Quote Originally Posted by Fragony View Post
We can judge them on their actions that are based on what the islam dictates. There is no need to judge muslims who do nothing wrong, but that doesn't mean there isn't anything deeply wrong with their religion.
But then there is also something deeply wrong with the Jewish religion and the people who take that very seriously and yet you always support them a hundred percent in their everlasting conflict. So why don't you judge the jews based on what the torah dictates? Only the ones who follow it to the letter of course.

The catholic church also succeeded in turning Christianity, which would seem like the least aggressive religion of the three, into a bloodthirsty crusader machine and had all these inquisitions, witch burnings and retty much fraudulent stuff here in Europe. Yes, it was long ago but it shows that religions are often bent and mended to the liking of those who practice them, whether it's literally in the book or not may just help or hinder those plans, but whether it actually shapes those plans is debatable.

Kadagar keeps saying that buddhists are the nicest people and oh so innocent, but there's an entire wiki page that says otherwise:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_violence

And if one doesn't like wiki, there is always anecdotal evidence from elsewhere:
http://time.com/3090990/how-an-extre...d-across-asia/

BBS, or Bodu Bala Sena, otherwise known as Buddhist Power Force, is a Buddhist supremacist group accused of stirring sectarian hatred in Sri Lanka. Led by a monk, Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, BBS accuses Sri Lanka’s Muslims of threatening the nation’s Buddhist identity, and enjoys support at high levels. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the President’s brother who also serves as Secretary of Defense, has been an outspoken supporter of BBS in the past.
https://news.vice.com/article/meet-t...s-in-sri-lanka

It was one of the largest and most deadly in recent years, wounding more than 50 and killing four Muslims. It follows a spate of anti-Muslim sentiment welling up somewhat unexpectedly in Sri Lanka and, perhaps most shockingly for Westerners who view them as eternally chubby, cuddly, and peaceful, it was stirred up by and composed of Buddhists, acting on allegedly Buddhist sentiments.
So buddhism is a religion of violence as well now?

http://www.loonwatch.com/2012/07/war...st-violence-i/

And, oh snap, a page that kind of summarizes the entire thread...

But it also has e.g. this on buddhism:

Buddhism’s relative inconspicuousness shields it from the harshest blows of public criticism. Case in point: the Bible and the Quran are well-known and easily accessible to the public. Finding the violent verses in them is just a click away on the internet. Meanwhile, Buddhist scriptural sources are more obscure, at least to the average Westerner. Most people don’t even know what scriptures Buddhists follow, let alone what is contained within them.

As a consequence, many modern-day Buddhists believe that their scriptural sources are in fact devoid of violence, that this is a problem only of the Bible or the Quran. But, Prof. Stephen Jenkins points out that this is just not the case. In fact, “Buddhist kings had conceptual resources [in the religious texts] at their disposal that supported warfare, torture, and harsh punishments.” [2]
Basically there is plenty of justification for killing other people even in the buddhist religion. Most of it is quoted from an expert in the article and I don't want to quote quotes here, so I suggest one reads it.