Reply #7: I think Muslims like yourself are the future

[GrpCaptMandrake]

Tolerance. Enlightenment. Compassion as commanded by God.

From a psycho-social-anthropological standpoint, it's also valuable to examine the evolution of religions.

At the age of roughly 1400 years, the Hebrews were incredibly violent in the pursuit of their religion, going so far as to enshrine genocide in their holy books. They grew, changed and have become, in most instances, one of the most peaceful, introspective religions on earth.

At the age of 1400 years, Christianity was in the midst of a holocaust that burned literally millions of human beings alive in the name of purification of the the faith and committed genocide against native populations the world over. It has since grown substantially toward an understanding of a Yeshua who came to teach us not to be cruel to each other.

Here in the 21st century, Islam is roughly 1400 years old. In its infancy, it accomplished much of its growth by virtue of tremendous violence, conquest and bloodshed. It is now mired in a struggle between those who would advance the vengeful, hateful nature of God against those who would advance the "all-compassionate" nature of God.

In another six hundred years, Islam will likely be where Buddhism, Judaism, and Christianity are now, but only if contemplation and compassion are advanced over death-worshipping dogmatism.

NOTE: before the flames start, I freely acknowledge the hateful, deadly policies of Israel, the United States and other nations that claim piety, including, but not limited to Palestine, Iran and Saudi Arabia. But I reject the idea that a nation state may truly reflect the teachings of any personal faith.