Posted by
Playful Walrus on Tuesday, July 03, 2007 2:18:36 PM
Most terrorism in the world today is motivated by a form of Islam. Whether it is true Islam or not is not for me to decide. I don't claim to be a Muslim.
I understand the desire to be inclusive and politically correct, but publicly or privately denying or ignoring the true motivations behind terrorist actions will make us less effective in responding to those attacks, thwarting them before they happen, or discouraging such planning in the first place.
People are fallible and have been committing evil for all of history. But now we have an organized, motivated bunch of groups who have a common goal - the imposition of Islamic Sharia law by guerrilla warfare, murder, genocide, and finally government force. As long as there are people who interpret Muslim scriptures and traditions to that bent, we will face terrorist acts perpetrated by them.
That is why effectively reducing the threat takes a multi-pronged approach. Part of the approach is military action. Another part is surveillance. But a very important part that can't be neglected is... religious. Converting people from such murderous theology will take away a strong motivation.
As a Christian, I'm convinced that becoming a follower of Jesus is the true solution here, and for many other important problems we face in our world today.
Jesus is the Prince of Peace. He brings peace with God so that we can have peace with each other. True followers of Christ love peace and help those in need. True followers of Christ do not revel in sin, vice, and evil and call it good or okay.
Contrary to what atheists have written, the problem is not religion. It is false religion. While atheists would not draw a distinction, I'm convinced there is true religion, expressing faith in what is true.
So, I guess I'll wrap this up by saying... fight terrorism: go to church.