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As a person who is related to a victim of this atrocity, and hopefully there is a happy ending, I got to experience the torrent of emotions around each of the underlying themes here. Seeing a how there about 10 pages of board subject matter violations, I will assume there is some leeway with espousing my perspective.
The hardest thing in an event like this is to really not rush to judgement but assess where the effort for understanding and vigilance should lie, or is this an anomaly that is born from a mental issue.
I am no fan of ANY religion, but I dont see how you can draw moral equivalencies in todays world. In the 11-14th Century ( maybe up to WWII) Christianity and Catholicism was by far more of a threat to liberty via the Crusades and Inquisitions. Today, it is hands down Islam. There are an estimated 200-300K "Extremists" from a 1B population of Islam followers. However, the fringe isn't outright shunned by the masses like you have in Christianity now.
The inherent problem emanates from Islam stating it is the Last and Final revelation from God to humanity. In the "extremist" view, you are not allowed to question or criticize. Punishment for drawing the "prophet" results in a death sentence because the basic human right of freedom of expression is at direct odds with the practice. You begin to see this in Europe as billboards with women are being blacked out, separate pools, and violence on women that are justified with the all too familiar declarations of "racism" and "intolerance." Do most religions at their core embrace homosexuality? no. But there is only one at the moment are actually throwing accused homosexuals off of buildings and then stoning to death if by chance they live.
So, to each their own on religion, but the only way to progress as a society is 100% free speech and challenging ideas. Once that is gone, the regression is swift.
The hardest thing in an event like this is to really not rush to judgement but assess where the effort for understanding and vigilance should lie, or is this an anomaly that is born from a mental issue.
I am no fan of ANY religion, but I dont see how you can draw moral equivalencies in todays world. In the 11-14th Century ( maybe up to WWII) Christianity and Catholicism was by far more of a threat to liberty via the Crusades and Inquisitions. Today, it is hands down Islam. There are an estimated 200-300K "Extremists" from a 1B population of Islam followers. However, the fringe isn't outright shunned by the masses like you have in Christianity now.
The inherent problem emanates from Islam stating it is the Last and Final revelation from God to humanity. In the "extremist" view, you are not allowed to question or criticize. Punishment for drawing the "prophet" results in a death sentence because the basic human right of freedom of expression is at direct odds with the practice. You begin to see this in Europe as billboards with women are being blacked out, separate pools, and violence on women that are justified with the all too familiar declarations of "racism" and "intolerance." Do most religions at their core embrace homosexuality? no. But there is only one at the moment are actually throwing accused homosexuals off of buildings and then stoning to death if by chance they live.
So, to each their own on religion, but the only way to progress as a society is 100% free speech and challenging ideas. Once that is gone, the regression is swift.
