Does the Koran condemn this?

[achilles12604]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080202/ts_nm/iraq_dc

Using mentally handicapped women as unknowing bombs? Is this condemned in the Koran? Is it supported?

[JoeyKnothead]

I'm glad to see there are moderate Muslims, on this board and in the world. I have had one heck of a prejudice against Islam, and I am learning that people are people, good, bad, indifferent.

Please make sure the moderate voices drown out the evil voices.

I see now I came into these forums an angry atheist, but I am trying very hard to learn to respect everybody (I thought I already did, and preached about it even). I may not agree with your religious beliefs, but you do deserve respect, and I've not been showing it so much. If I have said things that are hateful, they are obviously a reflection of me, and not people who are having an honest debate.

I'm sorry about spamming this thread, but I feel like I owe it, this being a Muslim thread.

[Truth_Teller]

Terrorism isn´t encouraged by any religion, that´s a fact. And we have to consider that any such filthy act isn´t encouraged by any religion. If we start going in so much of details then things might prove hard in doing this.

Similarly, what if I put the following question to a Christian?:

Does Bible or The Gospel, particularly, condemn ID hacking which is done these days on Internet???

[Ayah5768]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but kamikaze pilots only existed during war time and crashed their planes into the war ships of enemy forces. How is that comparable to suicide attackers who seek to kill innocent people? Kamikaze pilots were fighting in a war, not traveling across the world to kill non-military personnel. Outside of the pilots and the bombers both dying, I don't see the connection.

[Pazuzu bin Hanbi]

Exactly. I consider suicide bombing a despicable act (and always have done) but can understand to some degree why people may consider it necessary when they fight a war and have nothing else to arm themselves with, as with the situation in Palestine and Israel. But do I read stories of young bombers blowing up members of the IDF along with themselves? No! Only reports of ordinary folks eating falafel in cafés getting killed!

[bernee51]

Terrorism isn´t encouraged by any religion, that´s a fact.

Of course it isn't....

[Ms_Maryam]

Terrorism isn´t encouraged by any religion, that´s a fact.

Of course it isn't....

I agree. Terrorism isn't encouraged in any religion.

The cartoon shows the unfortunate truth. Many people do have that false image of Islam, and there are some people out there who say they are Muslims and are feeding into this image. Ofcourse the media has some control over this to a certain extent, but that still doesn't justify it.

What is there to do? Yes, you can try to teach people the truth about Islam. But there's only so much you can do. If someone wants to have a negative view of Islam no matter what, you can't do anything about it. That's just a fact.

[Goat]

I agree. Terrorism isn't encouraged in any religion.

The cartoon shows the unfortunate truth. Many people do have that false image of Islam, and there are some people out there who say they are Muslims and are feeding into this image. Ofcourse the media has some control over this to a certain extent, but that still doesn't justify it.

What is there to do? Yes, you can try to teach people the truth about Islam. But there's only so much you can do. If someone wants to have a negative view of Islam no matter what, you can't do anything about it. That's just a fact.

If I remember correctly, there was an effort to 'rehabilitate' a number of Jihadists by some of the more moderate people by going to them with Islamic scholars, and the Koran, and educating them on what the Koran actually said, not what they were force fed by the more militant factions. Many of the militants were actually reformed that way, with education about the religion.