Seriously? Did you read what the retired general had to say? Why are his actions, accomplished for example, by flying a cruise missile into a village because they are "guided by Satan", any different than a suicide bomber? Why is one legitimate, and one isn't? I am asking the question because I don't think you can provide a clean answer. When religion is used as a pawn, anything can be justified. Both sides are doing it.
The other thing to consider is how destabilizing war is to a region. A war we started. Some say it breeds terrorism. I tend to agree. So think how much worse the Christian Fundamentalists would act, if their very way of life were under attack on American soil - Shooting abortion doctors and blowing up children's nurseries would be considered chump change. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : I agree with Mike on this. Although there are exceptions, Christian fundamentalists do not advocate violence or terrorism. To speak of "Christian" terrorism as if it were interchangeable with Islamic terrorism is misleading in the extreme. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> wrote : I know... all those Christian suicide bombers have just been reeking havoc all over the world. And Christians threatening to kill you if you insult them or their beliefs, have also been a major problem. Using Christ's own words and his example to justify their actions to murder, behead, stone people to death, in order to convert them, has just been an enormous problem. From: "olliesedwuz@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2016 9:13 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Religion of peace? Yes, and simply substitute 'Christianity' for 'Islam' in your paragraph and the same is true. The militant Christian fundamentalists hate the militant Muslim fundamentalists so much, because it is like looking in a mirror, but waving a different "holy book". Same level of consciousness in both. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> wrote : Maybe.. on some extremely high level, with people of extreme intelligence practicing it, Islam *may* be a religion of peace. Just trying to give the benefit of doubt here. But for the masses of today? There is a saying: a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. Islam in the wrong hands is dangerous. From: "hepa7@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2016 8:11 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Religion of peace? The Quran's Verses of Violence http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/quran/violence.aspx The Quran's Verses of Violence http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/quran/violence.aspx A sampling of violence in the Quran. View on www.thereligionofpeace.com http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/quran/violence.aspx Preview by Yahoo The reasons are obvious and begin with the Quran. Few verses of Islam's most sacred text can be construed to fit the contemporary virtues of religious tolerance and universal brotherhood. Those that do are earlier "Meccan" verses which are obviously abrogated by later ones. The example of Muhammad is that Islam is a religion of peace when Muslims do not have the power and numbers on their side. Once they do, things change.
