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I guess I can start with my own background.
I am a 15 year old girl. I am a devout Traditional Catholic. I attend a traditional Latin mass parish.
My Mother, and a select bunch of other people I know, tell me how “Muslims are doing this, doing that, they’re disrespectful, they’re terrorists, they’re going to overpopulate and there will be no more Caucasians and Christians, etc.”
But, ah, I see things a little differently. Whenever I talk about my views on Muslims with my Mother, I’m slightly scolded.
You see, I have a deep respect for Muslims. They’re peaceful and devout. There are many connections between the Muslim religion and the Christian religion. In their “Bible” they talk about Jesus, few prophets, and so on.
It very much bothers me when people ramble on about how Muslims are terrorists. I have several Muslim friends here in America that are far from what I was told all Muslims were like.
Going to a theme park, we see Muslim families walking around, enjoying the park as well. My family comments on how odd and shady it is that the women cover themselves completely. Their remarks are plain disrespectful. [This confuses me as my family, especially my mother, are very conservative in dress. My parents have raised my sisters and me to dress modestly and to avoid all senses of impurity. I would think that if anything, the way that Muslim women dress would not bother them.]
I, on the other hand, find the Muslim women’s dress preference quite refreshing. I love how they vow to respect their bodies instead of showing them off. I admire how their bodies are shown to no one but their husbands. I believe that’s how it should be! My Muslim friends have told me that they like the way they dress because when they find a husband, he’s going to appreciate them for who they are and not for what their body looks like. I love how they are proud of the way they dress, and wouldn’t break their “code of modesty” for anything. Their practices of purity are astounding.
[Although there are some Muslim women that only cover their hands during prayer–According to Catholic Church, women should have their heads covered during mass. I read a small book about it, I don’t remember the text completely, but it stated said that after Vatican II, when laws were changed it didn’t explicitly specify this rule, so women stopped wearing mantillas as they didn’t “have to” anymore.]
Moreover, although they might not think of it the same way, their good deeds and the way they strive to attain eternal paradise is quite virtuous. Their devoutness is inspiring. They are very good people, aside from the few terrorists.
I try not to be judgmental, but some of us Catholics have horrible double standards. The ones who criticize the Muslims for being terrorists are the same people who say others shouldn’t judge Catholicism for the few priests guilty of homosexuality or pedophilia.
The people I’m talking about claim they are “tolerant.” They profess that they have nothing against Muslims. That’s as far as it goes. There’s no respect. The “tolerance” is at the bare minimum. I’m disgusted by our double standards, the way we judge other religions and put ourselves on the high pedestal simply because we know the truth and they’re ignorant to it. Yes, they’re ignorant! But they don’t know that! They’re practicing what they know, which is exactly what we’re doing. We shouldn’t be so quick to belittle others. Sometimes I wonder if the priests’ homilies on humility really sink in to those who need to hear it most.
-Gess
—And just to clarify once more, I am not at all overly tolerant. [You know, the kind of people who go around tolerating every sin just because they think it’s cruel to think otherwise.] I’m just stating my respect for Muslims and my concern about other Catholic’s judgments.----
I am a 15 year old girl. I am a devout Traditional Catholic. I attend a traditional Latin mass parish.
My Mother, and a select bunch of other people I know, tell me how “Muslims are doing this, doing that, they’re disrespectful, they’re terrorists, they’re going to overpopulate and there will be no more Caucasians and Christians, etc.”
But, ah, I see things a little differently. Whenever I talk about my views on Muslims with my Mother, I’m slightly scolded.
You see, I have a deep respect for Muslims. They’re peaceful and devout. There are many connections between the Muslim religion and the Christian religion. In their “Bible” they talk about Jesus, few prophets, and so on.
It very much bothers me when people ramble on about how Muslims are terrorists. I have several Muslim friends here in America that are far from what I was told all Muslims were like.
Going to a theme park, we see Muslim families walking around, enjoying the park as well. My family comments on how odd and shady it is that the women cover themselves completely. Their remarks are plain disrespectful. [This confuses me as my family, especially my mother, are very conservative in dress. My parents have raised my sisters and me to dress modestly and to avoid all senses of impurity. I would think that if anything, the way that Muslim women dress would not bother them.]
I, on the other hand, find the Muslim women’s dress preference quite refreshing. I love how they vow to respect their bodies instead of showing them off. I admire how their bodies are shown to no one but their husbands. I believe that’s how it should be! My Muslim friends have told me that they like the way they dress because when they find a husband, he’s going to appreciate them for who they are and not for what their body looks like. I love how they are proud of the way they dress, and wouldn’t break their “code of modesty” for anything. Their practices of purity are astounding.
[Although there are some Muslim women that only cover their hands during prayer–According to Catholic Church, women should have their heads covered during mass. I read a small book about it, I don’t remember the text completely, but it stated said that after Vatican II, when laws were changed it didn’t explicitly specify this rule, so women stopped wearing mantillas as they didn’t “have to” anymore.]
Moreover, although they might not think of it the same way, their good deeds and the way they strive to attain eternal paradise is quite virtuous. Their devoutness is inspiring. They are very good people, aside from the few terrorists.
I try not to be judgmental, but some of us Catholics have horrible double standards. The ones who criticize the Muslims for being terrorists are the same people who say others shouldn’t judge Catholicism for the few priests guilty of homosexuality or pedophilia.
The people I’m talking about claim they are “tolerant.” They profess that they have nothing against Muslims. That’s as far as it goes. There’s no respect. The “tolerance” is at the bare minimum. I’m disgusted by our double standards, the way we judge other religions and put ourselves on the high pedestal simply because we know the truth and they’re ignorant to it. Yes, they’re ignorant! But they don’t know that! They’re practicing what they know, which is exactly what we’re doing. We shouldn’t be so quick to belittle others. Sometimes I wonder if the priests’ homilies on humility really sink in to those who need to hear it most.
-Gess
—And just to clarify once more, I am not at all overly tolerant. [You know, the kind of people who go around tolerating every sin just because they think it’s cruel to think otherwise.] I’m just stating my respect for Muslims and my concern about other Catholic’s judgments.----
