West vs Islam

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The problem is not the West vs Islam, but rather ignorance vs education. We Americans are programmed to believe everything the media tells us, and are too lazy to actually educate ourselves on what's actually happening. Also, we Muslims are to blame as well as we allow these extremists to continue grabbing the headlines and causing our religion to be associated with murder and terrorism.
 
Well, here are some steroetypes I have been given:

1. Your from the south. Automatically, your IQ is lower then your shoe size.
2. Your white, you obviously hate blacks.
3. You own a confederate flag, you obviously believe slavery.

1. Sorry, it's not that low, its a little higher ;).
2. Nope, the girl I love and want to marry is black.
3. No, I support Southern Independence, but it's a dead cause, and I'd rather live my life then wait to die holding that flag I used to put so much faith into.

~Edit~ Here are some more, have more time then I thought:

4. You like pop music, your obviously homosexual.
5. You live on a farm, you obviously don't know anything about education.
6. Your white, you believe your superior to everyone else.
7. Your white, southern, and a farmer, you obviously are inbred.

4. Nope, I only like guys to fight, and workout with. Other then that, women are preferred.
5. Sorry, but 11 years in the education system might just show me something about Education.
6. Nope, I know I am better at some things then others, but I also know they are better at me at other things. That is part of life.
7. Hardly, no one in the family has ever in-bred, so far that the archives show, and if they did, they'd probably be ex-communicated.
 
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Clover said:
Well, here are some steroetypes I have been given:
1. Your from the south. Automatically, your IQ is lower then your shoe size.
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I was born in Boston, but grew up between Alabama and Texas. Went back to Boston to live for a couple of years before I joined the military, and was treated respectfully but joked on because of where I lived.

When I converted to Islam, allot of people were shocked and surprised. Blonde hair, blue eyed white boy converting to Islam; my Muslim friends were stoked about it. My wife, who is Japanese and a Christians, was shocked. As was the rest of my family. They are scared now I'm going to become a terrorist because of what the media and government puts out about Islam.
 
jerryleeevans said:
I was born in Boston, but grew up between Alabama and Texas. Went back to Boston to live for a couple of years before I joined the military, and was treated respectfully but joked on because of where I lived.

When I converted to Islam, allot of people were shocked and surprised. Blonde hair, blue eyed white boy converting to Islam; my Muslim friends were stoked about it. My wife, who is Japanese and a Christians, was shocked. As was the rest of my family. They are scared now I'm going to become a terrorist because of what the media and government puts out about Islam.
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No offence or owt but that sounds very comical ;D
By the way, I thought it was haram to have a Christian wife?
 
jerryleeevans said:
I was born in Boston, but grew up between Alabama and Texas. Went back to Boston to live for a couple of years before I joined the military, and was treated respectfully but joked on because of where I lived.

When I converted to Islam, allot of people were shocked and surprised. Blonde hair, blue eyed white boy converting to Islam; my Muslim friends were stoked about it. My wife, who is Japanese and a Christians, was shocked. As was the rest of my family. They are scared now I'm going to become a terrorist because of what the media and government puts out about Islam.
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MY only question to an American convert to Islam is, do you still believe in the US Constitution and the principles it embodies (democracy, the equality of all citizens before the law, secular governance, etc.). If so, I have no problem.

Or, do you think, "once there are enough Muslims in the US we will have Sharia law." In which case, we are enemies.
 
jerryleeevans said:
I was born in Boston, but grew up between Alabama and Texas. Went back to Boston to live for a couple of years before I joined the military, and was treated respectfully but joked on because of where I lived.

When I converted to Islam, allot of people were shocked and surprised. Blonde hair, blue eyed white boy converting to Islam; my Muslim friends were stoked about it. My wife, who is Japanese and a Christians, was shocked. As was the rest of my family. They are scared now I'm going to become a terrorist because of what the media and government puts out about Islam.
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I was born 25 miles away from here, and have lived here ever since I was born, and I get a lot of the stereotypes.

Ya, I had a lot of bad looks when people heard I was one of dem dere Satan Worshippers.

Yes, that is how they said I believed. I love it when people know more about your beliefs then you do.
 
Foxhole said:
MY only question to an American convert to Islam is, do you still believe in the US Constitution and the principles it embodies (democracy, the equality of all citizens before the law, secular governance, etc.). If so, I have no problem.

Or, do you think, "once there are enough Muslims in the US we will have Sharia law." In which case, we are enemies.
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I'm not of a mindset to have enough Muslims in order to take over the US government and institute our own brand of rule. Most Muslims I know are not like that either.
 
The west??

That is pretty vague and could read offensively too. I believe certain individuals, organizations and regimes are out to get Islam (as you put it).

Why?

The history behind the answer is rich, not to mention extensive too. I couldn't possibly get it all down (and that's just what I know, which isn't much). But such animosities have been around as long as Islam it self (crusades anyone?).

Oil is merely a scapegoat answer by the way, I'll tell you that much.
 

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