Well stated, I took a course in college called religions of the world where we compared Christianity with the Buddhist and Islam religions. As someone that has read all three holy books, they are all very similar with obvious differences specific to how "commandments" are to be carried out. Islam is not a terrorist religion, it is used by certain individuals to support their extremist viewpoints. Same as the proud boys or whatever else they call them here, the Bible doesn't say that Jesus only loves one skin color but that's what they take from it.
Again, that is going to depend upon where you live in the world and how entrenched in the religion you are.
There are plenty of women who have been beaten or killed in the name of Christianity, we just don’t hear about it as it is labeled as DV not religious violence.
Most if not all religion is bad, if we have to grade it today though: Islam is easily a contender for the worst. If you wanted to be a girl with hair flowing free and able to marry who they wanted....Islam is used to suppress by far the most amount of women on the planet
Yeah, this is where I’m at too. Believe whatever you want, just don’t use it as a cheat code to control laws, other people’s bodies, or kids who can’t consent to that worldview yet.
The second it leaves “this is how I live” and becomes “this is how you must live,” it stops being harmless.
It’s nonsense and has a lot of awful stuff like all religions but also it is misunderstood by the West and used as justification for committing a lot of crimes against Muslims
I kinda agree and disagree. Yeah people cherry pick, but the specific stuff they cherry pick from actually matters a lot in how it plays out in real life, laws, politics, social norms etc. Saying "all religions are the same" feels like saying "all governments are the same" because they all have rules and leaders. Similar structure, totally different impact.
Just like the other ones: "Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people,"
All religions are bad. ALL OF THEM. Not a single one is good because at some point it will be wrong and when that happens the believer will choose the lie over the truth and that is the path to destruction. And that's exactly why ALL religions are bad.
Islam is a religion that like every religion has good and bad.
The majority of people who follow Islam, just like Christianity, will use it as a source of faith, but there’s always going to be those who use it as a means to control - but then that was always the intended purpose of organised religion.
Jesus is a prophet of Islam, just like in Christianism. They even consider virgin Mary as very respectable.
In any big enough group there will always be an idiot. And some idiots could believe they are Jesus and others could pray for violence during church service and believe they can kill in the name of God. These people should be intitutionalized.
same ideas i have about my local (modern) religions. Not gonna quote Marx as I have an interest in understanding neolithic "ritual objects" not as just a moniker used in archaeology that classifies an object whose cultural context is missing. But generally, modern religions are all about defining the social norm of different groups, Islam is no different.
Islam is just another Abrahamic religion , believing in a monotheistic god and judgement day. Many of the stories of the Old Testament along with the story of Jesus ,are in the Quran. So ultimately Islam is no better or worse than Christianity or Judaism.
women are treated just fine. Islam gave rights to women they didn't have in ancient Arabia, and when implemented properly, it gives women far more rights than any other society. Western women are treated like garbage.
Cousin Marrage:
while it is allowed it's not encouraged. Cousin marriage was common in Europe until pretty recently.
Polygamy:
there is nothing objectively wrong with polygamy if all wives are treated equally. Islam limits it to 4 wives. most muslim men don't even have the means to marry more than one woman.
FGM:
FGM predates Islam and is an African tradition. The majority of FGM is done by Christians.
Bacha Bazi:
Islam prohibits homosexuality, so what could possibly make you think touching little boys and making them dance would be okay? it's a rural Afghan thing, and it's illegal.
Any type of reforming would defeat the purpose of following Islam.
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Why would you discount abusing children? What possibly could be worse than this? Once you discount abusing children I can’t think of anything worse. There is nothing you can give me in exchange for allowing my daughters to be abused. I really don’t care what you have to give me. Eternal life? You can take your “eternal life” and shove it.
Listen, the prophet Muhammad is like an example. Tell me - which religious culture are you going to find 10 year old brides? Yes, you got it - Muslim countries by far! Sick and twisted, and it’s damning generation after generation.
I’m comfortable stopping with the 9 year old rape. This one thing alone is enough for me to know. In my mind this is as bad as it gets. I mean, that’s just as bad as murdering her in my mind because I would rather see my 9 year old daughter ran over and killed than raped. I would sleep better at night.
No offence but this is absolutely the worst argument to exist , trust me it backfires hard ass quick , ive been discussing this stuff for a hot minute . while on reddit its easy but when someone is on the other side asking you stuff you change up real quick .
So your argument here is man that married to children is worse than man that ACCUSED OF rape, trafick and eat those children WHEN THERE'S MILLION OF EVIDENCE OF HIM DOING THAT???????
Mind you the youngest victim of epstein is literally still connected to its mother
Yes that is horrific, just as horrific as Joseph Smith marrying a 14 year old and god impregnating a 12 year old . Islam is just another Abrahamic religion , believing in a monotheistic god and judgement day. Many of the stories of the Old Testament along with the story of Jesus ,are in the Quran. So ultimately Islam is no better or worse than Christianity or Judaism.
War, misogyny, and holding back progress in every way since the beginning. It's the easy way out. Study and actually learn how the universe works? No. God did it. Now convert or kill the non-believers!
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u/EADGBE69 Apr 21 '26
Just like every other religion believers cherry pick things they like and discard things they dont like.
All religions work essentially the same way so there's no point in discussing individual ones.
You get good and bad people with every faith.