Would you tar the rest of the christians with the same brush as westboro baptist church?
I don't believe the violence in the middle east is predicated on religion much at all.
Denny much of what you post is true. But trying to find some moral equivalence between what Christians and the Islamic Jihads do, is a worthless exorcizer in attempting to be fair minded or above it all. The teachings of Mohammed in the Quran and the teachings of Jesus in the Bible are not and never were intended to be morally equivalent.
I say this as a student of religion, not a Christian or the follower of any other religion. I find the teachings of Buddha, Jesus, and Krishna all to be a positive aid to men in leading their lives.
Mohammed on the other hand does not seem positive to me because of the intolerance he teaches toward others, myself, an Infidel especially.
I think of myself, probably as a Pantheist which is probably stronger on the believing in a Creator than an agnostic, but not a personal deity that watches over me, you or anyone else.
So while I can accept the teachings of Jesus as good, it does not make me a Christian, I can not meet the test and say I believe Jesus is God. Nor Buddha, nor Kishna, and certainly not Mohammad.
So I would not defend any Christian for doing violent acts like, bombing abortion clinics and I did not think Jesus would either. His teachings, guide people to in the opposite direction,
"Vengeance is mine sayest the lord; Judge not...". All Good advice the bomber failed to read.
Obama says ISIS is not Islam! Well, they say they are Islam. They have declared Jihad on the people of America. All statements are facts. Probably the only one that is questionable
is Obama's assertion that they are not Islam! Only a Muslim can determine what is Islam or not. But the US President should not even try, he is violating the first amendment.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...". While Congress is prohibited from weighing in on a Religion directly, the US President, would certainly be infringing on the free exercise thereof by weighing in. His saying what is the True Islam can only come from the Muslims and Obama assures us he is not a Muslim.
When a person is trying to sort out where the source of a problem is, one should not ignore clues.
Clues:
Christians do not have the concept of Jihad in the teaching of Jesus.
Muslim have the concept of Jihad authorized in the teachings of Mohammad
Jesus, Buddha, and Krishna did not teach anything equivalent to Jihad or the intolerance represented in the concept of Infidels.
All Muslims are authorized under the Religion of Isam and encouraged to join in Jihad and become a defender of Islam.
I see Trump as a man that is paying attention to the clues. Calling of the suspension of immigration of Muslims into this country is prudent. Probably until the Muslims sort out, what is the true Islam?
Under current immigration law, the President can suspend any group right now. Congress has already authorized this action and they are authorized under the Constitution to control immigration,
period. Nothing says they must be fair or blind to religion in controlling immigration. A prudent President would have already issued the order, we have enough Muslims now and we have no idea who will or will not follow the call to Jihad.
Did this fellow?
An American Muslim, cut off the head of a woman in Oklahoma. Very Jihad style, Take the Infidel in the right hand, cut though the veins of the neck, only the Infidel will care!
Did Jihad just provide and excuse? I don't think it matters, I doubt he will be the last.
