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Originally Posted by Flames in 07
Haha. What made you think I'm defending anything? I'm pointing out that radicalized marginalized 20 year olds radicalized by isis don't have a monopoly on killing people. So I'm curious why you require a standard from the imam that you do not expect from anyone else, including yourself. Unless you were part of a movement to drive down to the superstore and denounce those killings.
Islam is not responsible for isis. The aholes in isis are responsible for isis. The vast, vast majority of muslims denounce what isis is doing and that imam isn't any more responsible for what happened than you are for the murders on 130th ave.
Go ahead an ignore the majority of my points and comments and pick on one little thing to side track the discussion. Your bigotry requires it.
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Exactly
There are 1.6 billion people who identify as Muslim... only a very tiny % of that vast number approve of what Isis is doing... and most of those people are disenfranchised and seeking ways of lashing out at the world for perceived slights or just angry at their current situation
If one looked at all the fringes of other religions, like Christianity, there would be undoubtedly things that the vast majority of the 2.2 billion Christians disagree with, like the murder of abortion providers.
Those on the lunatic fringe has always existed... with the availability of modern weapons and the internet, the ability to live and die in infamy is much more appealing and possible for those willing to commit atrocities.
Modern technology has provided the ability to create maximum carnage and have that event cause ripples through the entire world new cycle... something simply not possible before the advent of things like the internet/24 news cycles and modern weapons