Please Explain this!

@Riptide (2758)
United States
June 7, 2007 10:35pm CST
I would like some explanations, which I doubt I will get, but you can't blame a girl for trying. How come, that whenever someone starts a debate about Islam, followers of said religion come in the discussions and instead of sticking to the topic at hand, deflect from the questions and just preach the same stuff over and over. Why is it so hard just to answer a few simple questions? I get accused of just trying to argue and spread hate and get asked why I don't get information first, before I post. First of all, I grew up with muslims, so I know more then you all think. Also, when I do ask straight forward questions, I don't get any answers, so how am I suppose to inform myself more? So here I have some questions and please, some clear answers and no deflections. If you only come in here to start trouble and accuse me of being hateful, instead of debating and reaponding to the topic at hand, you will be rated accordingly. Another thing that strikes me, is the fact that a lot of debaters like to bring up all kind of atrocities, to justify islamic terrorism. Two wrongs don't make a right and by trying to justify it instead of denouncing it, aren't you in fact approving of it? If my neighbor goes and robs a bank today and kills 3 people in the process and gets away with it, does that give me the right to do the same and expect to get away with it? Does his crime justify my crime? I don't think so. So why do the followers of Islam think that they can justify their actions, by pointing the fingers at other atrocities commited throughout history? I would also like to know, why are muslim women being treated the way they are? Who gives anybody the right to treat another human being like a slave and then turn around and justify it with a holy book? Why do you expect the rest of the world to stand by and say it's ok? Why do you call western women names and claim their way of life is wrong and call them wh0res, yet you get mad if we complain about how you treat your women? Why do you blame all your problems on the Jews and the western civilization? Why don't you stand up and take responsibility for your own actions? Don't you have a brain and can think for yourself and make a decision between right and wrong? If your religion is so peaceful, then why are there always wars raging in the middle east? Why are there constant threats and reports of yet another bomb going off, if you are so very peaceful? Why do you approve and condone pedophilia? Why do you think that the crime rate in the western world is higher then in the middle east? The reason for that is, that things that you consider normal and legal over there, like rape, torture, murder,spouse abouse and pedophilia, are considered a crime here. Don't you think if they were considered a crime there, the crime rate would be just as high, if not higher? Why do you despise the western civilization so much? What did we ever do to you, that you feel we are so very evil? Why is it so important for you to convert everybody? Why do you care what beliefs other people have? Why does it bother you if people live together without being married, have kids out of wedlock, are gay, drink, party and enjoy live half way across the globe? You are probably going to ask me, why I care that you are treating your women the way you do halfway across the globe. I care, because their human rights are being violated. We don't violate human rights here, so I ask again, why does it bother you? Do you have answers to these questions?
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• Canada
8 Jun 07
A lot of the questions you asked apply more to hardcore Christians than Muslims. Anyway, many of the questions you asked have the same answers. In a lot of cases, it is one person or group who has an objective and influence. The best way to convince people to do something is through religion, so people lie or twist information to support their beliefs. I think some of the anger stems from ignorance, some of the questions you ask are somewhat ignorant. A lot of the practices you mentioned are more cultural than religious and it just happens that people in that culture tend to share the same religion. I have never heard of condoning pedophilia.
@piasabird (1737)
• United States
8 Jun 07
You have never heard of them condoning pedophilia? Their great leader and prophet Mohamed married a 6 year old girl and the marriage was consummated when she was 9. That sounds like pedophilia to me. Some Muslims deny that she was 6 and that's how they condone it, by denying it ever happened. Mohamed had many wives and many concubines and one of them was a six year old girl. He was a busy man.
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