Islam...

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Islam...

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, September 21. 2012

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In our recent poll, the vast majority felt Islam is a religion of violent savages not a religion of peace.

What do you think?

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#1 Greg Parrott on 09/22/12 at 12:23 AM

I think most of those Islamic folks are good candidates for a prescription of "PROZAC" !

#2 Bonnie Byrd Gardner on 09/24/12 at 10:02 PM

Islam seems to be a religion based on hate. They want to kill Christians, Jews, and anyone else whose beliefs are different than theirs. The god they worship is not a god of love.

#2.1 Sheila Tolley on 09/29/12 at 08:53 AM

I agree with you Bonnie. Today the horrific tragedies of years ago are practically rubbed out by our historians who wish to sugar coat the Devils and evils of years passed. They cannot effectively sugar coat the horrors of 9-11 yet. It is too fresh in the minds of so many.

Adolf Hitler authorized the mass extermination of Jews and other minorities, he caused an estimated 11 million people to be murdered in the horror known as the Holocaust.
The casualties from World War II would raise this number considerably, to more than 50 million, and as many as 12 million Germans.

Joseph Stalin encouraged tactics which led to the deaths of about 8,000,000 of his own soldiers. Additionally about 2,800,000 German, Hungarian, Romanian, and Finnish troops were killed by his armies. Stalin's policies meant no mercy to prisoners, and huge numbers died after being taken captive during the war. Perhaps 30,000,000 persons of various nations died. Following WWII, Stalin instigated a policy of terror on the German people. This led to about 2,000,000 German civilians being murdered outright and thousands more committing suicide. Stalin enforced brutal police states on all the peoples of eastern Europe which he overran with his armies. Tens of thousands died in these takeovers. German POWs were kept in horrible conditions for as long as ten years after the war, leading to the deaths of at least 1,000,000. In 1945 he launched an unprovoked war with Japan, killing many tens of thousands of Japanese troops and capturing many others.

Osama Bin Laden...3,000 in ten minutes...in our country...using our own planes. Many jumping to their death to prevent being burned alive.

Bonnie, I think the land of Islam is where devils like Hitler and Stalin go when they die.

#2.1.1 Danny B on 10/02/12 at 08:25 AM

In some ways, you might say we (as Christians) started this hatred. I think the crusades of the dark ages, true savages performing under the auspices Christ, really only using the name to kill and mame on their journey, started this hatred. These tragedies where explained by muslim folks down from generation to generation - so when you enter a muslim nation as a Christian, they've been told (and their forefathers experienced first hand) how cruel and barbaric the west can be, all in the name of Christ. So, in their ignorance, they hate all of us.

While I think that could be true, I still think it goes back to the line of Ishmael - and there's nothing we can do to tame that; I don't care how open and accepting we are as a nation.

For the life of me, I can't figure out why we would try and liberate a people group that doesn't want to be liberated. Freedom is something you have to want; not something you can force into people. And you'd have to want it enought to kill or be killed to earn it, just like our war of (or for) independence. No one came to "liberate" us - a group of folks "over here" got tired of paying the king "over there" and that group of men fought it out. The middle easterners don't seem to want to fight a war for freedom, they only fight a war of religion. I think they may need kings and dictators to keep them under some sort of control. They hate and kill each other as well (Sunni's will never work with Shiites), it's not just Christians they're after.

As far as their God, he's the same as our God (in my opinion). The difference is they worship through Muhammad (who had seizures and perhaps schizophrenia). I've read through the Quran and it is acceptable through those teachings to kill any who oppose Muhammad. No one can ever change that, it'd be like trying to change our Bible. Muhammad inspired most of the writings in the Quran (he probably would have written it himself but most historians believe he was completely illiterate), inspiring these writings while perhaps in a schizophrenic state. So, it's not our God that is different - it's the misguided prophet they've chosen to listen to. God is who created this line from Ishmael - and no one has to believe that, but that doesn't make it false.

#2.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 10/03/12 at 08:58 AM

Good comment, Danny. The surface is still barely scratched on religion. Religion, and lack of it, has caused more death and horrific events than any single group in history. Religion and greed go hand in hand. Even in the "supposedly" Christians. With the exception of Billy Graham, I would never lend an ear to the greedy TV hypocrites that I have seen in my lifetime.

#2.1.1.2 Sheila Tolley on 10/03/12 at 09:01 AM

#3 Robert Jones on 09/26/12 at 10:44 AM

Perhaps...maybe...one might have thought to offer an additional choice in this poll.

Green beans...the gold standard for vegetables - or - treacherous green fiberous interlopers?

Brocoli anyone?

#3.1 Sheila Tolley on 09/29/12 at 08:57 AM

I have been gone a while, Robert. I can sense that somewhere in your comment, intelligence exists. Will you please break it down into "Blogging for Dummies" on my behalf?

#4 Don Brown on 10/01/12 at 10:15 AM

Seriously? "Savages"? I haven't heard that term bandied about since John Wayne was starring in movies.

The next thing you know we'll outlaw Al Gebra and Al Gorithms along with teaching evolution in public schools. Assuming we still have any public schools.

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

Promoting fear in this way is shameful.

Don Brown

#5 Sheila Tolley on 10/03/12 at 11:40 AM

Mr.Romney should send obama a Thank You note for allowing (Laffe) Gaffe Biden to remain on the Democratic ticket for another term. He is a goldmine for the Republican Party.

I can just see obama covering his ears every time Joe is in the public arena. He will have an ulcer the size of his obamacare manual before the Vice-Presidential debates are over. little "o" will be smoking so many cigarettes, they will bring Smokey the Bear back.

JFK had enough sense to keep LBJ out of the country as much as possible.

#6 Sheila Tolley on 10/03/12 at 12:57 PM

If you think you have had a bad day....Just think...obama has Joe Gaffe Biden.

#7 Sheila Tolley on 10/04/12 at 09:20 AM

FYI
"Yesterday a medical marijuana group officially endorsed President Obama for president. Doesn't really help Obama though, because they were just getting around to endorsing him for 2008."
–Conan O'Brien-

#8 Sheila Tolley on 10/04/12 at 09:21 AM

"obama's timepiece should be running perfectly this morning, because he definitely got his clock cleaned last night!"

-Major Pelham-

#9 Sheila Tolley on 10/04/12 at 09:47 AM

By the way, how many nicotine patches do you think obama was wearing last night? I bet when Lobster Lady pulled them off, he was as smooth as a grapefruit.

#10 Sheila Tolley on 10/04/12 at 10:20 AM

FYI...

Rumor has it that they will have a moderator at the next debate. Perhaps Clint Eastwood will loan them his empty chair.

#11 Sheila Tolley on 10/04/12 at 12:24 PM

FYI...
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#12 Sheila Tolley on 10/06/12 at 08:12 AM

FYI...
There are 750,000 unidentified species of plants and animals waiting to be discovered beneath the waves.
-Digest of Marine Life-

(What is wrong with this conclusion?)

If you know how many there are...discover them.

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