Has Islam jumped the shark?
Commenting on the horrific massacre of schoolchildren in Beslan, Russia, Airborne Combat Engineer says “Terrorists have ‘jumped the shark’ in Russia.” (*)
(Background on “jumping the shark.” (†))
No, terrorists jumped the shark a long time ago. The way to defeat terrorists is to kill them. That’s the only way.
The real question is: Has Islam jumped the shark?
I am sick and tired of hearing Muslims whine and complain about how Islam is denigrated and “rights” are violated. A Muslim has no more (and no fewer) rights than any other human being. The real enemies of Islam are radical Muslims.
When are moderate Muslims going to declare jihad against those Muslims who are driving Islam over the cliff?
There is not a limitless supply of tolerance. Islam needs to either clean house or face the consequences.
Those consequences are highly negative. Islam, as a civilization, culture, and religion, is in the process of cracking up. Unless a new direction is found, Islam will die. The only question then is how many innocent people will it take down with it. Do not forget that Iran is building nuclear weapons.
I fervently hope that Islam itself does not become one big, civilizational suicide bomb. Unfortunately, that ugly outcome does appear to be a distinct possibility at this stage.
What is impossible is the dream of the terrorists: Islamic world domination. What they are fighting for cannot ever occur. Islam is not strong enough to conquer the world. Terrorists attack anyway. The result is a setback for the human race, and disastrous for the innocent victims, like those little schoolchildren who were shot in the back by Muslim terrorists.
September 25th, 2004 at 18:33
My concern is the seemingly complacent attitudes of ordinary Muslims towards terrorism. Rarely have I ever heard them speak out publicly against this vile practice. When the few who actually do speak out, such as Dr. Sa’d Bin Tefla (Kuwaiti Info Minister) it seems as if they are more concerned with the negative image of Islam rather than admitting the terrorists are wrong. There’s a subtle difference between saying, “Terrorists are wrong and they do not represent our faith” and “Terrorists are giving Islam a black eye”.
September 29th, 2004 at 14:09
The problem with Islam is that it is fundamentally corrupt. If you do not believe in the Islamic abberation of God espoused by a militant Mohammed–himself an armed rebel–you do not deserve to live. The reason Islamic clerics are so slow to condem terrorisim is that they fundamentally believe that “infidels” do not deserve to live. Islam is a religion founded on fear and hate. Yes, the even the Psalmists write that the foundation of wisdom is to fear God. But the fear of God is not the same as causing others to fear you unless they believe in your understanding of God. An understanding, in the case of Islam, itself based on fear of a violent being, not a benevolent father.