How about we let a Muslim brother help you out:
In theory, you are right. Islam is almost like Christianity and even the Jewish religion. It can be even said that Muslims and Jews are almost alike, except for some of the rules.
Muslims believe that Allah, God or G_d sent down the same religion throughout the history of the world in all corners of the world, and that Islam is the last one. The only difference is that the "other" religions changed over the course of history, while Islam barely changed. Hence the similarities, yet not the same.
You are also right about the secular life. Islam promotes the idea that one must seek knowledge as best as possible.
The problem now is not the religion itself, it is the believers. When the believers start to care less about the afterlife and more about the distractions of the world, things go bad. That is just how I see it...
@im_sneaky
Barbaric? Barbaric?! Have you read the Bible? God is sooo pissed, like alll the time!
@coolestguyever
yeah the turban thing is not for muslims. it is actually a sikh thing, a totally different religion there that has nothing to do with Islam...
Explanation of sig:
I am a Pakistani.....my name is Dan....how hard is that? (Don't ask about the 101...apparantely there are more of me out there....)
