Posted by Cam W. on May 25, 2002, at 0:58:15
.... Islam of today and Christianity of the Dark Ages (4th to 13th centuries C.E.)?
• no separation of church and state.
• dogmatism, intolerance, inhumanity, and backwardness abound.
• is the only pure deity-given religion.
• the deity is seen as a "personal god" who rewards good deeds and punishes bad deeds.
• every word of the "Holy Book" is the deity's word.
• the "Holy Book" contains all the knowledge that mankind will ever need.
• the "Holy Book" answers all human questions therefore freethinking, scientific inquiry, and technical innovation are unnecessary.
• women are considered property.
• masses are kept largely uneducated and thus illiterate.
• the masses are controlled by fear.
• the "Holy Book" is preached in a language which is not understood by a majority of the masses.
• interpretation of the "Holy Book" based upon desires and needs of the current leaders.
• questioning of the current interpretation of "The Word" results in severe punishment, usually ending in death.
• the most zealous leaders are the most corrupt.
• believers required to look upon adherents of other religions as worthy of subjugation or death.
• uses the "word of the deity" as justification to overthrow other governments to widen scope of control through holy wars.
Hmmmm....
(of course, much of the above was paraphrased by Cam W. from an article written by Syed Kamran Mirza)
poster:Cam W.
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