Kabayan wrote:

According war is only acceptable if muslims are in defensive position.  This is another principle in Islam.

Sorry, I should correct it.

According to Islamic teaching was is only acceptable..........................

Doll wrote:

According to Islamic teaching war is only ....

he..he.. I should write it "According to Islamic teaching, war is only acceptable when Muslim is in defensive position".

My subjective opinion : Muslims who make war in offensive position are not real muslims.  However, I am not in the position to judge whether someone is a real muslim or not.

Hi Nona,

I am sure that for most Christians, the core teaching of Christianity is Love, as well as believing in Jesus as God and Savior.  And I know the core of  Budhist teaching is to live in harmony.

I do understand that some people see some  Islamic teachings as not as peacefull as they think it should be.  However, Islam as a "rational" ( Okay, this can be debatable )  religion should cover every aspect of human individual & social life, including how to deal with offensive forces, how to deal with criminality, etc.

As an example, death penalty is known is Islamic criminal law, but punishment is not as important as education in Islamic teaching.  Some Muslims may think that by giving punishment to criminals, they are implementing Islamic teaching.  But by forgetting the aspect of education, an important step of Islamic law implementation is skipped.

In my subjective opinion, Islam is the religion of peace because in principle, it compels people to make every effort to make peace.  I hope you understand my position.

One of principle in Islamic teaching is to use thinking in deciding everything, including in deciding which religion or faith should be taken or believed.  I am so sure that for most educated Muslims, choosing Islam is a process of thinking and comparing.  I am telling you this to avoid misperception that we Muslims choose Islam without the use of brain. 

Lastly, There is no compulsion in Islam.  For you your way, for me my way.

Dear Koyen,

Muslim should be clean because cleanliness is half of faith according to a hadits.  There are some Muslims who are fanatic about cleanliness.

Muslim men should treat women with respect.  There are some Muslim men who are fanatic about gentleness.

Muslim husbands should do enough "foreplay" before they make love with their wives.  A lot of Muslims are very fanatic about this.

I can show you many more similar examples.

Do you think those kind of fanatism are wrong ?