Are Liberals cowards when it comes to Religion?

[Lord_Steve]

When you compare 'a white guy' to 'a Muslim' in the case you're quoting, you turn this into a question of skin-colour.

I think the liberals on this forum have answered your question. For myself, I am strongly against Islam, I'm an atheist. But Muslims are also some of my neighbours, people I see and work with every day. I prefer to get along with them unless there's some evidence they mean me harm. Who am I to know if I was born where they were born, and grew up the way they grew up, I wouldn't be a Muslim too? or even (Heaven forfend) a Christian?

Quoting other people's holy books provides endless sport for the prejudiced but is no guide to whether my neighbour is friendly or a terrorist. The Bible, for instance, has plenty of things to say that don't stand up well to 21st century scrutiny. These are books written long ago by people who lived in a different way. Ease up.

a good post and a rilke quote?

dang, be still my heart

 

[RobDownSouth]

most people do that. some more than others. it's the reason i took a break from the board

Well, welcome back.

 

[CandiCame]

Why is it so hard to deal with the fact that I hate both these religions equally? And why are you so pissed that the media doesn't hate ANY religious people? What you seem to be calling "Christian bashing" is more like not giving a shit. There's no reason for mainstream media to give a shit about religion. According to the latest US census, 33% of Americans are christian. If my math is correct, 33<51. That's a minority. TV wants ratings, so they don't want to isolate you, but there's still another 67% of the population who likes to drink on Sunday and fuck in the position of their choosing, and we wanna watch Adult Swim. You can go watch that Christian Network- with the lions, I forget what it's called, but I know I've flipped past it before.

I honestly don't know why we don't do more with the JudeoChristian mythos, though. There are a lot of stories there that would make, for example, really good video games. God of War style games around the old testament could be made pretty badass; there are some bitching battles- King Solomon's life, Joseph's life, there's a lot you could do there. I don't understand why more Christian developers aren't getting their stories out that way. True, it's hard to get the other 67% to buy those games, but it can done if you up the sheer badassery level- Dante's Inferno has incredibly good numbers even now when sales should be slacking due to player's choice nominations that indicate most folk already have it. It's a solid game, and sales reflect that. The "media" isn't to blame for the lack of Christian games, the individual developers are, since companies have proven time and time again, that they are willing to produce them, from the "Bible Adventure" games on NES to "Dante's Inferno" today, but the sales usually don't justify the cost. That's basic marketing. No one's gonna bleed money on a project that they think 2/3 of their audience won't buy. And no one is going to purposefully isolate 2/3 of their audience, because that is stupid.

It's less "cowardice" and more "freshmen economics".

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Onward Christian Soldier!

 

[patrick1]

a good post and a rilke quote?

dang, be still my heart

Steady now Steve.

 

[badbabysitter]

I do not understand that statement - makes no sense. Go on believing that Islam is the religion of Peace (it is not). Go on believing that Muslims to not behead innocent people (they do). Go on believing that the Media is not biased against Christianity, but biased for Islam.

the let me clarify a bit.... ye, Islam proclaims itself that way, yet spawns a whole host of terrorists


yet Christianity has also spawned a whole host of terrorists and butchery...

yet people like your self do not demonize Christianity despite the abortion doctor murderers, the KKK, book burners, Jim Jones, David Koresh


are all Christian racists, book burners, murderers and cult members then?

when you paint a picture a broadly as you do.. it's very easy to demonize an entire religon



Islam in foreign nations doesnt tolerate for the most part the worship of other religons... in North America, where we allegedly have freedom of religon.. it's not Islam that's doing the persecution...its Christianity...why are you not upset about that?

 

[TexasWife25]

I think a lot of people confuse the religion of Islam and the extremist culture.