Agreed. This is Islam regardless of the country. This is who Mohammed was and to follow the whole counsel of the Koran, this is what happens.
The Grand Moufti of Egypt had said that the life of a Jew has less value than the ring of a mosquito. Christians experience severe protection at their hands every day of the year. There were more Christian Martyrs due primarily to Islam in the 20th century than in all previous centuries combined. Voice of the Martyrs and International Christian Concern have documented this at length and also work to advocate on their behalf.
I went to church with numerous Orthodox Christians who had moved from Palestine, among other countries. The situation is far, far more nuanced than this.
Yes. It's nuanced. Palestine is a nation under attack. The Christians band together across sectarian lines (Orthodox, RC, protestant denominations) because they're all in one boat from the perspective of persecution. And at another level all people there (Muslims and Christians) band together because they're all under the threat of the Israeli state, including their children going to school. The feeling I get from talking to pious Christians who have come from Palestine is that the above is more of an issue than Muslim persecution, though that does exist.
And my understanding is that Hezbollah and even Hamas are less sectarian and more secular in their function than they are painted in the west. Imagine Salvation Army or Catholic Charities beefing up and filling in societal functions in a crisis where the state is weak, not saying it's exactly the same thing but to give a sense of the direction I'm describing.
Agreed. This is Islam regardless of the country. This is who Mohammed was and to follow the whole counsel of the Koran, this is what happens. The Grand Moufti of Egypt had said that the life of a Jew has less value than the ring of a mosquito. Christians experience severe protection at their hands every day of the year. There were more Christian Martyrs due primarily to Islam in the 20th century than in all previous centuries combined. Voice of the Martyrs and International Christian Concern have documented this at length and also work to advocate on their behalf.
I went to church with numerous Orthodox Christians who had moved from Palestine, among other countries. The situation is far, far more nuanced than this.
I would imagine that you have an perspective as a result of that experience.
Yes. It's nuanced. Palestine is a nation under attack. The Christians band together across sectarian lines (Orthodox, RC, protestant denominations) because they're all in one boat from the perspective of persecution. And at another level all people there (Muslims and Christians) band together because they're all under the threat of the Israeli state, including their children going to school. The feeling I get from talking to pious Christians who have come from Palestine is that the above is more of an issue than Muslim persecution, though that does exist.
And my understanding is that Hezbollah and even Hamas are less sectarian and more secular in their function than they are painted in the west. Imagine Salvation Army or Catholic Charities beefing up and filling in societal functions in a crisis where the state is weak, not saying it's exactly the same thing but to give a sense of the direction I'm describing.
Blanket statements like this shows lack of judgment in my opinion. Just like you can't lump every Jew as a Zionist.