For all....Only descent thoughts please...?

1. Some Muslims do violence and use religion to legitimate their act

2. Some Medias expose it unfairly and hyperbolic

3. Some people don't want to see a truth and make conclusion without more valid source

4. many people make generalization and say, Islam is a violent religion

5. Many Ignorant people doesn't want to see a truth, just believe what they think and don't wanna change their mind about Islam.

I dunno....Maybe this won't pass as a "decent" thought but the Islamic world has been in conflict since the birth of Islam in the seventh century. Mohammed imposed his will through violence on Arabia and the conflict between the so-called muslim world and everyone else has continued until today. If you look at wherever the mulsim world intersects with others today, there is bloodshed and strife. It doesn't matter if the others are Jewish, Christian, HIndu, Sikh, Agnostic, Budhist, or even other Muslims, the result is the same, bloodshed and horrific cruelty.. Maybe that's why??

Ever notice that whenever Islam is called violent, Muslims always point to Christianity's past, in an attempt to deflect attention off themselves? Well, there are no Christians blowing up school buses today, so find another scapegoat.

Any religion or political movement is based on becoming glorified. It is the leaders who want followers, and they become corrupt while seeking this glory.

It first starts out as seeking approval from God, then it escalates into the people in power wanting that approval for themselves. They tire of waiting for people to convert on their own, so they become forceful, and this force always resorts to bloodshed in time.

History sadly repeats itself. Once we had Christian Crusades who tired and they approved killing individuals who did not convert on their own. It happens once, and happens twice, and will happen again.

I guess no one is innocent when they try to think for themselves and want what they feel is the better alternative, especially when it makes them spiritually fulfilled. No religion allows one to feel fulfillment through their own decision, they claim it is twisted and some how, some way, you've broken a law and you've sinned. When they see you are not following, and could possibly lead yourself, watch out, your life is at stake.

A lot of recent violence has been created by Muslim extremists. Unfortunately the media does not feel the need to point out that these extremists are a MINORITY in the Muslim world. And most Americans don't make the distinction either.

People are always looking for a "monster in the closet". If they don't have anyone to fear and hate, they have to start looking at themselves. And no one wants to look too deeply at themselves.

If it weren't Muslims it would be someone else.

I'm sorry, please remind me again what countries Islam is sending Missionaries to with Medical Teams, Food, Clothing,& Rebuilding their Infrastructures??? I do seem to remember pictures & a news story about 3 of their "Relief Mission Airplanes" crashing somewhere in a foreign country though??? Oh, then I remember something about a story of their "Unique Barbers" giving haircuts even closer than a "G.I.'s"!!! I do like their Religion though! It's kinda neat in that if U tell someone that they should "Convert" & they Don't, U can Kill them & U "Score Virgins" for doing it according to the Quran, their Bible!!! Well, like most I guess, I just remember the "Goodies" about Islam, Huh??? John

Islam is labeled a violent religion for many of the same reasons that many people consider Christianity to be a violent religion.

The followers of the religion engage in attacks on people whose beliefs differ with those of the attackers.

Since many people are incapable of abstract thought they categorize, label or stereotype groups of people to make it easier for them to think, Blacks like watermelon, White people hate blacks, Christians are ignorant, Muslims are violent, etc.

While all of us do things like this sometimes, unfortunately many people do this all of the time because actually thinking makes their "heads hurt".

If you listen to the stereotypes or generalization in the Media you realize that most newscasters must be bubble headed bleach blonds with a gleam in their eye.

(Now how many chuckled at that and how many didn't get it at all? popular culture encouraging stereotypes. I bet many of you just thought I was stereotyping as opposed to giving an example.....)

It's because of what we see actually happening all around the world. Bombings, hi-jackings, kidnappings and murder. The perpertrators and organisers are actually members of Islam by their own statements and video diaries.

I think this is just a negative perseption brought about by extremists like AlQaeda. I honestly think that Islam is not a violent religion coz I know a lot who are good and loving.

One of the "requirements" for some of the Islam faiths is that they kill infidels. Interesting is who the term nfidels applies to: any non-Islamic person. That me. So any faith who has the purpose of inflicting violence (what could be more violent that killing) on non believers of that faith is rightfully labeled as a "violent religion"