Religion

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Originally Posted by England my lionheart
Hi people,i have ,in the course of my work ,met with many types of religious people,ie Christians,sikhs,buddists,muslims ,rastafarians etc.All of these people seem equal to me all have arms legs etc and some have a holier than thou attitude.Does religion really have a place in a modern society as most seem to belong in the stoneage.What do you think

Actually we are all alike, only our circumstances are different.

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Originally Posted by mcteethinator
'Beware of extremism in religion, since those before you were only destroyed by extremism.'~~Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)~~

Please inform me where in the Quran or Hadith the above saying is. I think this is the very message we need to send to Islamic Fundamentalists!

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Originally Posted by ChristineES
I am not Islam, but I need to say this-- There are fanatics in any group, religious or otherwise. I am not going to judge an entire religion on a few fanatics. The fanatics are usually the loudest, but there are not usually the majority.

True. But in being politically correct, we must not, for fear of being labeled a fanatic, shy away from expressing our understanding of what we see. I don't belong to any religion. But Jesus comes through to me as a man who preached peace, both within and without. Unfortunately, Churches took charge of his teachings and came with the theory that Jesus is the only salvation for mankind. Mohammad's teachings were not distorted by any organization. When Mohammad put his teachings into practice, the first casualty was the temple in Mecca, which he captured, destroying the idols therein and converting it into a mosque. Therefore Mohammad does not come through to me as a man who preached peace, either within or without. Would you classify me as a fanatic?