"Islamophobia"

[Annik]

Not really. More than anything, I think it's a sociological thing more than religious. Poverty, lack of education and violence all seem to come together in a package deal, whether it's religious or secular. A lot of the hate in the name of religion is just uneducated people trying to find a scapegoat for their problems. I think, if the regular people of the middle east had the opportunity for a good education and they had money to take care of their every day lives, we'd see quite a bit of change in Islam. We want to say religion shapes society, but I see it happening the other way around: differences from one society to the next change religious beliefs. Look here in the US: most of our nation are Bible believing Christians, but they're more than willing to ignore the parts of the Bible that say to kill people for wearing clothes made of a mixed fabric or animal sacrifices.

More true than most realize.


Want a better country/religious organization? Educate your poor.