Originally Posted by
emmett
The supposed religious beliefs of the terrorists who would commit acts such as 911 and other atroscities are just what Kathy was sort of saying. In retro, can we blame Christianity for Timothy McVeigh's act on the Federal building in Okie city? Of course not, he was a radical.
1. He was a zealot for for a cult in Waco, Davidians Cult, his hard on was vengence.
Radical killers commit these acts because they are radical killers. A religious belief may have been a tool in their effort but can not be deemed the "reason" they do these things.
2. A cult will drive a person to do hidious things, islam is a cult, not a religion.
More white men have been serial killers in American society by far than any other ethnic group. Would it be fair then to assume that the next one will be a white man as well. Why are we unable to attach a religious stigma to them? Because they usually aren't religious. In the case of Eric Robert Rudolph, who was a staunch anti-abortionist, we get from him that radical folks in that category are religious based killers. Thyen we have folks being harmed for the extreme opposite while demonstrating against abortion by supporters.
3. You're rambling, I don't follow this line of thought.
Killers are killers. They are going to find a way to kill and / or a method. Blaming the entire cause, (Abortion, their religious belief, etc,,,) is sort of a cop out. There are many oeaceful Muslims, active supprters of anti-abortion and Abortion supporters. Each time an atroscity is committed in the name of one of these causes, these radicals are actually dealing a blow to the cause they are supposedly so intent on supporting. It is because they are killers, not supporters.
4. Doesn't jibe, you're off topic, can't wrap my head around it.
Islam itself to me is a harmless inaccurate view of religion.
5. Now your beginning to make sense.
Nothing more, it is the radicals that make it a vehicle by which to attach itself to a cause to kill.
6. Why do you claim they are *Just Radicals*? Maybe they are doing what their book tells them to do, and are following it properlly?
Simple as that. We want to blame something bigger than merely a person for their actions and that is why we continue to want to blame the entire religion or cause of these people mentioned.
7. Sure I want to give them the credit they deserve, I don't want to cover it up for them, as if they don't know what they do.