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Interestingly enough, there are several Muslim Majority or highly Muslim contries which rank above the USA on the Global Peace Index. Meh, pesky reality!
Peace at what price? If you're a women would you live there? Or want your daughter to marry and move there???
Live where? Indonesia? I know people that live there and love it. The Balkans? Now that they've risen over the chains of the Cold War imperialism, they are thriving and wonderful places to live. I know women that lived or live in several Musilim countries. Americans tend to paint the whole Muslim world as if they are extremists. That's not the case. Yes, there is a real problem with extremism in the name if Islam, but it represents maybe 10% of Muslims.
My wife is Hispanic raised Catholic, she is in Turkey right now. She says it is one of the friendliest and most respectful places she has ever been in.
These Holy War Mongers want nothing of the truth. Thanks for posting. Refreshing to see one or two intelligent posts on these blow em up threads.
There have been Christians in the Middle East ever since Christ walked on earth, and 600 years' before Islam and Muslims were founded. Today after 2,000 years, Christians are forced to flee the Middle East, they have been persecuted, tortured and killed by Muslim extremists, and churches have been burned down and destroyed.
Today only 5% Christians live in the Middle East, down from 20% nearly a century ago. Even in early 1900s, Ottoman Empire (Turkey) killed millions of Christians (Armenian / Assyrian Genocide).
Christians are not welcomed in predominately Muslim nations, but Muslims living in Europe and North America lives without fear and in peace. Why can't Muslims tolerate other faiths?!
Everyone open your eyes and don't ignore this!
your also leaving out that jews have been pursecuting christians and taking their land too, national geographi did a story on christians in the middle east. But to the avg american there's no such thing as a middle eastern christian
‘Jesus Is a Monkey’: Tensions Intensify Between Jews & Christians in the Holy Land — Here’s Why | TheBlaze.com
After a series of attacks by vandals on Christian holy sites in Israel, normally tight-lipped Roman Catholic officials are beginning to speak out, publicly appealing to authorities to take a stronger stand against the violence. The Rev. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, one of the church’s top officials in the Holy Land, said he is worried about relations between Jews and Christians in the Holy Land. He believes the blame can go all around.
If this was done by muslims the american media would be all over it.
According to the 1922 San Remo Treaty, Israel has the right to settle Jews anywhere between the Mediterranean Sea and the River Jordan. This treaty is valid for all time under international law. The First World War saw the Middle East delivered from the repressive Ottoman Empire. Palestine was split in two, with 78 per cent going to Trans-Jordan which then banned all Jews. The British Mandate failed to prepare the rest of Palestine for a future Jewish state.
Interestingly enough, there are several Muslim Majority or highly Muslim contries which rank above the USA on the Global Peace Index. Meh, pesky reality!
With seven predominantly Muslim nations making the "naughty list" (IE least peaceful in the world) and none of the really big Muslim nations rated as peaceful, I'm kinda surprised you even shared this. The only non-Muslim nations with such a low rating are Russia, Congo and North Korea. That means that the greater majority of the least peaceful nations in the world are predominantly Muslim. Meanwhile, only one nation -- Qatar -- is predominantly Muslim and rates amongst the most peaceful nations in the world. Compare that to the 17 predominantly Christan nations that rate among the most peaceful.
Indonesia is your one oddball exception. They have a big population and aren't picking fights with anyone. Trouble there is that Indonesia is so massively disunified that it borders on not even being one nation. It goes without saying that Indonesia isn't going to be picking fights with anyone anytime soon.
The general trend is clear enough: Muslim Majority = less peaceful. As with any trend, there will be outliers, but it is remarkable how strong the trend is in this instance. It is up to the adherents of Islam to reverse that trend.
With seven predominantly Muslim nations making the "naughty list" (IE least peaceful in the world) and none of the really big Muslim nations rated as peaceful, I'm kinda surprised you even shared this. The only non-Muslim nations with such a low rating are Russia, Congo and North Korea. That means that the greater majority of the least peaceful nations in the world are predominantly Muslim. Meanwhile, only one nation -- Qatar -- is predominantly Muslim and rates amongst the most peaceful nations in the world. Compare that to the 17 predominantly Christan nations that rate among the most peaceful.
Indonesia is your one oddball exception. They have a big population and aren't picking fights with anyone. Trouble there is that Indonesia is so massively disunified that it borders on not even being one nation. It goes without saying that Indonesia isn't going to be picking fights with anyone anytime soon.
The general trend is clear enough: Muslim Majority = less peaceful. As with any trend, there will be outliers, but it is remarkable how strong the trend is in this instance. It is up to the adherents of Islam to reverse that trend.
The most peaceful countries on the list are the least religious. I make no claims that religion is a peaceful force. It is not Islam or Muslims that are violent, is it extremists. At the current moment in human history, it is Islam most often being hijacked by the violent. In the past its been Christianity, Marxism, and even Buddhism at one time. The fact that there are hundreds of millions of peaceful Muslims demonstrates that fearing Islam and Muslims is mislaying the root cause.
Live where? Indonesia? I know people that live there and love it.
Yeah, andI'll bet you'll tell us next how "some of your best friends are jews..."
For those of us with facts, we know that christians in indonesia are getting attacked and crushed, so lying about it when a simple google search could easily prove you wrong is laughable - and do I even need to bring up the massive Bali bombing from 2002?
Americans tend to paint the whole Muslim world as if they are extremists. That's not the case. Yes, there is a real problem with extremism in the name if Islam, but it represents maybe 10% of Muslims.
Even if true - which it is not, 10% of 1.5 billion people is 150 million, and that does not even include the human garbage in EU shown in the OP's video.
your also leaving out that jews have been pursecuting christians and taking their land too, national geographi did a story on christians in the middle east. But to the avg american there's no such thing as a middle eastern christian
Yeah, there is general persecution of christians in israel. Try getting some facts for us
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your also leaving out that jews have been pursecuting christians and taking their land too, national geographi did a story on christians in the middle east. But to the avg american there's no such thing as a middle eastern christian
"Taking their land"? How about some proof instead of nonsense?
After a series of attacks by vandals on Christian holy sites in Israel, normally tight-lipped Roman Catholic officials are beginning to speak out, publicly appealing to authorities to take a stronger stand against the violence. The Rev. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, one of the church’s top officials in the Holy Land, said he is worried about relations between Jews and Christians in the Holy Land. He believes the blame can go all around.
Where is the proof this was done by jews, and where is the proof of widespread oppression, attacks and violence in israel against christians that is in any way comparable to egypt, indonesia, syria, or other muslim country?
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According to the 1922 San Remo Treaty,[b] Israel has the right to settle Jews anywhere between the Mediterranean Sea and the River Jordan.
Uhhh.....wrong. The partition plan superseded san remo and all prior documents. Next time you pick a topic, bring some facts please.
Yeah, andI'll bet you'll tell us next how "some of your best friends are jews..."
For those of us with facts, we know that christians in indonesia are getting attacked and crushed, so lying about it when a simple google search could easily prove you wrong is laughable - and do I even need to bring up the massive Bali bombing from 2002?
Even if true - which it is not, 10% of 1.5 billion people is 150 million, and that does not even include the human garbage in EU shown in the OP's video.
I get it. In your mind, Mulsim = Bad. Guess you think we should just kill all of em?
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