The pressure you are giving me for a remark I had slashed in a humourous way is an indication of the **** shenanigans I am tired of that religions seem to be obsessed at giving to any stray comments or regards they meet. Yes, I could have been more "sensitive" and yes you could have simply ignored it.
I was willing to ignore it, but you continued to insult Islam and Muslims. If you are so tired of the “shenanigans,” why are you persistent in soiling Muslims worldwide? Do I not have a right to defend my religion and its followers?
demanding full obedience from His slaves believers.
This doesn't seem humorous at all. In fact, it seems to be passive-aggressive. I don’t see how someone can ignore such an insensitive comment. If it was meant to be humorous, then you would have said the same thing about Christianity and other religions for that matter. Instead, you demonized Islam and elevated Christianity well above Islam. You essentially created a dichotomy of good and bad.
First I am not attacking "muslims" anywhere.
How are your posts not an attack on Muslims? You are deliberately grouping them together, acting as if they are all the same around the world. You blatantly stated that Muslims will only cry out if a picture of Muhammad was drawn or if a Qur’an was burned. You come across as intolerant; you give yourself some sort of superiority, stating that “you have seen enough” and that you can “no longer afford to ignore this.” I highly doubt that any of the events you mentioned affect you negatively, and I don’t think you should try to judge all Muslims if you are visibly biased. In fact, if you “have a preference of the Christian theology,” why don’t you acknowledge the fact that God is the ultimate judge? Your comments have been inappropriate, even if you were voicing your opinion.
Second, you are still confusing "muslims" with the ideology.
Please tell me how I am doing so. I am simply responding to your seemingly intolerant posts about Muslims in the world by saying that you shouldn’t group them together and give them a bad name. The ideology of Islam was only relevant when we were talking about the differences between Christianity and Islam. If you look back to your prior posts, you stated this:
Incidentally this is why the atheists and agnostics are attacked so often when they dare say anything at all about these matters
Are you not confusing Muslims (in the Middle East) with the ideology? Frankly, I think you are. In the previous paragraph of that post, you talked about how Islam means “[voluntary] submission;” you then implied that this was the justification for the punishment (which was suggested by the minority, or the people with power in the ME) you talked about.
Muslims will have to step up the plate and shred some traditions or whatever it is that is stopping them from crying enough is enough.
Do you really think it’s that simple? No one can ignore their traditions immediately. No one can just walk up to the corrupt power holders and say “stop.” Once again, change is gradual. Not all Muslims have to “step up to the plate;” look at the Muslims in each continent. Are they what we perceive to be backwards? No, so stop grouping all Muslims together.
Third, I never mentioned pathetic.
Please reread my post. I never said you mentioned it.
I’m sure that I can’t change your beliefs about Islam (really, I could care less about what you believed), but what you have posted since yesterday has been offensive, insensitive, and ignorant. Your apology was hollow and meaningless. In all sincerity, I am now asking you to stop insulting my religion and all of the Muslims in the world. If you can’t agree with Islam, please have some respect for the people who do agree with it. Try to read your comments in a Muslim’s point of view. You may believe that you were only commenting on a religion, but in reality, you came across as offensive and it appears that you are indeed attacking Muslims. That being said, I’m ready to put this behind us if you are.
