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Do you think Islam is a peaceful religion?

And why do you think they are or are not?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    No.

    Their book says to kill all infidels, or unbelievers in their faith.

    And the TOWERS we used to have in New York,( 9/11 ) are now gone along with the deaths of thousands of people, and it continues in this way all over the world, its called terrorism.

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    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Yes, That's why I believe in it. Islam is a peaceful religion, but as any religion there are people who take the sayings and verses out of context and do actions based on their OWN interpretation which is wrong.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Funny the way people think and react. A few years ago, one boxer named Cassius Clay, didn't want to serve in the military of the United States, where he was making millions of dollars, and changed his religion to Muslim, because it was recognized by our government a peace loving group, so he didn't have to serve.

    Now, because of the Israeli's and the Saudi's, (9/11) the country is all against them.

    If the US would heed the words of one Osama Bin Ladin, maybe we would not be the target of their attacks. Quit helpng and financing the Israeli killing of Palestinians, and stay out of Muslim affairs, as this was the reason for 9/11.

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    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Most of the Muslims I've met are pretty peaceful. But none of the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) are "peaceful". They are all based on the fear of a genocidal war god!

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    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    No, you get peaceful Muslims of course, but I could never call a religion 'that will conquer the world' peaceful!

    I live in an area of London that has become 85% Muslim, I remember the awful racket they made over...cartoons?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocU5x_03MDM&feature...

  • 1 decade ago

    I can't say whether it is or it isn't because I don't know much about it.

    I won't base it off a few fundamentalist followers though, who use the religion as a base to commit murders because almost every religion has faced it's fanaticals using their religion as a front to commit crimes, including Christianity, Judiasm and Wicca. It doesn't necessarily mean the religion as a whole is bad.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Most muslims are peacable but the religion absolutely not it was birthed in war, conquest and great deceit and has not really changed

  • 1 decade ago

    Um... no? Why in the world would you think that? You can look in the Koran and find places where it commands you to kill you neighbor under certain circumstances. And look at 9/11. And at the news every day.

  • Of course not.

    36 out of 41 terrorist groups listed by the US State Department are Muslim groups.

    30 out of 35 world conflicts are Muslims as the aggressor.

    Muslim terrorist attacks take place in 116 countries around the world.

    There are an average of 150 terrorist attacks per MONTH committed by Muslims.

    Wherever Muslims are, there is primitive barbaric violence.

    Source(s): Atheist
  • 1 decade ago

    It is divisive if it doesn't have total dominance, like most religions. So no.

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