August 24, 2010 Americans doubt that Islam is likelier than other faiths to encourage violence, but their overall view of the religion has worsened over the past five years, a poll said Tuesday.
In a survey that underlined the complex views people have about Muslims, 51 percent agreed that a Muslim center should not be built near the former site of New York's World Trade Center, compared to 34 percent who said it should be permitted.
Yet at the same time, a majority — 62 percent — said Muslims should have equal rights to build houses of worship. Just 25 percent said communities should be allowed to block the construction of mosques. The poll was conducted by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center.
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They are an offshoot of Islam, but they are not representative of the majority. I would imagine the majority is embarrassed by terrorist much like the majority of Christians are embarrassed by extremists claiming to be Christian. You know, ppl like you
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Originally Posted By: Paulwa_dup1
I'd rather face a christian of any type in a dark alley as a Muslim Islamist.
If I based such an encounter on my personal experiences, I'd definantly rather face a muslim than any christian, hands down... I've personally suffered more bigotry, hatred, and abuse from christians than any other group I've ever encountered combined, but that's only because I've dealt with more christians (vast majority here) than muslims (just a handful)...
But, I've always believed it's more important and tried to look beyond one's religion and more into their character...
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How can anyone, in 2010 NOT believe that "Islam is likelier than other faiths to encourage violence"? This question does not ask if a larger % of Muslims is more likely to... It has no mathematical dimension.
Character is frequently a partial product of religion.
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How can anyone, in 2010 NOT believe that Character is frequently a partial product of religion.
and character often has nothing to do with religion. people just use religion to rationalize the actions they would already be inclined to commit anyway, be it feeding the poor or blowing up buildings.
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How can anyone, in 2010 NOT believe that Character is frequently a partial product of religion.
and character often has nothing to do with religion. people just use religion to rationalize the actions they would already be inclined to commit anyway, be it feeding the poor or blowing up buildings.
nice try, no cigar...when it comes to blowing up our buildings WHY IN GOD'S NAME GIVE THEM YOUR 'OUT'?!!
All I'm saying is that if one tallied all the acts of terrorism in the last 12 months I'm guessing there is more done by Muslims than any other group. This is not a value judgment of a religion; just an observation.
When one is reared intensely in a religion I maintain it is difficult to tell where character begins and religion ends. Are you saying that if Islamic extremists were not reared in such a way they would be violent anyway?
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