Islam is a peaceful religion

[The Omnissiunt One]

Many of them seem less than human.

Sub-human I'd say. Monsters, dictators, vile scumbags, villains, murderers, sychos, mad men, barbarians and immoral beings of the worst kind.

I had actually been presented with a video made by muslims that had shown pictures of the 7/7 london bombings and the 9/11 attacks with gentle piano music in the background. Bodies being shown and everything and the vid was celebrating all of those horrific acts. It's hard to comprehend how anyone could be so low and immoral.

They are sub-humans. It's like they have jumped into the future from the cave age. Guess that's easy to tell, just look at what they're wearing. Sheesh!

Much as I detest what such people do, this borderline racist generalisation is making me feel a little uneasy. Without wishing to fall foul of Godwin's law, let me just say that some of these posts remind me of Dr. Strangelove. It's quite possible that we would do the same, if we'd been brought up in a primitive, superstitious, bigoted society which promoted the idea that Westerners are evil godless heathen scum. That doesn't justify it, of course. But my liberal sixth sense was tingling a little...

[Cego_Colher]

also, (just saying this so that people don't think we are all bigots.) not all Muslims are terrible, evil people. Some of them are, but them again so are some of any other faith or lack thereof.

[Ace Otana]

Much as I detest what such people do, this borderline racist generalisation is making me feel a little uneasy. Without wishing to fall foul of Godwin's law, let me just say that some of these posts remind me of Dr. Strangelove. It's quite possible that we would do the same, if we'd been brought up in a primitive, superstitious, bigoted society which promoted the idea that Westerners are evil godless heathen scum. That doesn't justify it, of course. But my liberal sixth sense was tingling a little...

I'm never racist. I'm very racial tolorant. It's the religion, the beliefs and the harmful actions that I hate. Muslims who think it's ok to take lives all bacause of some belief they hold to. Never should religious beliefs play any role but that of personal delusion. Religion should never be involved in decision making or in any action. These muslims who may have been brought up in a society whos laws were made without reason but religious belief. These muslims who have been brought up to believe that killing oneself and others grants you an endless blissful paradise. Despite their up bringing, I still blame them for their actions. For at anytime that could have tried to use their brain. How society brings them up does play a fital role and so they share the disgrace. I blame both.

[chasm]

That's disgusting.

[Minimalist]

this borderline racist generalisation

As has been pointed out, muslims are not a race.

[chatpilot]

Muslim violence and Christian violence are both the result of fundamental extremism, you can't blame an entire religion for the acts of extremists. Christians have committed as many brutal acts as the Muslims and they are both as responsible for the horrors that extremist in the name of their religions have committed. The Bible and the Koran both advocate violence to all infidels and unbelievers and the extremists take these as literal and use them as excuses to commit the atrocities that they do.

[Minimalist]

Agreed but in this case they weren't the ones chopping off arms.

[Shinylight]

I genuinely don't care about generalisations when it comes to Islam and it's followers, it is a religion of violence, bigotry and sexism.

It's adherents are foul with a few exceptions. I would like to see it wiped off the face of the earth along with any other religion that has caused harm (Christianity anyone?).

[Purple Rabbit]

Muslims aren't a race.

So than it's OK again to generalize?

[The Omnissiunt One]

this borderline racist generalisation

As has been pointed out, muslims are not a race.

No, indeed not. They are generally associated with certain races, but you're right. Perhaps 'Islamophobic' is a better term. Anyhoo, we should beware of crude stereotypes, that's all I was saying. I wasn't accusing anyone of being a white supremacist. Vitriolic rants about how many Muslims are 'sub-human' just don't exactly make us seem moderate or reasonable. As for whether Islam should be 'wiped from the face of the Earth'... I would of course like it if everyone became a rationalist skeptic, but, failing that, I'd be content if religion were reduced to being just a hobby like knitting, to be done in clubs on the weekend, without it making moral demands based on Bronze Age scribblings.