Norway Attacks

Vulchor · July 2011

Why is it that after terror, of any kind, we are always ready to talk about Muslims---rag heads---camel jockeys---and all the other names we use. HOWEVER, after the terrible weekend in Norway...why is no one talking about how vile and inhumane the Christians are? I realize this is an isolated incident....but it just struck me today for some reason (head's been a little out of it lately) that no one was talking about Crazy Christian Fundamentalists the way we woudl if this guy was Ackhmed Bentu Aliakibi

J.S. · July 2011

All religions have their crazy radicals that think they can here a god tell them what to do. Even those that claim no religion have them. It is not religion that makes bad people just bad people making headlines that make a bad name for their religion. Just like many Muslims who argue that what their radicals do is not Islam, Christians have idiots that operate way outside of our belief system too.

phobicsquirrel · July 2011

Well said. Religion itself isn't so much teaching violence. I do feel that the christian far right people seem to do more "things" than others, or they just get caught more. However Tim Mcfey, the dude who shot up the war memorial, the dude who tried killing a bunch of IRS people, and this dude all shared the same type profile. A book called the Turner Diaries speaks volumes to weak minded people and popular among these types of people.

phobicsquirrel · July 2011

Vulchor:
Why is it that after terror, of any kind, we are always ready to talk about Muslims---rag heads---camel jockeys---and all the other names we use. HOWEVER, after the terrible weekend in Norway...why is no one talking about how vile and inhumane the Christians are? I realize this is an isolated incident....but it just struck me today for some reason (head's been a little out of it lately) that no one was talking about Crazy Christian Fundamentalists the way we woudl if this guy was Ackhmed Bentu Aliakibi

On the point of making a Muslim seem so evil compared to this guy, it's easy. The right doesn't have any facts or real motives for what they do so they need an evil person to hunt. Which is one reason why osama was such an important "villian" for the Bush admin, I mean they used that horse to make their friends richer, put up more govt. agencies, scare citizens into going to war, and begin the slow process of completely privatizing our military. And it's easier to point at someone other than your base, which let's face it, the tea party folks are made up of a lot of right wing christian nuts who have things all backwards. The GOP does too however all the whackos moved over to the tea party (baggers whichever).

fla-gypsy · July 2011

Calling yourself Christian or Muslim doesn't make it so. No one can truly embrace the teachings of Yeshua and do anything of the sort.

rossdavey2 · July 2011

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JonathanE · July 2011

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Vulchor · July 2011

So the difference is in the reaction to an event...or the public perception of it? Not in the act itself? Seems as though wrong is wrong, and while we did not see people dancing in the street (good song btw) over this bombing....I am quite certain there were a great many people we never saw doing a little jig over the shootings as well.

Heavy · July 2011

No, I wouldn't say the difference is the reaction to an event, but rather the level of support for an event. Well, at least we can agree about the song! ;-)

cabinetmaker · July 2011

The Norway attacks were not done by a Christian, but rather some monster claiming to be. All attacks by Muslims are by actual devout muslims, as stated earlier - orthodox Muslims. There is no religious comparison, there is only violence condemned by Christians and celebrated by Muslims.

stephen_hannibal · July 2011

stephen_hannibal · July 2011

(perhaps I went a little more theological than this thread required)

JonathanE · July 2011

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Vulchor · July 2011

Not saying to anyone in particular here, but i understand the theorloigcal debate as well as the writing of each book as well as what we consider orthodox/radical in each religion---------but by saying what Muslims feel and what Chirstians feel is different, arent our own personal biases getting in the way? Im sure many Muslims do not read their book as the 9/11 terrorists do.....just as the book the Norway fella read is probably not the same take the Pope is getting.

Vulchor · July 2011

Also, while many Muslims celebrated 9/11-----many also comdemned it. HOWEVER, those that did so doesnt make nearly as good video on the 6 o clock news.