@boris1gary wrote:
I think there is a new "religion" - nothing to do with God, it's based on an ignorance of Islam and from this ignorance sprouts a hatred of all things Islam.
Sorry, I must protest and strongly disagree.
I think rather that there is a growing public consciousness (in part even informed by our public discussions here) about what Islam is and what Islam stands for and what implications an increasing Muslim population means for Western democratic countries.
It's only a "phobia" if the fear is unreasonable, remember?
I appreciate and agree with much of what you say, Boris, about the political landscape in Australia, but I must take exception with you on this point.
My opposition to Islam is NOT based on ignorance, though I think that some peoples' willingness to accomodate islam in this country does stem from an ignorance of what Islam teaches.
I don't want to repeat myself again as I am sure you have already read my arguments on other threads.
If my arguments remain unconvincing, then I can only encourage you to read more so that you understand more about islam.
Read the Koran. read islamic thought/s on their various websites, but please don't accuse me or others of having a deficiency of understanding or an "ignorance".
By the way (be honest now) have you read the Koran or the Hadith or the Sunna? Do you know what they are without Googling the answer?
I ask this question honestly. How you answer it is a matter for your own conscience.
