pallidin, on 19 February 2013 - 07:26 PM, said:
With significant doctrinal differences(not core, but expanded/interpreted) amongst the various Muslim sects, I can envision no peace, ever.
And the continual influx of weaponry makes the situation even more volatile. Suicide bombings don't help peace either.
A very sad situation to be sure.
It IS sad. And it is frustrating beyond belief. Say what they will about Christian values, those who were raised on them do not generally foster and nurture such levels of hatred - at least not as a culture. The religion of Islam itself seems to place a premium on dissension, anger and strife. That is my opinion and I stand by it but I do not state it to insult anyone here who is Muslim. I just don't understand the religion and it is frustrating to watch things like those happening in Syria, Iraq and Egypt - to name a few - and try to grasp why two different sects would be so brutal to one another. As a Baptist I will befriend a Catholic though I am dead set against Catholic doctrine. I believe their teaching to be in error at points but the idea of harming one of them even by being intentionally rude, would never occur to me. The level of emotion is of a type and magnitude I cannot even imagine. I am slowly beginning to grasp that much more than just religious issues are at play here. But religion is what cements the power of those who foment trouble. I honestly believe it is supernatural and is playing out according to some plan of the Creator. That troubles me some.
Edited by and then, 20 February 2013 - 03:11 AM.