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GAMER_X posted...

Question, whats the only religion on earth that has been since its inception, and still is in a state of perpetual barbaric war not only with other cultures and religions, but with its own sects. I'll wait.

Oh fuck off mate. I've had extensive conversations with Muslims about every single talking point you hear rehashed in these internet bubbles. Every one of my Muslim friends on facebooks are constantly the biggest critics of radical Islam and continually try and dispel myths about their religion. I've attended mosque with them and it really was not different from catholic church from what I've seen. They don't get mad at me or condemn me when we go out to eat and I eat sausage with beer.

The morals they preach are virtually identical to the Abrahamic morals I've heard growing up in a red, Christian state. They're usually the first to speak out against some of the shit that goes on in that region of the world.

But what they are practicing is still Islam.

Religion is messy. There's a million interpretations of it across all religions. There are certainly nations in the world that claim to act in the name of that religion and enact some oppressive legislation. I'm not denying that at all. I'm 100% against that as well. But don't pretend that I'm condoning the fucked up behavior to spare their feelings or to be politically correct.

I'm just not a fucking moron who thinks everyone who practices Islam supports literally the worst and most incorrect interpretation of their religion.
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