Logan Darklighter Wrote:Unfortunately, what we're dealing with is a culture where freeedom of religeon is an extremely iffy thing, if it even exists at all. Bear in mind, I'm not refering to Islam in general, just the practitioners that set forth this 'death order'.Rev Dark Wrote:I can think of several involving the pastors associated with militant anti-abortion groups calling specifically for the murders of doctors, and cite the assasinations carried out by their members; various christian sects in Africa issuing proclamations in regards to killing witches, with resulting deaths; not to metion Christian pulpits in the former Soviet republics declaring their support for killing Muslims (and different denominations of Christians.) Roman Catholic priests in the Rwandan genocides using their pulpits to declare other tribes as insects to be killed.I suppose I should have been even more specific. I thought it was obvious from the context that I meant here in the United States, where we practice (and enforce) freedom of religion (and from religion, too). I'm aware of abuses elsewhere. I'm talking about mainstream Christianity as practiced here in North America. (Though I hadn't heard of the bit about the Soviet Churches before. That's interesting. Link?)
My two cents:
Yes, she should have seen this coming, given how extremist groups tend to behave (ie: live beheadings over the internet).
Really, the US should offer her better protection, up to and including giving certain countries the hairy eyeball for permitting a 'church-of-state' to threaten US Citizens, even if it is just the extremist branches.
Islam is used to being slandered (though the moderates do wish some people would stop being so mean-spirited). It's just the extremists that get out of hand about the matter.
And modern ideals mean nothing to Islamic Extremists. After all, they're entirely against modern inventions such as television and radio. (But they'll gladly use guns and RPGs along with their sabers.) They are all about the 'reformation' of Islam and the world in general. They won't knock it off until there's a burka on every woman, a minaret on every street corner (of what streets will be left), and everyone bows down to pray five times a day.