Hatred and Islam

I’m tired, I mean I am tired of the ignorance and the stupidity of those who just don’t seem to get it.

This weekend was spent helping a few out and they are Bible thumping people who are clear on their beliefs and their position about the country. In order to help them, I had to sit through an hour of Bible discussion and a closed minded lecture on how evil other religions are – from Buddhism to Islam.

Now it isn’t I don’t like Bible thumpers, they are passionate in their beliefs and I love to see that in people on different levels but you know as a recovering Catholic, I get the message more often than I need to … or want. What bugs me is the same problem with some religions, interpretation is sometimes bent and twisted to the benefit of those speaking, be it a preacher or an Imam or a Holy Man.

But I digress …

I sat through the rendition of Revelations and John and Luke for that hour, with the follow up to the up and coming 9/11 anniversary by hearing how horrible Muslim people are. So I had to open my mouth and ask “have you ever met a Muslim?” I got a great response, “Yep … sure did … at the 7/11”

Umm… right.

I had to explain the difference between a person from India and a person from the Middle East, then had to explain what I see as a Muslim, pretty much trying to pry the door open for them. It took me about 30 minutes to tell them they are wrong and that it wasn’t a religion that attacked our country, but people.

These are the same type of people who are not Muslim that attacked us in 1941, the same type of people who we fought in Korea and Vietnam, people.

I know I’m making this out as a simplistic view of things but I can’t help that because if I went into what I know about Islam, I would be here all day long.

I think what bugged me is the blanket idea that we as a nation have to reject people for not what they are but who they believe in. I see many make Obama out as a religious figure, and some may be really offended by my opinion that he is same as other people on this earth but really shouldn’t we stop with the single short sighted view and ask about others what their world is like just to make sure we are not the real haters in the world?