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In reply to the discussion: Do 9/11, San Bernardino and Nice illustrate a problem with Islamic theology? [View all]Brettongarcia
(2,262 posts)90. Wars with Israel=Muslim Holy war
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Do 9/11, San Bernardino and Nice illustrate a problem with Islamic theology? [View all]
Albertoo
Jul 2016
OP
Oh no, of course not. Religion isn't the basis for any religiously based terrorism at all!
cleanhippie
Jul 2016
#1
Christians did those things when Christianity was about the age that Islam is now.
Squinch
Jul 2016
#4
So where was the Islamic Supremacism, based on Islamic theology, in the 19th and 20th centuries?
rug
Jul 2016
#9
Massive fail: Islamic Supremacism has been official doctrine in both centuries
Albertoo
Jul 2016
#12
Your LOLs and broken links are not an answer to my quote about the Barbary Wars
Albertoo
Jul 2016
#16
The links should be fine. No kowledgable person says the Barbary Wars was about Islamic supremacism.
rug
Jul 2016
#19
Do you expect the State Department to be frank about the religious origins of war?
Albertoo
Jul 2016
#40
btw, XIXth century 'Saudi Arabia' started with a war in the name of radical Islam
Albertoo
Jul 2016
#18
So, the historical texts and references I provided are not evidence, your opinion is
Albertoo
Jul 2016
#64
What you have produced has lest coherence than what is found on a ladle dipped in stew.
rug
Jul 2016
#67
In retreat from Western Civilizations superior military force after 900 years of violent expansion
Leontius
Jul 2016
#71
You realize the zionist movement of the 20th century was led by atheists, don't you?
rug
Jul 2016
#100
Really reaching far out there to justify blaming the Arab-Israeli wars on British colonialism.
Leontius
Jul 2016
#110
Had we really investgated 9/11 maybe we could avoided a lot of what happenened in its wake.
Old and In the Way
Jul 2016
#6
Well, in this case, the first step would be scraping off the layers of information.
rug
Jul 2016
#32
You're just not a serious debater: you counter a quantifiable argument with propaganda
Albertoo
Jul 2016
#63
Today, only Islam has millions of believers supporting violence in the name of religion
Albertoo
Jul 2016
#36
I always said Islam is in need of a reformation towards the progressive side.
hrmjustin
Jul 2016
#49
Yup, it's all our fault, even the Ottoman killing of one million Armenians...ah, just about 100
demosincebirth
Jul 2016
#55
Amen, brother. But, for demographic reasons, Islam is currently the most toxic
Albertoo
Jul 2016
#73
In the 20th century, conflict caused by the West was worse than caused by the ME.
cpwm17
Jul 2016
#96
Were the Muslim invasion of Spain, siege of Vienna, slavery for centuries caused by the US?
Albertoo
Jul 2016
#112