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From Gates of Vienna:
An Islamic martyr – a shahid – is a follower of the prophet who dies fighting for Allah during jihad, and his goal is to enter Paradise while killing as many of the enemy as possible. In recent years martyrdom has increasingly been associated with the indiscriminate slaughter of innocent infidel (or apostate) civilians, even children.But Christian martyrs are somewhat different.
In the Christian tradition, a martyr faces death rather than renounce his faith, and dies
without violent resistance, with his eyes turned towards God. To target anyone else during martyrdom, especially the innocent, would be specifically un-Christian.
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Islamic Martyrs Vs. Christian Martyrs
From Gates of Vienna:
An Islamic martyr – a shahid – is a follower of the prophet who dies fighting for Allah during jihad, and his goal is to enter Paradise while killing as many of the enemy as possible. In recent years martyrdom has increasingly been associated with the indiscriminate slaughter of innocent infidel (or apostate) civilians, even children.But Christian martyrs are somewhat different.
In the Christian tradition, a martyr faces death rather than renounce his faith, and dies
without violent resistance, with his eyes turned towards God. To target anyone else during martyrdom, especially the innocent, would be specifically un-Christian.Go read the rest.
- Why Orthodox Muslims Like To Blow People Up
The more orthodox the Muslim — that is, the more devout, the more committed to the teachings of the Koran and Hadith and the example of Muhammad — the more motivated the Muslim will be to kill non-Muslims. Why? There are several reasons. The selfish...
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Ynet News: Iran cleric: Killing Israeli children OK Iranian Ayatollah endorses evil: Radical religious cleric known as President Ahmadinejad's spiritual mentor says attacks on Israeli civilians permissible, suicide bombings a Muslim duty Dudi Cohen...
- The Pentagon Looks At The Koran
From Daniel Pipes: A recent Pentagon briefing paper titled, "Motivations of Muslim Suicide Bombers," points to the Koran as the source of the motivation of Islamist bombers, according to an article today in WorldNetDaily.com. This runs quite contrary...
- Islam Research Academy Condemns Suicide Bombings... Well... Kinda
By now we all know the stories about Muslim clerics who say that suicide bombings are in breach with the Quran. Today, we have a new one. An Islam Research Academy in Egypt has now made - for once and for all - crystal clear that suicide bombers do not...
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