Does any one else here have absolutely no problem with muslims?

I have no problem with Islam and I love middle-eastern food.

I have no problems with any group, my connections are to friendships within groups and conversely my problems are again with individuals within groups.

This is a political thing, with groups cast into blocks.

Also what bothers me is that this is not democracy, for a true democracy overthrows its government and installs a new government with each election cycle.

Right now the US needs to help negotiate a deal, get rid of Mubarak with the promise that Egypt will have several cycles of Free and Fair elections and the winners go in and the losers go out.

I agree 110%
I have no problem with anyones belief
It is theirs and they have a right to it

The revolts are not about religion, or democracy but about POWER and RAGE, Egypt and these arab states misjudged how much the people could take and now there are wide spread revolts, they don't know what to do,

They need an enemy, the evil USA etc to take their minds off of the repression.

Then things get carried away with threats and insults and more and more back and forth and then to make things simple and fast for the rage, the whole nation, the whole religion is insulted and hated as a sort of short hand for rage

I have a problem with most religious people. Mainly because their identity and how they see the world, and others, is derived from their belief.

I really don't see them as "people", as see them as "sheep", as members of a "flock", who are being "fleeced", and being led to slaughter, or to slaughter others. I see them as I see fat/obese people at a buffet. It's disqusting. Sorry.

I really have a problem with religious people when they want to force their religious beliefs on others.

What's your problem, OP?

We all know that all Muslims are filthy, murdering swines. Haven't you been watching TV?

Me either OP.

Maybe that's the problem.

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Um, HIckory, that was sarcasm!

I'm not sure....never met one and none live anywhere near me?

Pass

I don't care what religion someone is either; but, I do understand the antipathy against Islam as those that practice it do not attempt to integrate into the culture they live in and DO try to shove their religion and their religious preferences on everyone else.

If they want to live in Western Civilization they must learn to adapt to the rules and the culture; not DEMAND that they are exempt from the rules and that the culture must heed their demands.

I'm pretty tolerant of most people as long as there is mutual respect; they respect me, I'll respect them; they disrespect me, I no longer respect them.

You said right, so tell them to stop strapping explosives around themselves to kill inocent people. The same concept goes for fake christians, jews and othes alike.

I'm like you, OP. Although my tolerance stops with Scientology: Uncle Hubbard writing a Science Fiction story and then pretending it's real and basing a cult on it - that's just mean and sick.

I generally agree with you, having worked in various Middle East countries for 11 years.

It's the small number of homicidal fanatics who are the problem.

You're so banned OP.

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I don't believe Muslims should be allowed to emigrate into predominately Christian countries. It is a matter of keeping the peace.

Why mix oil and water? They will only seperate again.

But I really can't blame the Muslims for being allowed in. So the answer to your question would be yes.

This is naive.

Of the list you provided, only Muslims kill people for no other reason than not being Muslim. Sure, there are "moderate" muslims who are peaceful, but they are the ones who either don't know about or have decided not to follow the very clear directive the Koran demands to kill all non Muslims. The stricter Jihadist Muslims (who number in the hundreds of millions) have no problem killing even other Muslims for not being Muslim enough.

Of the list you provided, Muslims are the only group who have world leaders publically calling for mass murder for God.

There are nut cases in any group of people, but they are the exceptions and are rejected by their own groups. Muslims are the only group of people who have groups of millions of people supported by world leaders around the world who cheer and clammour for the death of others.

Islam is not even a religion. It is a politcal cult bent on world domination and subjugation through Sharia law. No other religion has this level lethality towards non-converts. To ignore or deny this is to naively enable it and invite subjugation and death for all others.

Not quite. From the Jewish Talmud:

Sanhedrin 59a: "Murdering Goyim is like killing a wild animal."

Abodah Zara 26b: "Even the best of the Gentiles should be killed."

Funny thing, Martin Luther learnt Hebrew so he could translate the Bible into German. After researching what the Jews actually taught about Christ and Christians he wrote his phamphlet attacking Jews, saying that all their syagogues in Christian countries should be destroyed so no trace remained and the Jews caused to flee from Christian lands.

Modern day Lutherans however believe he was full of shit.

I save it all for Jehovah's witnesses.

And Catholics.

But only some of them. The self-righteous holier-than-thou ones that at the same time are criminals who haven't been caught by the law yet.

Muslims? NO. Radical Islam and Shariah? YEP

Name one group of Jews who hold this belief publicly today. There are many such Muslims world leaders who regularly hold press conferences to say so.