Thread: Minorities...And Their "Influence"?

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Originally Posted by gusthedog

If you think all Muslims see everyone else as lower, less human and have no rights you are being xenophobic and promoting the mainstream ideology typified by current media in Australia. If you are a Christian, do you stone you mother to death if she wears a robe of two different cloths? Coz that's what the bible says to do.

I'd also like to know where the evidence is that 15-25% of Muslims are radical or support fundamentalists. Because IMHO it's totally untrue and amounts to fear mongering. The US public survive on a diet of fear in their media. It's how they drum up support for whatever war they are campaigning for.

Also it's good to remember Hitler was a devout Christian. Doesn't mean all Christians want to kill Jews and gay people does it?

You mean peoples' view of muslims are as untrue as your comments on Christians and Hitler.

Originally Posted by gusthedog

If you think all Muslims see everyone else as lower, less human and have no rights you are being xenophobic and promoting the mainstream ideology typified by current media in Australia. If you are a Christian, do you stone you mother to death if she wears a robe of two different cloths? Coz that's what the bible says to do.

I'd also like to know where the evidence is that 15-25% of Muslims are radical or support fundamentalists. Because IMHO it's totally untrue and amounts to fear mongering. The US public survive on a diet of fear in their media. It's how they drum up support for whatever war they are campaigning for.

Also it's good to remember Hitler was a devout Christian. Doesn't mean all Christians want to kill Jews and gay people does it?

First accuse of "all" then realise she was talking 15-25%.
Second shove the pc xenophobic word where the
Thirdly I've never heard or advocated stoning people for stupid reasons nor have I seen mass protests calling for the death penalty after a teddy was named jesus or Noah.
Fourth, I've never seen a Christian country arrest a person for calling a teddy jesus.

You entitled to your "opinion ", but evidence is agaonst you. What are the policies of Hamas regarding Israel who where elected by majority? The policies of Egypt regarding both Israel and people who's ancestors where not Egyptian, the policies of ISIS? The policy of Iran regarding Israel, the u.s etc. Lebanon? Syria? Sudan?
Parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan where they share their love of Hindus and Osama bin laden was living for how long?
Parts of our neighbours, Indonesia, the largest Muslim nation on earth, have fundamentalists who bombed Bali.
Indonesia is an example where the fundamentals are in a minority, but what about the others? Places where the fundamentals have either been elected or have a firm grip on the Govt.
Finally 3 of my Christian grandparents enlisted to fight Hitler and his bloody genocide, one lost his brother at tobruk. How many Muslims are lining up to join the ADF to help stop the slaughtering of innocents in Iraq, Syria etc?

Originally Posted by korg20000bc

You mean peoples' view of muslims are as untrue as your comments on Christians and Hitler.

Ok, I admit some hyperbole. Perhaps he wasn't devout but he was Christian at least for part of his life. Supposedly he believed in Christianity early on but then changed his ideals as they didn't agree with his Nazi philosophies. He still believed in an "almighty creator" but not a Christian god later in his life. But are you saying that I'm the only one prone to hyperbole in this thread? All I'm saying is that I believe that the current problem of extemists or fundamentalists is caused by military occupation. Increasing military action will only increase the problem. The fact that they are Muslim is secondary to the fact that someone has invaded their country. Islam is not to blame in this instance. In fact it's the convenient scape goat. But if those in this thread want to fear those who believe in the Koran over those who believe in the Bible, go right ahead. IMHO they are both fairy tales. But some people will throw their lives away over stories. I'm not one of them.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

No, she got it bang on. The majority moderates are not bringing the minority radicals into line. The inaction of moderates is what is a major part of the problem. Action from the majority moderates will be the solution.

i.e. "You sort it or we will."

So the majority is to blame for the views of the minority? Where do you draw the line? Out country is clearly predominantly Christian. Does that mean if other Christian countries do the wrong thing then we are to blame for not stopping them? Or maybe it's just the other predominantly white countries that we should try to control? Just because someone interprets a book differently to someone else does not mean that because they both read and believe in the book that they are now both responsible for each other's moral actions or ethical choices. Because that's what you are suggesting. The Muslim majority are no more at fault for the minority of fundamentalists than we are regarding America's failed international peace keeping efforts.

There's not really any country in the world that is a "Christian country."
Christendom is long gone.

Hitler may have said be had a Christian faith but it was only taken on in service of his nationalist ideas.
Anyone can say they are a Christian but if their actions are diametrically opposed to the teaching of Christ... Well, it easy to join the dots.
One thing I cannot understand is someone professing a faith in a Jewish man, Jewish messiah and God then having the most extreme antisemitism.

Slightly weird...

Originally Posted by frantic

First accuse of "all" then realise she was talking 15-25%.
Second shove the pc xenophobic word where the
Thirdly I've never heard or advocated stoning people for stupid reasons nor have I seen mass protests calling for the death penalty after a teddy was named jesus or Noah.
Fourth, I've never seen a Christian country arrest a person for calling a teddy jesus.

You entitled to your "opinion ", but evidence is agaonst you. What are the policies of Hamas regarding Israel who where elected by majority? The policies of Egypt regarding both Israel and people who's ancestors where not Egyptian, the policies of ISIS? The policy of Iran regarding Israel, the u.s etc. Lebanon? Syria? Sudan?
Parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan where they share their love of Hindus and Osama bin laden was living for how long?
Parts of our neighbours, Indonesia, the largest Muslim nation on earth, have fundamentalists who bombed Bali.
Indonesia is an example where the fundamentals are in a minority, but what about the others? Places where the fundamentals have either been elected or have a firm grip on the Govt.
Finally 3 of my Christian grandparents enlisted to fight Hitler and his bloody genocide, one lost his brother at tobruk. How many Muslims are lining up to join the ADF to help stop the slaughtering of innocents in Iraq, Syria etc?

Frantic, I wasn't the one changing from"all" to "15-25%". I your previous statements you said

Actually she answered it, how do you respond to a person who's central belief is that you are lower, less human, have no rights to your land and deserve to be killed?
How do you negotiate with a group who hate and advocate the killing of any other religion or person who does anything they find offensive, such as calling a kindy class teddy hear Mohamed?
Go and view some of her other clips, she talks of being given 48 hrs notice by Israel of bombing in their area after Hamas fired rockets from in front of their homes. Now if you got a letter saying ,Incoming warhead in 2 days, would you stay? Unless you where forced to?
How happy would you be if your 6-8 year olds where taken on an attack so if the Israelis fire back there can be news clips of "innocent children killed/ injured by uncaring Jews"?
It comes down to if you don't fight back you lose and if you do you look bad.

In your first sentence it implies to me that you are saying that is what all Muslims believe, hence my reply. To your second comment xenophobia is:

Xenophobia is the unreasoned fear of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange.[1][2] It comes from the Greek words ξένος (xenos), meaning "strange", "foreigner", and φόβος (phobos), meaning "fear".[3] Xenophobia can manifest itself in many ways involving the relations and perceptions of an ingroup towards an outgroup, including a fear of losing identity, suspicion of its activities, aggression, and desire to eliminate its presence to secure a presumed purity.[4] Xenophobia can also be exhibited in the form of an "uncritical exaltation of another culture" in which a culture is ascribed "an unreal, stereotyped and exotic quality".[

To fear another for their religious beliefs is xenophobic by definition. There are many people on this forum that do just that.

On your third comment, Leviticus 19:19 is what I was meant. As the bible says its a no-no in that verse and chapter to wear clothes of two different materials. I was trying to highlight that the Bible has some ridiculous sections in it too but people still believe it's the word of God. Just as others believe in the Koran.

On your fourth and fifth comments, do all Muslims find it offensive to have a teddy named after Mohammed? Or is that just a 'fact' that aligns with your set of beliefs about Islam not being as accepting as Christianity?

I understand that people feel passionately about this issue but as I said I don't have the answers. In my view the issue of fundamentalist has been caused by invasion. Nothing more.

I'm sorry that you lost relatives in the war Frantic. So did I. That's why I am scared ****less of history repeating itself and this turning into WW3. Because the USA has mismanaged the issues in the Middle East we may all suffer as a result.

Here is an interesting issue local to me: the Bendigo Mosque issue. Shepparton has 4 mosques and has never had a fundamentalist issue. So what's the problem Bendigo?