Why is Islam being demonized this century?
After centuries of relative peace between the Christian and the Moslem world, the whole world became focused on Islam after 9/11 but the rise of Islam in Europe, particularly, has worried a lot of people for a long time.
The rise of extremist or Jihadist Islam has parallels between what happened 2,000 years ago when radical Jews broke away from Judaism and formed the new religion of Christianity. The early Christians left their Middle Eastern homelands and made the heart of the Roman Europe -- Rome itself -- their base for conscripting converts and preaching what was, in fact, sedition. Being radical Jews, the early Christians wanted to rid their homeland, Judea, of Roman rule and to this end they worked from within, right under the noses of their Roman masters, in Rome itself.
Last century, while the Western nations were turning against the Jews, fighting against communism and, indeed, fighting each other for control of the worlds resources they stepped upon a lot of Moslem toes -- just as the Romans did to the Jews in Judea. At the start of the 20th century, there were very few Moslems in Europe or any western nation -- and certainly no mosques dominating the suburbs -- but by the end of the century every European capital city had been populated by radical Moslems acting in the same manner as the early Christians in Rome.
Like the Romans 2000 years ago, nobody paid much attention to these new people and their strange religion until a calamity happened. The Great Fire of Rome in 64, was like our 9/11 in 2001.
Like the Christians in Rome supported the uprising of their Judaen brothers against Roman rule two years later in 66, so the Moslems of Europe supported the uprising of their Moslem brothers against the American invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Extremist or Jihadist Islam is similar to early Christianity, the adherants of both being happy to give their lives to the cause. And it is political cause they are fighting for. The early Christians were Jews who wanted the Romans out of Judea, and they were willing to enlist unclean Gentiles into their fold -- just like the Jihadists are enlisting vulnerable western converts into their fold even they it is the west they are fighting.
Like the Christians in Rome multiplied their numbers and grew stronger, repelling all attempts to make them assimilate into the Roman culture, the Jihadist Moslems in Europe are behaving in a similar manner
Islam is being demonized this century because the parallels between the behavior of the early Christians and the Jihadists is clear for all to see. Eventually, a western leader will convert to Islam -- like Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity in 330 -- and the new religion will become enforced throughout the West.
The rise of extremist or Jihadist Islam has parallels between what happened 2,000 years ago when radical Jews broke away from Judaism and formed the new religion of Christianity. The early Christians left their Middle Eastern homelands and made the heart of the Roman Europe -- Rome itself -- their base for conscripting converts and preaching what was, in fact, sedition. Being radical Jews, the early Christians wanted to rid their homeland, Judea, of Roman rule and to this end they worked from within, right under the noses of their Roman masters, in Rome itself.
Last century, while the Western nations were turning against the Jews, fighting against communism and, indeed, fighting each other for control of the worlds resources they stepped upon a lot of Moslem toes -- just as the Romans did to the Jews in Judea. At the start of the 20th century, there were very few Moslems in Europe or any western nation -- and certainly no mosques dominating the suburbs -- but by the end of the century every European capital city had been populated by radical Moslems acting in the same manner as the early Christians in Rome.
Like the Romans 2000 years ago, nobody paid much attention to these new people and their strange religion until a calamity happened. The Great Fire of Rome in 64, was like our 9/11 in 2001.
Like the Christians in Rome supported the uprising of their Judaen brothers against Roman rule two years later in 66, so the Moslems of Europe supported the uprising of their Moslem brothers against the American invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Extremist or Jihadist Islam is similar to early Christianity, the adherants of both being happy to give their lives to the cause. And it is political cause they are fighting for. The early Christians were Jews who wanted the Romans out of Judea, and they were willing to enlist unclean Gentiles into their fold -- just like the Jihadists are enlisting vulnerable western converts into their fold even they it is the west they are fighting.
Like the Christians in Rome multiplied their numbers and grew stronger, repelling all attempts to make them assimilate into the Roman culture, the Jihadist Moslems in Europe are behaving in a similar manner
Islam is being demonized this century because the parallels between the behavior of the early Christians and the Jihadists is clear for all to see. Eventually, a western leader will convert to Islam -- like Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity in 330 -- and the new religion will become enforced throughout the West.
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