Quote Originally Posted by lizbud
I think the fact that this is a horrible crime being done by muslims
against other muslims. That's what I don't understand.
You don't understand this...but do you think I do? How can I possibly answer a question in behalf of people I have never seen, never met, didn't even know exist? Originally when you asked the question, I was wondering what/where Darfu is. I didn't even know that. I find it quite funny that anyone would think I'd have the answer to why these completely foreign people to me commit crimes. How would I know? And especially to ask me about people of African origin. I am not aquainted with a SINGLE person from that region. They are completely foreign to me. How could I know of people that are in another continent, where I've never been and never seen? Its a little ridiculous to ask me. They might claim to be Muslim, but there are over 1.5 billion Muslims in the world. I'm not accountable for what all of those people do. I'm a single little human being who is only accountable for MY deeads and actions, not anyone else's. I don't understand these terrible actions myself!

As to Imams not condemning them? Who are these imams anyway? I find it funny that the Imams that have always been famous to the Islamic world have always stood up against these things, yet the Imams that none of us Muslims know of until the media introduces them to us are the ones who support it. Who are these imams anyway? There are MANY hypocrites out there...MANY. Who is to say they are imams? Themselves? Generally speaking, an imam is NOT a religious leader. An imam is someone who leads the congregation in prayer. Just because someone's an imam, doesn't mean he's a scholar. Just because someone CLAIMS to be an imam doesn't mean he is. AND, I will stress on the fact that people in the West don't have a clue about Islam. If they did, they would be able to distinguish which imams represent Islam and which ones don't. If they did, they would know who's a hypocrite, and who is real. But of course, when people don't want to learn, they end up assuming, which leads me back to what my husband always jokingly says when people assume and end up being WRONG.

"Never assume...it makes an ASS out of U and ME."
*laughs*

I have come to the realization that THAT is the main problem and the main reason people blame Islam. Cause they're clueless and like to assume. When I am clueless about something and don't 'understand', I try to learn about it so I can have a deeper understanding. If people don't do that, they will continue to assume, which will lead to trouble. Lack of understanding, knowlege, and the 'who-cares attitude' and unwillingness to learn. Having partial knowledge is dangerous. Again, I stress on the fact that people need to either seek complete, proper knowledge of religions, cultures, and other people, or stay quiet. Speaking about stuff you do not know of is just wrong. It is like an engineer questioning and arguing with a knowledgable surgeon about what he's doing. Obviously, he wouldn't have a clue about the surgeon's years of education and training as he never studied medicine, so he would never understand, and would never be giving right 'arguments' either.

That being said...why are we hijacking this thread? Enough. I'm not posting here anymore. I'm not in the mood to argue or be questioned about things I am so strongly against myself. It just makes no sense to me.