Re:VLC contributor living in Aleppo writing about the Paris ...
by Amezarak on Tuesday November 17, 2015 @08:31AM
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It's not about religions being good or evil. But different religions are different and expect their adherents to behave in certain ways.
Christians, ideally, are supposed to behave like Jesus.
Buddhists, ideally, are supposed to behave like Buddha.
Muslims, ideally, are supposed to behave like Mohammed.
These three individuals were very different.
Of course, adherents aren't ideal adherents. But you can still generally expect different behavior from each set of adherents. That's now calling one set evil and one set good (now that's some cultural imperialism!), that's recognizing reality. Muslims, historically, have taken very seriously that apostasy is a serious crime punishable by death. Christians and Buddhists, not so much; it's the rare exception and not an almost-rule.
Christians, ideally, are supposed to behave like Jesus. Buddhists, ideally, are supposed to behave like Buddha. Muslims, ideally, are supposed to behave like Mohammed.
These three individuals were very different.
Of course, adherents aren't ideal adherents. But you can still generally expect different behavior from each set of adherents. That's now calling one set evil and one set good (now that's some cultural imperialism!), that's recognizing reality. Muslims, historically, have taken very seriously that apostasy is a serious crime punishable by death. Christians and Buddhists, not so much; it's the rare exception and not an almost-rule.