Too bad Islam isn't true.

[Nitro Express]

If all I had to do was blow myself up in a place full of people I hate and I get 72 virgins and the mind blowing paradise of Allah which is so far beyond what anyone on this earth has, sign me up!

Somehow a religion that makes achieving the highest goal that easy seems flawed. Buddist are trying to reach fucking enlightenment. Jews are trying to live all those laws. Christians are praying and repenting their ass off hoping Jesus will be merciful on their soul and give them a good mansion in the sky.

Blowing yourself up in a quick and painless suicide only to be blasted immediately into paradise seems too easy. Why put up with more of this miserable and unpredicatable world when that is an option? Why waste time here?

[FORD]

Obviously, it's a very flawed interpretation of Islam. I've only read bits and pieces of the Quran, but I don't remember anything that would imply as much.

But then right wing Christianity and Likud Judaism are gross distortions of their faiths as well.

I gotta hand it to the Buddhists, they seem to be the only ones who have managed to avoid large scale of murderous assholes destorting their belief system.

[Seshmeister]

That's the party right on line but the only reason I don't rip the shit out of the spastic superstition of Islamism here is what is the point since none visit here.

It makes the christian superstitions seem entirely correct.

For a start Jesus didn't fuck 9 year old girls or preach kicking the fuck out of women.

It's a disgraceful piece of work but don't let 800 million rotten apples spoil the barrel...

Cheers!

[jcook11]

Originally posted by FORD
Obviously, it's a very flawed interpretation of Islam. I've only read bits and pieces of the Quran, but I don't remember anything that would imply as much.

But then right wing Christianity and Likud Judaism are gross distortions of their faiths as well.

I gotta hand it to the Buddhists, they seem to be the only ones who have managed to avoid large scale of murderous assholes destorting their belief system.

Don't paint with such a broad brush FORD I'm sure there are millions of good christians jews and muslins in this world. It seems we only hesr about the shitheads.

[binnie]

It's not religion that is the problem, it's fundamentalism

[matt19]

Originally posted by FORD
Obviously, it's a very flawed interpretation of Islam. I've only read bits and pieces of the Quran, but I don't remember anything that would imply as much.

But then right wing Christianity and Likud Judaism are gross distortions of their faiths as well.

I gotta hand it to the Buddhists, they seem to be the only ones who have managed to avoid large scale of murderous assholes destorting their belief system.

Thats very true.

[bueno bob]

Islam is, tragically, a religion which is very easy to pervert and distort. True Islam is actually very non-violent - it's just that the extremists of the religion can use a lot of the passages (in regards to "Killing Infidels") very persuasively and focus on the violence and not necessarily the message behind it.

When it's all you have as a way of life, though...

We forget too easily. We have McDonalds, Pepsi, DVDs...movie theaters and shopping malls...it's rather easy for a Christian to say "Look, I don't care WHAT it says - I am NOT plucking out my eye because I looked at that girl and wanted to fuck her!".

With Islam...when religion is at least 95% of your entire life (which is probably a close estimate for those absolutely dedicated to the Islamic faith), it's not so easy to do, especially when you've got somebody teaching it to you who obviously believes that you should kill others and yourself to get the point across.

[bueno bob]

I wouldn't say it's entirely UNTRUE, either...

I think most of the major religions in the world have a kernel of truth in them...and my reasons for thinking that are another topic entirely...

[BigBadBrian]

Originally posted by FORD

But then right wing Christianity and Likud Judaism are gross distortions of their faiths as well.

There are no such things. Both are a figment of your imagination.

[Hardrock69]

They are a figment of millions of peoples' imagination.

And yes, all three religions are works of fiction.

[Dr. Love]

This thread title is great.

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by FORD
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But then right wing Christianity and Likud Judaism are gross distortions of their faiths as well.

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Originally posted by BigBadBrian
There are no such things. Both are a figment of your imagination.

Jesus, Brie....

Are you stupid, or just in DENIAL???????

Right Wing Christianity doesn't exist?????????


Well, there goes Chimpy's base.

[binnie]

LOL!!!!!

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by Dr. Love
This thread title is great.

The BCE created Islam would have been funnier

[bueno bob]

I don't think any one particular religion is truth...

But...combining particular elements from the major players...after you research a little and find the little nuances and parallels...and then you might be onto something...