(July 5, 2017 at 5:52 pm)Nay_Sayer Wrote:(July 5, 2017 at 5:13 pm)Brian37 Wrote: ARRGGGGGGGGG
Yes and no, but that "Yes and no" apply to all humans worldwide.
The followers of Islam CAN be blamed for any violence they case when using the holy books they use such as the Koran and Hadiths, but the same can be, AND SHOULD BE said of anyone of any religion.
But no, we should not vilify individuals on a planet of 7 billion.
Just like a KKK member should be blamed if they murder a black person and use the bible to do it. Just like a Hindu should be blamed if they murder a non Hindu for killing a cow.
But that does not justify assuming the guilt of an individual before they have done anything wrong. You can attack claims and bad behaviors of individuals or sects, without blanket assumptions of guilt of others.
Fair point. My argument is that if your chosen religion advocates violence towards those of other faiths and apostates. When someone follows it to the letter, you cannot then be upset if when people use a broad brush to describe your religion a bit of paint gets on you.
Now if I use your KKK example would it be fair if say a KKK member burns a cross somewhere and then someone says "Well don't be so biased, Not all KKK members are like that, even thou they clearly have a long history of just that?
"If your religion advocates violence"
STOP THERE,
Again, don't focus on 1 label because all religions are capable of violence. Not because all humans are violent, most are not. All religions are capable of violence because humans have the potential to be violent and will use religion as the excuse.
Our species behaviors are not in clubs or labels or holy people or holy writings, those are simply things humans think where their morality comes from.
