Sunday: Are we so anti-Christian we're turning pro-Islam?
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:01 pm
Is the Secular World so anti-Christian, that it sways toward being pro-Islam?
There's an interesting little debate going on over at Debate.org at the moment that asks the above question.
http://www.debate.org/opinions/is-the-s ... -pro-islam
Here's a YES response from user soairist:
Thoughts either way?
There's an interesting little debate going on over at Debate.org at the moment that asks the above question.
http://www.debate.org/opinions/is-the-s ... -pro-islam
Here's a YES response from user soairist:
Here's a NO response from user jdatt2:Yes. It is. The establishment of Islamic Courts in Europe prove that adherents to Islam aren't permitted to follow the laws of the State in which they reside. The fact that, in a Western Democracy, it can be ruled 'legal' for a male Islamic adherent to beat his wife is beyond atrocious; yet if a male citizen of the same State, who doesn't adhere to Islam, commits the same act, he will be charged accordingly to the laws of the State in which he resides. It is a double-standard that those who do not adhere to Islam have to endure. It is a situation whereby the Secular West is appeasing, and even supporting, the expansion of a religion in a predominantly non-religious region.
This is of interest to me because when secular friends in Australia tell me that Australia doesn't need to be one religion or another, I'm usually more direct and forthright than they're used to me being. I tell them pretty straight, "Choose today whether you want Australia to identify as being Christian or Muslim." You cannot do nothing, if you believe you're choosing the none-of-the-above option, you're choosing a Muslim nation." Exactly as happened in KL a few years ago, which was previously an amicably three-religion state.I find it to be the complete opposite At least here in the states, there isn't much of a "secular world." The U.S. is extremely pro-christian. To the point that separation of church and state no longer holds true. And it is extremely anti-islam. There were even billboards put up and groups created to convince others that ALL Muslims wanted to kill us all, etc. A mosque opened up in manhattan and people got together to protest it because it was too close to the world trade center. All religions are allowed some exceptions to the law. I don't like it but I don't really like a lot of law either. I do believe in religious freedom though and some rights which should be given to muslims are often mistaken as being pro-islam.
The problem with being pro-christian here is that we are also becoming anti-science. Which is funny because most scientists I know are christian.
Thoughts either way?