(November 20, 2010 at 11:32 pm)Shell B Wrote: My point is that it doesn't matter if it is a lesser evil. It is still evil. That's like saying that people shouldn't complain about murder because at least it isn't genocide.
I never said Christianity should be encouraged. All i'm saying is that when you have the choice between opposing a religion who kills thousands and a religion who kills dozens, why on earth would you focus your efforts on the second one ? Christianity is less dangerous to society than Islam, so Islam should be the PRIORITY. Not the only target, but the most important target.
Quote:The catechism holds more authority than the word of god? *gasp*
Yes it does ! Because this catechism is inspired by the holy ghost. It is also the word of God. Your argument would be valid 1000 years ago. Not anymore.
Quote:Not all Christians would kill homosexuals, just like not all Islamic folk would kill infidels. But, yes, I do believe some would kill homosexuals if it wasn't against the law. That is true.
I don't believe that, because when you want to kill someone with religious motives, you don't care about the Law. Christianity has been tamed over the last 200 years. Hate crimes against atheists or Jews or homosexuals are very very rare, and that's not because of the deterrent that the Law has, it's because there are much fewer Christian fanatics than there are Muslim fanatics. And i'm pretty sure even the Westborough Baptist Church people would not murder people even if they did not have to fear the Law.
Thinking Christians would do that is paranoia. Humans are overall nice people, and murder is something that requires enormous strength, that's why in war times only about 20% of an army actually shoot at enemies. People do not like killing people.
(November 20, 2010 at 9:23 pm)Rwandrall Wrote: Even worse, the descendants of the Prophet hold a divine right to leadership that goes against all of what Democracy is for.
Here, "even worse" means "to make things worse". Sorry i wasn't clear on that part.
Quote:Yes, the large majority are not violent. How many Islamic people do you think live in the United States? How many of them are violent?
All I am saying is that the same dislike for Christianity applies to Islam as well. One should not be hated more than the other because some Christians are happy knitting grannies. The same applies for Islam.
Yes Muslims in the US are harmless. The problem is, in the third world countries, Islam is not harmless at all. I never said either Christianity or Islam were entirely innocent or entirely guilty, but to my eyes, Islam is a religion that represents more danger than Christianity. When you make death threats to South Park simply for making fun of Mohammed, you have a problem.
