Comment Religion is a red herring (Score 0) 209
Hardly:
Islam, as an inherently peaceful religion, would hardly lead these children to violence by itself. It has taken the corrupting influences of American movies, militarism, and video games to pervert some branches of Islam into their current violent forms.
At the beginning of the 20th century, nearly every single Muslim intellectual was in love with the west, admired its modern society, and campaigned for democracy and constitutional government in their own countries. Instead of seeing the West as their enemy, they recognized it as compatible with their own traditions. We should ask ourselves why we have lost this goodwill.
Islam, as an inherently peaceful religion, would hardly lead these children to violence by itself. It has taken the corrupting influences of American movies, militarism, and video games to pervert some branches of Islam into their current violent forms.
