to say my personal experience runs quite contrary to how I believe I would likely feel if all my exposure had been due to the media.This leaves me wondering, for all the talking out there, how many people actually have any personal experience at all?PS: For completeness, I also know several Christians, and none of them are particularly violent either... : ) With regard to the quoted quote, I only know one practitioner of Islam personally, and he certainly is no fanatic. He is, in fact, very unimpressed with the fanatics and is not afraid to say so. I also seem to recall the local mosque publicly condemned the action in your post. Therefore, I am not sure I agree so much with his/her statement.

Come to think of it, I also know several Iranians as well, and they are not crazy, or even religious for that matter. I would have to say my personal experience runs quite contrary to how I believe I would likely feel if all my exposure had been due to the media.

This leaves me wondering, for all the talking out there, how many people actually have any personal experience at all?

PS: For completeness, I also know several Christians, and none of them are particularly violent either… : )

]]> By: Richardhttp://mikemcquaid.com/2007/04/the-danger-of-christianity/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Richard Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:59:50 +0000 http://mikearthur.co.uk/index.php/2007/04/14/the-danger-of-christianity/#comment-42 Couldn't agree more. So many people group religions together by saying "religions did this", "look what happened in the name of religion", but that makes about as much sense as saying "humans did this", "atheists did this".I think people have a difficulty talking about Islam, because they're afraid they'll be called a racist, or that they will be threatened. But there are no two ways about it that the Qu'ran is very violent, and although most Muslims choose to ignore the Jihad and 'punish the non-believers' parts, they still exists in their holy book which is the basis for their religion. There is nothing in the Bible which instructs modern day Christians to do anything similar to that, the bible is more full of "love thy neighbour" and 'forgiveness' type of philosophies.Yet the same people who would have a go at you for saying anything critical about Islam have no problem in treating Christians like a punchbag. For example there is no way in which the students union, newspaper, and societies would have made such of an attack on the pure course if it was run by the Islamic society, no doubt they would have embraced it and held it up as a emblem of multi-culturalism in the University. Couldn’t agree more. So many people group religions together by saying “religions did this”, “look what happened in the name of religion”, but that makes about as much sense as saying “humans did this”, “atheists did this”.

I think people have a difficulty talking about Islam, because they’re afraid they’ll be called a racist, or that they will be threatened. But there are no two ways about it that the Qu’ran is very violent, and although most Muslims choose to ignore the Jihad and ‘punish the non-believers’ parts, they still exists in their holy book which is the basis for their religion. There is nothing in the Bible which instructs modern day Christians to do anything similar to that, the bible is more full of “love thy neighbour” and ‘forgiveness’ type of philosophies.

Yet the same people who would have a go at you for saying anything critical about Islam have no problem in treating Christians like a punchbag. For example there is no way in which the students union, newspaper, and societies would have made such of an attack on the pure course if it was run by the Islamic society, no doubt they would have embraced it and held it up as a emblem of multi-culturalism in the University.

]]> By: Mikehttp://mikemcquaid.com/2007/04/the-danger-of-christianity/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Mike Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:37:21 +0000 http://mikearthur.co.uk/index.php/2007/04/14/the-danger-of-christianity/#comment-44 I disagree. The war in Iraq has nothing to do with Christianity. Just because some Christians are involved doesn't make it to do with Christianity. And, as much as I think it's terrible, lets not compare the war in Iraq to a deliberate terrorist attack on innocent civilians.I knew some Christians who were for the war in Iraq to remove Saddam for the atrocities he committed against his people.The war in Iraq was about oil and securing the American economy. I don't think this is a valid reason to go to war, but it's unrelated to religion. What was the reason to attack the World Trade Centre or the suicide bombers in Iraq?My point was discussing terrorism. How many Christian suicide bombers have you seen recently? I disagree. The war in Iraq has nothing to do with Christianity. Just because some Christians are involved doesn’t make it to do with Christianity. And, as much as I think it’s terrible, lets not compare the war in Iraq to a deliberate terrorist attack on innocent civilians.

I knew some Christians who were for the war in Iraq to remove Saddam for the atrocities he committed against his people.

The war in Iraq was about oil and securing the American economy. I don’t think this is a valid reason to go to war, but it’s unrelated to religion. What was the reason to attack the World Trade Centre or the suicide bombers in Iraq?

My point was discussing terrorism. How many Christian suicide bombers have you seen recently?

]]> By: numerodixhttp://mikemcquaid.com/2007/04/the-danger-of-christianity/comment-page-1/#comment-43 numerodix Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:28:20 +0000 http://mikearthur.co.uk/index.php/2007/04/14/the-danger-of-christianity/#comment-43 I disagree. The focus needs to stay on Christianity as well. Was it not the Bible toting Bush administration that invaded in Iraq? Is it not in Christian America where Bush gets most of his support? He's abusing religion on a scale very much the same as Islamist fundamentalists are known to do. But in a far more convincing way (given that he's the leader of the Free World).Christianity wasn't just a pretext in the Crusades, it has the same potency today. I disagree. The focus needs to stay on Christianity as well. Was it not the Bible toting Bush administration that invaded in Iraq? Is it not in Christian America where Bush gets most of his support? He’s abusing religion on a scale very much the same as Islamist fundamentalists are known to do. But in a far more convincing way (given that he’s the leader of the Free World).

Christianity wasn’t just a pretext in the Crusades, it has the same potency today.

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