Advancing past the psychology or religion used to terrorize others, terror can be broken down more effectively.
When I got to know E and H, Muslims who manage the Tulip & Rose Café, we didn’t compare and contrast human thoughts or religions. We certainly didn’t excuse human thoughts or religions or blow them off as if we’ve never had to deal with them.
Some people say the al-Qaeda, Taliban, Islamic State (ISIS), and so on, are non-Islam. This talk is only trying to excuse, or absolve Islam, when the fact is, for example, ISIS is trying to practice a Medieval tradition once interpreted in Islam. It’s an ideology proven to be foul and unworkable. It’s an image that has been outgrown by the majority of Muslims.
That’s why millions of Muslims are escaping the terrorized lands. They want peace.
We can’t hold to outgrown ideologies.
They need to be thrown out completely and they can’t be while pretending not to be something they are.
It’s like when a partner in a marriage cheats on their spouse. They didn’t become a non-partner. They cheated and the practice caused havoc an it needs to be dealt with as such.
All this terrorists talk is nothing new. No religion is immune to terror.
In my own faith, Christian Scientists have been typecast as the people who don’t go to doctors. There is some truth to this. For the same reason healthy people don’t go to the doctor, I don’t. However, I’m not going to deny the fact that I’ve met some Christian Scientists who refuse to go to the doctor because they think their prayers can heal any problem, and they die in the meantime. I’m not going to spout, “That’s not Christian Science.” Because, it is, to those who interpret Christian Science, as a religion that is supposed to pray all the time and repeat sacred words
Three things I’ve learned:
- I was able to discuss religious principles with E and H, rather than get stuck on human behavior and beliefs.
- Many principles within religions are alike.
- I like the food at Tulip & Rose Café. It’s prepared with respect for health and for the ingredients from nature.
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