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By Shakira Hussein, published 18/11/2005Shakira Hussein argues moderate Muslims are as fearful of Muslim terrorists as non-Muslims are.
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of whatever kind, should not be tolerated. In other words, we are
intolerant of the intolerant. In other words, believe whatever you want, but you have no right to force those views on others, be that Muslims or the Vatican.
Both Islam and the Catholic Church have a history of violence, a history of trying to force their views on others. Neither practise tolerance. Both have so called holy books, full of violence.
Both have a history of having so called prophets. Today, with modern science, we know that when people hear voices, perhaps they are just schyzoprehnic and not prophets at all, for they have provided no irrefutable evidence, no 10 commandments written on the moon etc, for all to see.
The West has moved on somewhat, religion is accepted as a lifestyle choice, the power of the Catholic Church has been largely removed, even though they keep trying to regain it. The literal words of the so called holy book are not taken at face value anymore. Islam needs to go through the same revolution from within, where the power of the religious leaders is removed and power is given to human rights, free and open discussion about anything, no more religious tyranny etc.
When people become violent, the courts often dictate that they do a course in conflict resolution skills. Those who preach violence against women based on what they wear, perhaps should do a course too. We could call it "Mastubation 101 - learning to control yourself in Modern Society" :)