"towelie" <bugoNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Justin Case wrote:
>>>>> The tiling in medieval Islamic architecture turns out to embody a
>>>>> mathematical insight that Westerners thought they had discovered
>>>>> only 30 years ago.
>>>> Medieval Arabic (not Islamic) architecture was indeed great.
>>>> Unfortunately,
>>>> the rise of the Islamic religion is in direct pro****tion to the
>>>> decline of Arab culture and peoples. So much so that today, Arab
>>>> culture has advanced
>>>> little since the year 1000. The only Arab countries which have
>>>> advanced are
>>>> the ones embracing Western thought.
>>> No. The rise in Islamic fundamentalism, not the Islamic religion per
>>> se which progressed and coexisted with science and engineering until
>>> the fundamentalists gained control round about the time Europe was
>>> starting to emerge from the Christian dark ages.
>> Islamic fundamentalism? One cannot be a Muslim unless one adheres to
>> what we consider Muslim fundamentalism. The Islamic religion demands
>> adherence to both good and bad qualities of human conduct.
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> So does the Christian religion. In some Christian denominations, one
> cannot be a member of that congregation unless one adheres to what we
> consider Christian fundamentalism. Some Islamic sects are far less
> fundamentalist than the extremists who give sup****t to terrorists. The
> way I interpreted his point was it wasn't the religion itself, but the
> extreme fanatical zealous adherence to some of its rules that created
the
> situation that has caused the Middle East to be centuries behind the
rest
> of the world in many aspects. And if the majority of Christians were as
> zealous as the Muslims, we'd have the same situation over here. Don't
> forget, the Christians used to be just as barbaric as the extremist
> Muslims are today. And don't forget what the Christians did to the
> Muslims. The Christians taught them everything they need to know about
> murdering nonbelievers.
Chrisitans went through a troubled period however it was not because of
the
dictates of religion but rather the corruption of some religious leaders
playing upon the igmorance of the m***** . Now, Islam is entirely
different
as the it demands muslims rule above infidels (reqiured to pay a special
tax) or kill them. If a Muslim fails to follow the dictates of the Quran
and Hadiths then they are considered no better than an infidel.
By "what the christians did to the Muslims", are you referring to the
Crusades? I believe the Crusades was a reaction to the Muslim invasion of
European countries. And the conduct of Crusaders was bad but it was
hardly
out of the norm for that period.
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