Quote:Thats a no Trump you read it. Have you?
Okay. Good.
So we've now established that you know little to nothing about the religion you're trying to defend. Now we're getting somewhere.
I, on the other hand, have done at least SOME research, and the know most of the customs, history and practices of this religion/cult, and quite frankly I find it quite disturbing, as you would if you researched it.
Now... I'll answer your posts in detail... and hopefully, this will result in some kind of conclusion, because quite frankly, I'm sick of arguing with a brick wall
Quote:If you mean trolling through the Koran finding passages that darn the religion, well its just as easy to do that for Christianity, they do share the entire old testament after all... I'd hardly call that research.
No... that's not research, but it's definitely
primary material. And it's a lot better at judging Muslims by reading the actual Koran rather than judging them off 'feel good' newspaper articles by 'feel good' journalists. I know quite a few journalists... and some of them are the most braindead humans I've ever met in my life.
Quote:I do not actively engage in true research into Islam I'm afraid full time study in engineering has me researching other more relevant things for now.
Define 'true research.'
And I congratulate you for selecting a course that's actually worthwhile. -A politically opinionated engineer, what next?

I'm kinda stuck in a boring course at the minute, thankfully I'm graduating soon.
Quote:I do however pay close attention to what is being said in the media: painting the vision you seem to see, and what is being said by the moderate Muslims: which support the position I hold.
You're obviously not a media student.

Which papers do you read? -I'll judge how 'respectable' they are.
Word of advice: That whole 'moderate Muslim' thing is actually a myth.
Quote:I don't know where you get the idea that newspapers and magazines paint Muslims in a positive light?
Give me a break.

I thought you read the papers.
The papers, TV and radio are doing everything (And I do mean everything) in their power to
portray Muslims as 'moderate' and 'misunderstood.'
http://www.smh.com.au/news/fashion/from-bikini-to-burqini/2007/01/16/11687097134... Quote:From bikini to 'burqini'
In a lycra revolution, a cover-all swimming costume is bringing Muslim women on to Australian beaches as lifeguards, unzipping racial tensions which divided parts of Sydney little over a year ago.
The two-piece "burqini", popular in the Middle East, is proving key to a reshaping surf lifesaving - once a bastion of white Australian culture and still a heartland of the country's sun-bronzed, heroic self-myth.
"I am Australian so I always have the Australian life style, but now with the burqini it just allowed me to participate in it more. We used to always go to the beach, but now that I have the burqini I can actually swim," said Mecca Laalaa, 22.
Gee... that's such a 'respectable' and 'accurate' news-story isn't it? *VOMIT*

I've heard reports from Sydney that these 'lifesavers' can't ACTUALLY swim! And that the other lifesavers were told to keep their mouths shut about it. It's all a big political stunt.
And if you don't think that this isn't a bias news-story, then you're frickin crazy:
Quote:http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21270211-2862,00.htmlMuslims challenge prejudiceSICK of negative stereotypes in the wake of September 11, the Islamic community is striking back.
Muslims want to project a realistic image of their lives and distance themselves from controversial figures like Sydney sheik Taj el-Din al-Hilaly.
To do so, the Islamic Council of Victoria has joined forces with a federal agency to promote positive images of ordinary Muslims.
And a dinner will be held in Melbourne tonight to celebrate Muslims' contribution to Australia.
Islamic Council project manager Neil Aykan said yesterday the campaign would highlight Muslims in their daily work, interacting with colleagues.
"There are a lot of high-profile figures such as the Sydney sheik who tend to constantly get media attention, which is unfortunate but a fact of life," Mr Aykan said.
"The media seems to focus on controversial and provocative figures rather than real people, and these are the real people."
You can't tell me this isn't 'positive,' zoso.
Quote:Bombs are not going off in this country. Islamist riots are not occurring in this country.
The trouble that IS caused by Muslims actually goes under-reported, zoso.
Quote:Apart from the utterings of one or two extreme clerics who represent a minority position?
There's that word 'minority' again. You're basically just repeating what the papers are telling you.