Islam: A Religion of Peace? Do Not Insult My Intelligence!
By - James Lawrence
Religion of Peace, You Say? Syria Says Otherwise
The recent developments in Syria are disturbing, to say the least. If rumours
are true and chemical weapons are being used, then this affects every living
person on the planet. Syria’s is one of the most complicated conflicts in
recent years. I myself still have not grasped the whole situation, but I do
know one thing: both sides are screaming “Allahu Akbar” as they kill their
enemies. I am so fed up with hearing that Islam is a religion of peace.
Muslims repeat this to both non-believers and to each other as if to
hypnotise themselves into believing it, perhaps believing if they say it
enough times it becomes true. If Islam is truly a religion of peace, you’d
have thought all this peace and serenity would have rubbed off on its
followers. Rather, Islam seems actually to inspire violence, as the majority
of ongoing wars today are in Islamic-run countries. Whether or not they are
committing these atrocities in the name of Islam is irrelevant. The question
is, how can Islam be a religion of peace if so many of its followers are so
quick to war?
There are currently ten ongoing military conflicts in the world with over a
thousand deaths a year, and NINE of those are in Muslim-majority countries.
The only ongoing conflict with kills over a thousand people a year that has
nothing to do with Islam is the Mexican Drug War. If Islam was so damn
peaceful you’d think its followers would shy away from bloodshed, but as the
evidence shows, this simply is not true. Whether Muslims are in the wrong or
right doesn’t matter because they are always in the fight. If we bring in
ongoing conflicts with under a thousand deaths a year, on average Muslim
conflicts jump to an ev