| ameratsu said: Ok, I don't post in off topic much but here it goes. What I dislike about coverage of these types of events is that they are completely out of line with the beliefs of virtually all Muslims. The Incidents of stoning that do take place are isolated and condemned by prominent individuals within the Muslim world, but that doesn't seem to garner as much coverage. I mean... discuss stoning and what it means once you have some basic understanding of Islamic history, beliefs, and practices. Sitting on your computer at home and being outraged or sickened without being able to put these events into a historical and cultural context serves no purpose. What I can say is that a layperson who reads the news is overwhelmed with negative stories about Muslim and Islam in general. Most Americans don't know a Muslims personally, are increasingly distrustful of Muslims, yet the only time I see Islam and Muslims mentioned on here is with some negative connotation which only serves to reinforce this negative image. When news like this slips through the cracks while individual cases of extremism dominate news coverage, there's a problem. |
People can read all these silly religious texts and read whatever they like. At the end of the day the world would be a better place without them.
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