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Hello and thank you thank you, Cordoba.Hello TEA, and welcome to the forum
There are many nuts out there indeed. Sometimes I agree that ignoring them is best, other times I feel like their level of nuttiness is over the top and I feel it necessary to call attention to it. Perhaps ignoring it is best, but perhaps speaking out is necessary.There are many nuts around, the best approach is to simply ignore them
It is that hope for humanity that helps to keep me going from day to day.Lets hope that wisdom will one day prevail
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I find my reaction to this story interesting to observe. It has caused me to realize that while I preach tolerance, I am incredibly intolerant of intolerance and I need to find a way to ignore it and not let it upset me. But by ignoring it is that not the same as condoning it in a way? How can I find a way to truly come to understanding all views, even those as reprehensible as this?
I feel the same way.I think completely not getting bothered by it is not really that good, because i don't like being indifferent to anything that is wrong, particularly if it involves hurt to others.
That probably is the best thing to do, I agree. Now just to figure out HOW to do that at all times.I think being bothered by it, but at the same time not letting it affect you more than it should is the best thing to do.
Now just to figure out HOW to do that at all times.
On a personal level, if I feel that I'm being lumped in with a "group" (in this case, as a Muslim, being grouped in with terrorists), I do my best to convince the offending person/people through my OWN actions, not words, not violent outbursts. Words are mean nothing if not acted upon; choose them carefully. Violence, of course, only confirms their views anyway...so all we can do is control our own behavior and don't over-react.
In my martial arts school, there is a young (14-year-old) Muslim boy who had repeatedly been called "terrorist" in school. After the umpteenth time, he punched the bully in the face and said, "there, now I proved you right." Sure, he was frustrated and felt the need to end it there, but once he realized that he did indeed prove the other kid right, he couldn't go back and fix it.
My question is, why didn't anyone in a position of authority in the school stop the bully from calling the Muslim kid a "terrorist"? By not intervening, the martial arts school set up a situation where the Muslim kid was put into a no-win situation. The choice for this kid was either take abuse, or stop the abuse himself by punching the bully, since ignoring it did not make it go away. It's not the Muslim kid's fault he got put into a situation not of his own making. The school is at fault, not the kid.
I think the best way to settle this issue is to refer to history for insights into God's will. If you go back 200 years, every Muslim alive at that time who did not convert to Christianity is now dead. It is therefore obvious to me that God has historically given Muslims a choice: Convert to Christianity or Die. I see no reason for further debate now that I have used sound logic and solid evidence to prove the point.
My question is, why didn't anyone in a position of authority in the school stop the bully from calling the Muslim kid a "terrorist"? By not intervening, the school set up a situation where the Muslim kid was put into a no-win situation. The choice for this kid was either take abuse, or stop the abuse himself by punching the bully, since ignoring it did not make it go away. It's not the Muslim kid's fault he got put into a situation not of his own making. The school is at fault, not the kid.