Quote (Scaly @ Apr 18 2018 01:42pm)
The 'Quran says' argument is about as valid as the 'Bible says' argument in attempting to attack either religion's adherents.
The bible also says to kill non-believers and worshippers of other gods. Burn their homes and kill their livestock as well. Very few Christians follow that nowadays.
The question isn't 'what does the holy book say?' but 'what do religious people genuinely believe is moral and how are they willing to take action to promote and protect that moral decency as they perceive it?'
OP's poll might as well exchange the word Quran for the Bible and have the same result. It's not really a surprise that an ~ 2000 year old book doesn't fit in our culture.
Quote (Chevaucheur @ Apr 18 2018 01:49pm)
The Bible may say that to to "kill non-believers and worshippers of other gods", but there are no Christian or Jewish terrorist organizations that try to implement these recommendations.
--> IRA somewhat. and there are more forms of terrorism using this specific rhetoric in the past.
The current wave of terrorism isn't the standard, it's just the first one to go global.
This post was edited by Knoppie on Apr 18 2018 07:52am