Ganoncrotch said:
We nailed a guy to a few planks of wood for trying to bring us forgiveness and happiness. Also sodomy. |
Religion these days is more of an identity I'd say. It's basically treated as a race, and the creates problems, because when Islam or Christianity are attacked many feel like they've been personally attacked. I'd say an even bigger problem is when immigrants, refugees or even lifelong Westerners are discriminated or treated poorly because of their ethnic (many people think Arab = Muslim) or religious origins, they tend to feel alienated and feel as though they have no hope. That is, until there's people that take this opportunity to get more control, and pretend to want to help the person, they tell the person that all Westerners hate them, and that all Muslims must team-up in order to ensure their survival. They start to believe that if they don't kill the infidels, the infidels will kill them first. In places like Germany especially where they are minorities, they may feel even more paranoid because they are far outnumbered, leading to more extreme and violent planning. At least that's just my perception of what is unfolding, and what happens to many radicalized Muslims.
