Islam is being mischaracterized by the left. They are saying that the majority of devout muslims are peaceful and not interested in jihad. The truth is that Islam itself calls devout muslims to jihad, the more devout the observance of Islam the more militant the follower. That is the fundamental problem.
Do you know the actual definition of jihad? It is "the spiritual struggle within oneself against sin" not "holy war".
Succinct, accurate. I have to admit I'm a bit chagrined I didn't recall it, I took comparative religions in college as one elective. Sadly, all I remember (that was 30 years ago) of Islam was my impression that it was a beautiful religion, and I moved on. ISIS is a bunch of unemployed young men, turned to thuggery, under the direction of a few, old, ultra zealous imams and such, using Islam as an excuse to grab resources.
"How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia (rabies) in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property—either as a child, a wife, or a concubine—must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities. Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the Queen: all know how to die. But the influence of the religion paralyzes the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science—the science against which it had vainly struggled—the civilization of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilization of ancient Rome." Churchill
Wrong. That is one part of the definition. Jihad | Definition of jihad by Merriam-Webster www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jihad Full Definition of JIHAD. 1. : a holy war waged on behalf of Islam as a religious duty; also : a personal struggle in devotion to Islam especially involving spiritual discipline. 2. : a crusade for a principle or belief.
Why don't you go ask a Moslem what jihad means rather than trying to apply the western definition of it from a dictionary.
Wow, some idiot produces bio's of eight muslims who profess not to have committed any acts of terror. I guess that settles it. They are all peaceful. Trump is satan. It is a great idea to let anyone who wants to come here come right on in. After all, isn't that why we have a welfare system?
The western definition of Jihad is "holy war", it is not the definition given by those who follow Islam. There is actually a total different word for "holy war" for followers of Islam. The West has wrongly applied the definition of "jihad" for decades.
Take any religion to it's most absurd literal extreme, and you'll end up with a lunatic. The average modern day Muslim does have a tendency to still take their religion a little too literally whereas most, not all, of your average western type religious folks don't take theirs all that seriously in the most literal sense of the word. Consequently your average Muslim is more prone to be radicalized given the proper circumstances. Living in a poverty stricken, backwards type environment will do that. So will living in a radical left, the man is fucking you environment, which is why we see Muslims living in what would be considered above average standards still become subject to radicalization, as were the two screwballs in California. What seems like a more wide spread number of radicals is really a simple population explosion equation. You're always going to have the ten percenters. Ten percent of a hundred thousand is a manageable number. Ten percent of a million...harder to manage. Ten percent of a hundred million...you get the drift. So whether it's radical extremists in any religion or the inner city thugs, as the population grows so does the unmanageability. We're approaching a tipping point. We, as the human race need to get a whole hell of a lot smarter if things are to improve, and we need to do it pronto, or we need a plague, (which you could call radical Islamists/thugs), to kill off about half the earths population. I'm betting on the terrorists, as the level of stupidity in the western world is growing by leaps and bounds.