BehindBlueI's
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- Oct 3, 2012
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It would seem to me if the ISIS individuals were NOT following the quran and doing things the way mohammed wanted them to, then we would be hearing a whole chorus of islamic folks speaking out against their actions. There are a few muslim leaders stating that ISIS' actions aren't those of true muslims. But I think the deafening silence coming from the huge majority of mohamed's followers states they are at least ok with it. Or more simply stated, they support it simply by not taking a stand against it.
I know if there were folks claiming to be Christians cutting off people's heads if they didn't convert you would hear an uproar of voices condemning that action.
With that being said I would have all people come into a saving knowledge of the grace and mercy of God. ISIS included. Even the guys that cut off people's heads.
Perhaps this thread can actually do some good and open some eyes to what is real.
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I'm curious as to how many Muslims you know and how many you've polled. Or because the rank and file aren't making news in the Western media you just assume they are silent? Or the simple fact that most people just go about their day and try to make their own life without feeling the need to comment in public over every wrong in the world doesn't mean they are complicit? When was the last time you spoke up about, say human trafficking by Americans? Obviously slavery is (now) against the American way of life, so if you aren't condemning it publicly you must be supporting it by not taking a stand against it. While we're on that note, what have you done to stand up to ISIS? The Kurds are taking foreigners, so grab a ruck and head out and take a stand against it or be complicit. That's the standard, right?
Let's be realistic. Most of ISIS's victims are Muslim. Most of the people fighting them on the ground are also Muslim. It doesn't hold logically that most Muslims agree with them because they haven't publicly gathered for a press conference to send to you that says "I don't agree with those guys" when Muslims are the ones fighting them and the ones suffering at their hands. Muslims are not some homogenous block of people. If I'm a shoe salesman in Malaysia, WTF does ISIS have to do with me and why do I need to transmit my disapproval of their actions to the US?
I still have friends and family in Jordan. They are deeply concerned about ISIS, as I've posted on here before. From this side of the world, they are mostly anonymous bad guys who have little danger of impacting any of us. They actively recruit on social media and the like, but even a successful terror attack is unlikely to involve any of us because we are a huge country with a huge population. Jordan is in their backyard, is a much smaller country, and is a much more densely populated country. The same attack there is much more personal.