We’ve talked a lot about this before, but I’m going to go into it again because it really hits home. Islam is the religion of peace. It is not a religion that’s going to make you kill for the sake of peace and it is not a religion that’s going to turn you into a violent terrorist. The fact is that Islam is not a religion that is going to turn you into a violent terrorist.
So if youre going to be a violent terrorist, you need to start by being a peaceful one. You need to be a Muslim and you need to do all of the things that make it easier for you. Like not going to Friday prayers. Not wearing a headscarf. Making it hard to speak in public. You need to understand how to lead a peaceful life, and then you can become a peaceful terrorist.
The same applies to Christians and Jews. You don’t need to become a religious terrorist, you need to be a peaceful one. So if youre going to be a religious terrorist, you need to be a peaceful one, and you need to do all of the things that make it easier for you. Like not going to Friday prayers. Not wearing a headscarf. Making it hard to speak in public.
That’s true. The fact that you’re not a terrorist or a terrorist sympathizer doesn’t mean that you can’t cause a terrorist attack (and if you do, it’ll be against the interests of the state). But it also doesn’t mean you can’t cause a moderate terrorist attack, or a terrorist attack that’s against the interests of the state.
The fact that muslim is capitalized is a very different thing. If it were capitalized it would be something that is specifically prohibited in the laws of the land. Not a law made up by people in this country that are really trying to say that it doesnt make sense to write an Islamic law that isnt actually in the original text of the law.
The fact that muslim is capitalized can either be a good or bad thing. Its almost a double standard. You cant say that it is bad because it doesnt apply to everyone or because you are a bad person. But it also doesnt make sense to write Islamic laws that are not actually in the original text of the law.
I read some articles by people that say that muslim should not be capitalized in English law. Because theres no good reason to use english law to write the correct Islamic law. The fact is that the laws of the land and muslims are the same thing. It would be just as stupid to write an Islamic law that wasnt in the original text of the law as it would be to write a law that wasnt in the original text of the law.
This is a question that I hear asked often by people who think the word “muslim” is offensive to people who dont practice the religion. Not so. The only time in the entire history of Islam when the word ‘muslim’ was used in English law to refer to an individual is in the case of Mohammed. According to the Holy Koran, “No one who is not a Muslim should be called a Muslim”.
I’m not saying that it’s not okay to use muslims as a derogatory term.
The idea of using muslims as a derogatory term is a stretch. But I don’t think it is offensive. I think it is something that should be accepted and used as a proper noun. Just because someone is a muslim and not a Muslim, does not make them any less of a person.
