Oh, so I am supposed to defend Islam again?
Nov 15th, 2009 by shaila
Okay, great. So a Muslim goes and kills innocent civilians, and guess what? The emails start coming saying, “Shaila, look, one of your brothers in Islam just entered heaven according to your religion, because he killed people in the name of Islam.” Great. So, then I have to pull open the Quranic verse again, type out yet another long email about Islam, just so I can give this yet another friend the proper definition of Islam (peace). I have to go on yet another spheel on how this guy did something that I cannot explain, but Islam definitely doesn’t condone those actions. This morning, when I got the umpteenth email, I decided that no, I was not going to try to explain Islam anymore in a reactionary fashion. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan shoots thirteen people, I don’t know him, but yet I have to explain his actions because I happen to be Muslim???? It’s like me going to my neighbour and saying, “hey, you’re Christian, can you tell me why that pro-life man killed all those abortion supporters the other day…is that what Christianity condones???”
Pick up a book, people, and read about your neighbours, your students, your teammates. Stop hurting Muslim kids in the school yard just because they are Muslim. Leave my kids alone. Stop hating on women in hijab, stop mistrusting the men in beards because of your ignorance, and your inability to differentiate between lunacy and the true beauty of Islam. Read.
Which pro-life Christian man killed “all those abortion supporters the other day?” Name? Source? I missed that one in the news. There is no Christian parallel to the daily persecutions of so-called “infidels” in the Muslim world. Is it “hating” to point out that Christianity is outlawed in Saudi Arabia at the same time Christian nations allow everyone to worship as they choose? When was the last time you read of a Christian yelling “Jesus is Lord!” before opening up on a crowd or detonating a bomb on a crowded bus? I think these people generally scream “Allahu Akbar,” (as Major Nidal Hasan shouted on November 5 before ten people lost their lives)
Your blog exudes love and peace so much, Shaila, it’s a mystery why you cast your lot with a militaristic, intolerant and expansionist movement like islam. I say a daily prayer for you to find Jesus Christ who IS God and who IS love.
Michael, are you really this intolerant? Do you have non-Christian friends? Or only Christian?
Intolerance is not a bad word: most responsible citizens are intolerant of things which violate decency and the public good. I am, like most people, intolerant of zealots killing in the name of God. I’m also, like most people, intolerant of Islamic nations (i.e. Iran, Syria, Pakistan Saudi Arabia) using the words and example of Mohammed to justify the subjugation of women, the export of terrorism and subjugation and persecution of peace-loving Christians.