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Islam vs. the West: What you need to know

July 31, 2010 - 9:52 am - by Roger Kimball
Erin
2010-08-16 21:16:31

It’s really sad to hear such hatred towards any group of people. Although 9/11 was COMPLETELY inexcusable (believe me, I had family living in NYC at the time), is it fair to label all from a group because of a few of their misguided? It may be surprising just who you might know that professes to the truly peaceful religion of Islam.
I really feel it is rude and misguiding to speak about a subject without a deep, learned understanding of it. This is why I devoted my minor at the University of Michigan to learn more about the increasingly infamous religion. Thank goodness the school runs their religion classes in a completely objective and professional way, and I was able to form my own opinion… because going in, I had many prejudices of my own. All of my classes were filled to the brim with information, I sincerely doubt many on this blog have as much unbiased knowledge on the subject. Therefore it is improper for most of you to be spreading your incomplete knowledge… it is likely to be incorrect, and may likely influence others in a bad way. Especially knowledge dealing with people’s morals, a pretty touchy subject.
All in all, my opinion is that it would be best not to judge the deeds and intentions of others. Leave it to the best, when it comes to judgment day, He will know what is in the hearts of all of mankind. Judging others’ path to the ultimate destination is not our place, and who are we to say that others are wrong in their own path. We should look to fix and educate ourselves first (a lifelong goal, should keep us busy enough ;) ), and then perhaps we may be a good influence on others by example.
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