Just what we need, more religous whackobs. . . .

[SBrad001]

Maybe these 'tards can get together with those whack jobs from Westboro.. .

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5igZiBbZdKa9Gvx8uwXlsIOxoBQ5wD91859CG0

[srimes]

Just standard Islamic teachings.

[SBrad001]

Just standard Islamic teachings.

So then are the teachings at the Westboro Church the standard teachings of christianity? I don't really think that one group or even multiple groups with in a religion speak for everyone else in that religion.

[srimes]

So then are the teachings at the Westboro Church the standard teachings of christianity? I don't really think that one group or even multiple groups with in a religion speak for everyone else in that religion.

Most people don't believe every teaching of their religion. That's why we have labels like "fundamentalist" an "orthodox" to describe people who do, or at least say they do.

Every major religion has different traditions and schools of thought within it. How much these schools vary depend on the religion. Christianity has had a major reformation, and as such there is a lot of variability. Islam has not had this reformation, so there is much less variability. Yes, there is a lot of variability in the people themselve: different Muslims believe different things. But one central tenent of Islam is that Islam is the greatest religion and should dominate the world.

[ECKSJAY]

But one central tenent of Islam is that Islam is the greatest religion and should dominate the world.

THIS

[Darky]

If taken out of context and read literally could be worrisome? That is the Islamic belief. Conversion through violence. Believe our religion or die. But like srimes said, not every Muslim holds to that belief.

Depending on what you mean by Christianity's major reformation, that may be good or bad...Christ's death on the cross was the major event for Christianity, really what got the religion started. Christ had His ministry but the Christian religion couldn't come about without His atonement. Or if you are referring to splitting from the Catholic church, with Martin Luther and Calvin and whatnot, that was really more of a "let's get back to what the Bible says, back to the original faith" seeing as to how Catholicism kinda split off from Christianity and went its own way for a bit. Or if you're talking about the current wave of tolerance, no one's wrong, it's all ok, that's a distressing development. Any religion that teaches that there is a definite right and a definite wrong will come off as "intolerant" in today's anything goes society. That means Christianity, Judaism, Islam, if we look at them individually you could easily make a case for intolerance. But, I see no problem with being intolerant of wrong. /RANT

BTW, I don't like the teachings of Islam and the way they are used by so many to be hateful and violent (especially since it's written into the book), and I don't think they should be allowed to teach what they apparently were, but, I also don't think the gov't has any place stepping in and saying your religious teachings here are wrong and therefore you are no longer allowed to teach them. The only way I could see the gov't having any business in their curriculum is if the school is gov't funded. Other than that, maybe keep a list of who's gone there and keep an eye on em as they grow...

:)