"considering muslims destroy art work, as they did in raids in India and destroyed Hindu art work and I am not sure if they believed the statues were considered the entities themselves or just art, in the so many churches across muslim lands now the muslims have destroyed so much and they violate a lot of things such as they did in Jerusalem - there is no respect for anything that is non-muslim. There is no attempt at understanding that anything could be different from islam’s idea of things.
The three major jihads against India, in the past, the muslims destroyed a lot. They are on another jihad in India that they officially declared late last year - so who knows how much more will be destroyed.
There is little tolerance in islam. But, we are supposed to tolerate the intolerant ones or else the ‘victimhood’ moaning starts.
How many more notes about statues do you guys require before you even attempt to understand ‘art work’? Or how we pray? Or anything? The reason why I ask is because there is NEVER an attempt to understand anything because in islam, muslims are not taught to tolerate anything else"
It is true that Muslims are intolerant and have no understanding or respect for Sacred Art. This is a pity. We are interested in all art and Muslim art is very beautiful and we appreciate it very much.
I think that there are Muslims who do not regard us as human or that we matter at all. I really believe that because of their actions.
I am Catholic and wear a beautiful crucifix. I frequent a coffee shop and there are some Muslim women who also come there. We started greeting each other and for a few months now whenever they see me they come and give me a hug and there is genuine affection as we chat and share news.
Muslims are human just like us. They have hearts to love and they cry tears and experience all the emotions we experience. It is their Faith that is used as an instrument to dominate them. Women are not respected as they should be. There is little freedom of choice. I know a Catholic priest who has a PHD in Islamic studies and I think this is admirable. He did this to gain insight and thorough understanding of Muslims. I attended some of his talks and there were some Imams there also who at the end thanked the priest for his accurate and unbiased lectures. I think it is commendable that he went to all that trouble to understand Muslims. You won’t find a Muslim doing likewise.
When there is a disaster anywhere in the world it is always the Western world that comes to the rescue. How often do you hear of any of the Muslim states donating towards causes that are not Muslim? Recently Saudi Arabia donated to Indonedia but how much have the West donated before that? With regard to our charities - we help everybody no matter their race or creed. We open our doors to all the poor and don’t ask questions. Do Muslims do that?
I know of an incidence which touched my heart. A friend of mine who opened her home to abandoned children and who at the time was going through terrible economic strife told me this story. Her husband had had a nervous breakdown and was in an institution and she did not know how she was going to pay her bond. One day a Muslim came to her door and asked about her “Ministry” and she showed him around. A few days later she found an envelope in her bost box with a cheque for the exact amount she needed. This was an exception and I am very pleased to know about this.
I am sure the Holy Spirit operates within the Muslim communities and that there must be many wonderful Muslim people who are genuinely good people. I believe that there is salvation for everybody and that God in his mercy will open his doors to all who love him, no matter what they call Him: God, Allah, Jahweh.
An interesting concept within the Catholic Church is that of “implicit faith”. This is something I embraced immediately because I sensed that it was right and true. It is not for us to judge - that is the domain of God. We must just love and obey.
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