A Muslim, sometimes spelled Moslem, is a follower of the
religion of Islam.
There is no god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God.
A Muslim is a person who has dedicated his worship
exclusively to God. Islam means making
one's religion and faith God's alone.
The Qur'an describes many prophets and messengers as well
as their respective followers as Muslim: Adam, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses and
Jesus and his apostles are all considered to be Muslims in the Qur'an. The
Qur'an states that these men were Muslims because they submitted to God,
preached His message and upheld His values, which included praying, charity,
fasting and pilgrimage.
With about 1.6 billion followers, almost a quarter of
earth's population, Islam is the second-largest and one of the fastest-growing
religions in the world.
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There is nothing that I can find regarding this religious,
this freedom of religion, choice that says “hate”, “kill”, or “destroy” people
of other faiths. Muslims represent the
world’s second largest populous of humans on this earth. We see random acts of terrorism all over the
world and we condemn this religion as a whole.
This is not fair, not true, and is in fact racist. Something we Canadians do not do.
Every day, white people, black people, Asian people,
Christians, Catholics, Baptists, and Atheists cause this world harm. They kill, rape, steal, and cause mass harm. See Oklahoma City bombing. See Columbine. See Virginia Tech. See Sandy Hook. Have you ever seen the news address these
killer’s religious beliefs? We are condemning
the entire Muslim population, an entire religion, for the acts of some.
These violent people are, and must be called, extremists, radicals, and/or terrorists. They have chosen to use their religion as an excuse for extreme
and radical violence and hate. They have
taken a religion and manipulated it to fit their dark and hateful beliefs. Using it to condone their hate. This is not the belief of the general Muslim
population.
ISIS/ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and Levant) are terrorists
that believe they should have control over the entire Muslim population of the
world and once they have that, they will take control over the rest of the free world. They
will gain this control through violence if necessary. Obviously they believe this is
necessary. Muslims are not members of
ISIS/ISIL by default because of their religion.
ISIS/ISIL members are members.
They have chosen to be terrorists.
That is not by definition, "religion".
I am not a religious person. I do not follow any religion. In fact, I find religion to be, in many
cases, used by people as an excuse for bad behaviour. If the non-existent (in my opinion) God can
forgive you, than you have done no wrong?
That is typically after you have already done wrong and need
forgiveness. How about we do no
wrong? How about we rely on a moral
compass to determine what’s right or wrong?
But those are my beliefs and mine alone.
I do not begrudge anyone their faith or beliefs. Whatever gives you comfort and peace, grab a
hold. Spirituality is what you make of
it.
What happened in Ottawa, Canada on October 22, 2014 had nothing to
do with religion. It had all to do with
extremist beliefs to cause harm to others.
Those that wish to cause harm, those that follow groups that wish to
cause harm, must be stopped. Let’s not
assign blame to an entire population of people who wish to believe in religion. We gave them that right when we welcomed them
into our free country. They are
Canadians who have a religion we may not follow or understand. What we do not understand we shall not
judge. We are a free country which
prides itself on its rights and freedoms.
It’s what Canada stands in large part for. Take pride in THAT today. Take pride in those people that put their
lives on the line to honor these rights and freedoms. Love this country of ours and all those that love it
alongside you.
RIP Corporal Nathan Frank Cirillo
O Canada.
Our home and native land.
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The true north strong and free.
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land, glorious and free.
O Canada we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada we stand on guard for thee.
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