Posted on May 26, 2014
Do you consider Islam a legitimate religion?
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Many who have studied Islam have various feelings as to the status of Islam. Please respond as to why you do or do not accept Islam as a religion.
Does Islam rate protection under the Bill of Rights?
Does Islam rate protection under the Bill of Rights?
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I won't comment on the premise of this post because frankly I think it is ridiculous. Regarding the BOR, religious freedom is what is protected, not individual religions. The founding of a particular religion or how it is recognized is totally irrelevant. You are guaranteed freedom of expression of any type regarding religious preference simply for being a free person.
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SFC (Join to see) come on, tell us how you really feel. I think the question is phrased incorrectly...obviously is it legit, we have been fighting it for over 10 years...
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SFC Robert Wheeler
SSG Michael, we have been fighting fanaticism and not a viable religion. Extremists come all religious backgrounds but they are not sanctioned by their religion. I never fought as a Christian but I was in an organization that was comprised by huge amount of Christians. Does that mean we were a Christian Army? No.
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This is indeed what I believe to be a loaded question, designed to provoke a certain response. However with this question you could remove "Islam" and insert any religion into that sentence.
Does anyone have the right to tell a society of people that their chosen religion is legitimate or not? And I do recall a really long time ago some people set sail to an undiscovered country seeking freedom from being persecuted about their religion among other grievances that they had.
The fact is it doesn't matter what my personal view of another religion is, my religion teaches me to respect all, treat all as I would like to be treated and do what I believe to be right and just.
Does anyone have the right to tell a society of people that their chosen religion is legitimate or not? And I do recall a really long time ago some people set sail to an undiscovered country seeking freedom from being persecuted about their religion among other grievances that they had.
The fact is it doesn't matter what my personal view of another religion is, my religion teaches me to respect all, treat all as I would like to be treated and do what I believe to be right and just.
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SGM Mikel Dawson
SFC, I agree with you. The only thing i can say for religions is look back in history of many and you will find thing that make you think. For me, I hate religions because most want you to do this or that to be member. But I am a religious person and know where my faith is and have found my salvation.
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I am not a religious person, but instead a spiritual person who believes in humanity and dignity. I and many more around the world do not need to live our lives based off of theories which have been written in a book and publicized and interpreted to fit agendas. Whether 2,000 years old or 800, nothing proves who is right and who is wrong, therefore all religions serve the same purpose regardless, a way of life for those who wish to follow.
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Islam as a whole is recognized as one of the world's leading religions and is one of the three Abrahamic faiths with the other two being Judaism and Christianity. The events of and/or after 9/11 do not make it any less of a religion just as the crusades did not diminish Christianity. There are certain sects of the religion that are extremely violent but as a whole the religion does not preach violence. The same can be said for Christianity and for a small sect (which isn't recognized by the Southern Baptist Convention) known as the Westboro Baptist Church. Judging the whole by the actions of the few is how we breed many of our stereotypes and -isms
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Sgt Packy Flickinger, I consider myself a freelance Christian with heavy doses of Taoism and Buddhism flavoring the general edges. The common message in most is selflessness in one form or another. It seems that some stray further from this than others when it comes to practice, especially in organized religious practice.
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PO2 William Sturm
I disagree with the primes set by Sgt Flickinger. In Ireland there is a constant civil war between the Catholics and Protestants that involve regular deaths by bombing, gunfire and knife play. Do they denigrate women, not that I know of but that is cultural. Many Asian countries treat women as second class citizens and those nations are primarily Buddhist. So is Islam a viable religion, yes anything can be a religion and as soldiers and sailors we are to defend the the religious freedoms of all so the original question is moot. We dont have to agree but we do have to defend it.
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Westboro Baptist Church members, as repulsive as they can be, aren't cutting people's heads off or raping children or raping goats and aren't misogynists.....etc. So that's a terrible comparison. I really can't get any deeper into the original post while I'm on active duty, political correctness being the true driving force behind everything in the military these days.
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PO1 Aaron Baltosser
COL (Join to see) - i haved used the name Eclectic Lutheran before representing 51% of my practices coming from a Lutheran background with pieces pulled from other faiths to make up the rest of the beliefs. Since I worked in the right area, I could make my own dog tags to read that way without complication.
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