Silent Servants...

Silent Servants...

... of the Used, Abused, and Utterly Screwed Up.

A Secular Franciscan looks at the world...
with a more jaundiced eye than ever...
and lots of ellipses for you to fill in the missing text...
(with thanks to Thomas S. Klise for the title)



Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Do we know them?

Love Your Muslim as Yourself

"We remain woefully ignorant about the world's second-largest religion."


Do we even know who they are and what they believe, or do we just think we do?

1 comment:

Polaris said...

I would have to agree that we are woefully ignorant of the Muslim faith. Now, granted, I believe that some Muslims are also ignorant of their faith as are some so-called Christians.

This ignorance leaves the door wide open for manipulation and propaganda on both those within, and those without both faiths.

After all, I am pretty sure that there is no such thing as "the rapture" in the bible. Or for that matter, such things as a relative of mine listing Jesus Christ as a member of his company. (Long story, but I have yet to find anywhere in the Bible where it says Jesus Christ wants to be on the board of directors of a warehouse in Burnaby)

I am also reasonably sure that no such thing as "suicide bombing" in the Quran either. (I believe I addressed this in a post here some time ago.

One thing I do know is this:

Ignorance breeds fear and distrust.