We are so sorry that 3000 people were murdered in our name. We will never forget the sight of people jumping from two of the highest buildings in the world hoping against hope that if they moved their arms fast enough that they may fly and survive a certain death from burning.
We are sorry for blaming 9-11 on a Jewish or right wing conspiracy.
We are so sorry for the murder of more than three hundred school children and adults in Russia.
We are so sorry for the murder of train passengers in Spain.
We are so sorry for all the victims of suicide bombings. We are so sorry for the beheadings, abductions, rapes, violent Jihad and all the atrocities committed by Muslims around the world.
We are so sorry for a religious education that raised killers rather than train people to do good in the world. We are sorry that we did not take the time to teach our children tolerance and respect for other people.
We are so sorry for not rising up against the dictators who have ruled the Muslim world for decades.
We are so sorry for allowing corruption to spread so fast and so deep in the Muslim world that many of our youth lost hope.
We are so sorry for allowing our religious leaders to relegate women to the status of forth class citizens at best and sub-humans at worse.
Smithfly114 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 232 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 960 times:
Tbar220 From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7011 posts, RR: 28 Reply 5, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 910 times:
Well I'm glad to hear stuff like this. I'm not surprised though, its coming from the United States, a very tolerant and open minded population of Muslims resides here. I want to hear it from Muslims in other countries as well, then I'll take it for something
Catatonic From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2004, 1155 posts, RR: 3 Reply 6, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 888 times:
Most modern Muslims would not consider bin laden of their faith, so why should they apologies for someone who demonizes their faith in this way? If bin laden had been a Christian or a Jew then those societies would have been swift to disassociate themselves with him. How can any person of any faith with any sort of belief in God condone killing people, In all religions its says that God is the creator of life and man has not the right to take it!
Arsenal@LHR From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 7791 posts, RR: 22 Reply 7, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 877 times:
Well I'm glad to hear stuff like this. I'm not surprised though, its coming from the United States, a very tolerant and open minded population of Muslims resides here. I want to hear it from Muslims in other countries as well, then I'll take it for something
Here, here. It's good to see muslims speak out and make it clear that terrorism in the name of islam or any other faith is unjustified and intolerable. All muslims must make it clear that islam condones all forms of violence against your fellow human beings regardless of your faith. The Russian school siege was a despicable and barbaric act of violence in the name of islam just to make a political point.
The killing of innocent civilians is condoned by everyone and must never be made a acceptable way of getting attention to your particular belief.
Rjpieces From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 877 times:
How can any person of any faith with any sort of belief in God condone killing people, In all religions its says that God is the creator of life and man has not the right to take it!
The Palestinian Freedom fighters will fight on, and hopefully, some day regain what is rightfully thiers. these 14 brave souls died, but more will take their place, and hopefully get an actual Palestine.
RIP Freedom Fighters
And
280 millon Arab citizens, and more than 1 billion muslims on the top of this planet, do believe that these 14 Palestinians are:
1. Freedom fighters.
2. The creme de la creme of all the Arab/Palestinian society.
3. Source of respect, pride and inspiration to the whole Arab nation.
QANTASFOREVER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 860 times:
As a christian, should I apologise for the KKK?
I think the world appreciates this gesture, but it's not really necessary. 9/11 was perpetrated by a group of crazed individuals, and not an entire organised religion.
MD11Engineer From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 13369 posts, RR: 64 Reply 11, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 829 times:
LY7E7,
Interesting site! Maybe these people can be for Islam what Martin Luther, Calvin and Jan Hus were for Christianity.
As they state themselves, the biggest problem facing modern Islam is lack of education, this means the majority of Muslims in developing countries just knowing the interpretation their own cleric gives them in the sermon.
NoUFO From Germany, joined Apr 2001, 7802 posts, RR: 13 Reply 12, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 816 times:
I want to hear it from Muslims in other countries as well, then I'll take it for something
After Beslan, one Saudi Arabian editor-in-chief wrote it's "the painful truth: all terrorists are muslims". The newspaper recieved lots of hate mails but many supporting letters as well.
German newsmag Der Spiegel recently published a report concerning Arabic media on their website saying that the majority still blame Israel for almost all terrorist attacks but that there is a growing number of critical and self-reflecting reports. To avoid censorship, Egyptian media would critically review actions the government of i.e. Saudi Arabia takes to condone terrorism in the name of Allah - and vice versa.
If each newspaper or magazine published in the Arabic world is seen as a fragment of one big caleidoscope remirroring the Arabic/Muslim community, critical voices would become more and more evident. However, there's still a long way to go, Spiegel wrote.
L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29367 posts, RR: 61 Reply 13, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 798 times:
QANTASFOREVER
Got to agree with your point of view, right message, but from the wrong people.
In the end it is going to be up to mainstream muslims to take back the perception of their religion from the radicals.
OBAMA-WORST PRESIDENT EVER....Even SKOORB would be better.
QANTASFOREVER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 758 times:
FlyboyOz, um you may ask.
I'm a christian, not a practicing christian though. It's all a little new to me. I'm married to a devout catholic and my children are catholic. My parents were lutheran and Lamaistic Buddhist so I'm still learning. More interested in the history side than the spiritual at this stage. Although I do identify myself as a christian.
777236ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 17, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 701 times:
LY7E7, it's strange that you left out the other photos from that page:
Japanese demonstrators form a huge peace sign with candles at Tokyo's Meiji Park on Saturday.
Multan. Pakistan
Women in Multan stage a candlelight vigil against terrorism.
Manila. Philippines
Protesters carry a coffin in a rally on September 11, 2004, near the U.S. Embassy in Manila. They said the coffin symbolized the victims of 9/11 as well as those of what they called U.S. aggression in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Jewish, Christian and Muslim clergy participate in a prayer vigil near the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.
Imam Ismaguil Shangareev of Russia holds a candle during the prayer vigil.
U.S. and coalition troops take part in a ceremony marking the anniversary in one of Saddam Hussein's former palaces.
Kabul, Afghanistan
Lt. Gen. David Barno, commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan, holds a candle during a memorial ceremony in Kabul.
The fact that you one out of eight photos, and that photo just 'happened' to be the one that supports your views about Muslims speaks volumes about you - especially when two others shows Muslims expressly condemning the attacks.
LY7E7 From Israel, joined Jun 2004, 2218 posts, RR: 21 Reply 20, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 683 times:
Solnabo
Although Israel is treating Palestinians like sh*t in many cases (and as you probably know by now my view of the solution is leaving them to themselves rather then try to make the occupation "better") your sentence does not make any sense. What exactly did Australian tourists in Bali do to Palestinians ?
Solnabo From Sweden, joined Jan 2008, 795 posts, RR: 2 Reply 21, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 4 days ago) and read 668 times:
Nothing to the Australians tourists, what I mean is that OBL said in a Al-Gazeera video statement years ago: "all muslims has to rise up against the treatment of the palistinian people" and as we all know Israel-USA is best buddies, and you can put 2 and 2 together.......
This is no exuse they behave, I´m personaly wish them to hell, all these terrorists...
LY7E7 From Israel, joined Jun 2004, 2218 posts, RR: 21 Reply 22, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 651 times:
Solnabo:
Here's an interesting fact: Al Qaeda do not even try to attack Israeli targets , since they have some very deep disagreements (theological and tactical) with the Hamas. Al Qaeda are anti-Western exactly as they are anti-Israeli , hence the Bali example. Palestinians are being just an excuse.
QR332 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 23, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 638 times:
Hamas is not international, and its hatred is understandable; Israel is on Palestinian land. Al Qaeda is a bunch of uneducated people who have been taught all their life that different is evil, and they do not beleive in the same thing as Hamas, Hezbollah, etc. These are two different types of terrorists.