From a Facebook discussion
LW:
I fear the muslims. They scare me. Can’t trust them. I believe in the progressive revelations. They execute people that don’t believe their religion
Gerry Yaum:
an over simplification..not all of anything is bad...just like there are some bad christians, there are of course some bad muslims of course. Religious extremists of all types kill, check out the crusades, Spanish Inquisition etc.) ...but to say you do not trust BILLIONS (in 2010 there were 1.5 billion Muslims world wide) of people because of their religion and that BILLIONS of muslims excucate people, is just plain wrong statement filled with religious prejudice....Tolerance..love of all types is the way to go..that is why I am against religion, nationalism, obsession of culture etc..it divides human beings, separates them, often makes the OTHER type an enemy (he is not my religion, he is not my country, he is not my race, he is not my culture)...LOVE ..that is the answer...regardless of all the other shit..look at everyone as a HUMAN BEING first..just like yourself...and go from there..we have so much in common...so much more in common than our artificial differences.
LW:
I fear the muslims. They scare me. Can’t trust them. I believe in the progressive revelations. They execute people that don’t believe their religion
Gerry Yaum:
an over simplification..not all of anything is bad...just like there are some bad christians, there are of course some bad muslims of course. Religious extremists of all types kill, check out the crusades, Spanish Inquisition etc.) ...but to say you do not trust BILLIONS (in 2010 there were 1.5 billion Muslims world wide) of people because of their religion and that BILLIONS of muslims excucate people, is just plain wrong statement filled with religious prejudice....Tolerance..love of all types is the way to go..that is why I am against religion, nationalism, obsession of culture etc..it divides human beings, separates them, often makes the OTHER type an enemy (he is not my religion, he is not my country, he is not my race, he is not my culture)...LOVE ..that is the answer...regardless of all the other shit..look at everyone as a HUMAN BEING first..just like yourself...and go from there..we have so much in common...so much more in common than our artificial differences.
