DivineHustle

Rest in peace to the officer and condolences to his family. We're losing far too many law enforcement officers and their work isn't being appreciated.

Definitely right after that chp pack goes live!

I can't believe the Falcons blew a 28-3 lead.

I'll never be banned from the United States. If anything, I'll be the first one sent to fight these terrorists abroad. I long for the day. I can see that you are growing upset and drifting away from the actual discussion at hand and focusing more on how "horrible" of a person I apparently am. Maybe it's best that you do drop from the discussion. Have a good night and stay safe!

Not every Muslim but they're always in the headlines of terrorism and slaughter.

Indeed it is.

That is correct.

So it goes both ways then. If we can't declare the violent portions of Islam to be true Islam, then we can't declare the peaceful portions to be true Islam either. There are followers of Islam that carry out both ends of the religion, so who's actually the true follower of Islam? The terrorist blowing up the non-believers as commanded? Or the young lady trying to get an education in college and disagrees with the terrorism? It can't be a matter of individual interpretation if it's literally written word for word directly into the very holy book that they follow to letter. If "true Islam" is Muslims that follow the Quran, then the terrorists would be the true representation of Islam and what it represents. Because they follow the Quran nearly word for word, based on what I've read. If true Islam is those Muslims that do not follow the Qurans directives, then aren't they technically not true Muslims since they would be disobeying their holy book? If they are only disobeying certain parts of the holy book, then how do they determine what is accurate and what is incorrect? Islam commands its followers to obey Allah and the messenger, Muhammed. Muhammed followed the Quran, so it would only make sense for Muslims to follow the Quran as well. I don't understand the thought process behind being Muslim and not following the Quran, which is the holy book of the religion that Allah commands them to follow.

Claiming that true Islam is only the peaceful portion of the Quran is ignorant. I'm literally basing my argument off of what's directly written in the Quran, which is what Muslims follow pretty much to the teeth worldwide.

I know several Muslims that would disagree with that entirely. They would say that the entire Quran is true Islam, even the violent parts, they simply don't practice it in the United States. You cannot just take the good parts and what is practiced and disregard everything else as not actually being Islam. It's literally written directly into their holy book so it is true Islam, even if Muslims don't follow it. Their religion calls for submission to Allah, and slaying those that refuse to kneel and accept Allah. Terrorists aren't just making this up. They're carrying out true Islam, and it's not a peaceful religion at all. It's probably worse than Christianity in terms of violence. My question is still how we determine what is true Islam and what is not true Islam if all of it is coming out of their holy book? I don't think it is logical for us to choose select portions of the Quran that sound nice and declare only those verses to be Islam, and then we just ignore the horrible verses as though they don't exist. If we are going to accept the good then we must also accept the bad, and both ends make up true Islam. Based on the few passages and verses of the Quran that I have read and the Hadiths, the main purpose of the religion is to bring all people to kneel before Allah under Sharia Law. I assume this is why they're required to pray multiple times a day. If you conduct the research, there was actually a poll. A vast majority of Muslims in Muslim Majority countries stated that they support Sharia Law in being the law of the land. That's the difference between Islam and Christianity. Christianity calls for everyone to come together under God, in the Old Testament to stone those that worship false Gods and do evil, and in the New Testament to follow the path of Jesus Christ, which is helping your fellow man and doing good for others. A good portion of U.S. law is based on Christian morals and values. Do not kill. Do not steal. Do not commit adultery (which is illegal in some states, yes). I am not sure if Islam has similar commandments. Islam does not call for doing good, it calls for all to come together and kneel before Allah. I could be wrong on this but based on what I've read, that's the interpretation I've gained from Islam. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia

This statement right here is exactly what gets me dumbstruck with terrorism involving Islam. According to you and many others, the true meaning of Islam is peace. In the Quran, there are verses and portions that are a direct contradiction to peace, such as violence against the infidels and discrimination against women. So my question to you is how do we determine what is true Islam and what is not if all of it is coming directly out of the Quran, assuming you're declaring Islam to be peaceful based on what the Quran says? Do we only look at the peaceful bits of the Quran and ignore the violence and declare that to be Islam? Or do we look at the entire Quran, similarly what we do with Christianity and the bible, and use that as our base to Islam? If we are to look at the entire Quran, then technically speaking the terrorists do follow the true meaning of Islam, because Islam calls for violence and discrimination, as noted by a few of the quotes I've posted previously. If we do not consider the entire Quran to be true Islam, then how do we determine what actually is true Islam?

Have you conducted a survey of all Muslims to be able to confirm that they believe in peace? Also, just because they say they believe in peace doesn't mean that they actually do. I'm not trying to sound rude or anything, I'm just a person that believes in evidence and statistics. If there are no definite numbers to back up a claim then I cannot accept it as being fact. There are too many false sources and inaccuracies for me to settle on someone's word alone. Also, what exactly makes a Muslim normal?

Well of course a good portion of religions do have violence in them, but the subject matter is Islam in today's politics. A comparison of Islam to other religions isn't very significant. I have nothing against people of the Islamic faith, I just directly disagree with their beliefs.

I have not read the Qu'ran (Koran) myself so I cannot accurately determine whether or not it's true. But I constantly hear mixed results from Historians and religious figures that contradict themselves. Some say that the Quran is a book of peace, and others declare that it's worse than the Bible on the basis of violence, specifically against women. In my opinion, I think that it's based on individual interpretation. But I cannot agree with the statement: " They are actually not following true islam . It is radical islam not the true form of islam ." In my opinion, I think that they are actually followers of Islam, they just simply carry out the more extreme and violent portions of the Qu'ran. Even though I have not actually sat down and read through the Qu'ran, and I doubt that many others are able to say that they have, you cannot deny the fact that there are violent verses within the book. If the violent verses are not true Islam, then what is? Are we only considering the less violent portions of the book to be the true religion? Quran (8:65) - "O Prophet, exhort the believers to fight..." Quran (8:39) - "And fight with them until there is no more fitna (disorder, unbelief) and religion is all for Allah" Quran (8:12) - "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them Quran (4:76) - "Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah…" (My interpretation of this quote is that those who believe in what Allah commands, including the discrimination against women, should go out and fight in the name of it) Quran (3:56) - "As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to help." Even though the website is admittedly right-wing, it doesn't change the fact that these verses are in the Quran, according to some brief research. http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/quran/violence.aspx

Thank you for the links. Something you've also got to keep in mind is that even though a terrorist may be a U.S. born citizen or a naturalized citizen, they can still share views of extremism and violence. Just because someone is born in the U.S. doesn't necessarily mean that they love the nation and would never do anything to harm it. What the right-wingers are arguing is that most terrorist attacks with large casualties are generally committed by people that share extreme Islamic beliefs. Not necessarily that terrorist attacks are always committed by foreigners and immigrants. Someone can be born an American and then go out and murder hundreds of people in the name of a religion, and that religion is generally Islam. So it may very well be true that most terrorist attacks are committed by natural born citizens of a nation, but just because they're natural born citizens doesn't mean that their loyalty lies with that nation. You can simultaneously be a terrorist AND a natural born citizen.

Do you have any evidence to support this? Also keep in mind that the number of attacks isn't necessarily relevant. The number of deaths per attack can easily outweigh the number of attacks.

Racism is something that will never disappear. As long as humans exist there will always be racism because there will always be someone that looks at the color of people's skin. It can even be as minuscule as a guy noticing that he's the only black person within his group of friends that decided to hit the movie theater. Even if racism does happen to diminish from society people will still recognize skin color. "I'm the only black person in this entire restaurant but that's fine because skin color doesn't matter". While there is nothing racist about the thought, race was still brought into the equation. If one person processes a situation like that then there are bound to be plenty of others that will do the same. I long for the day that skin color literally escapes the mind altogether, and it isn't recognized at all. That day will probably never come, though.

I'm definitely diggin' the new Crown Victoria! I hope all departments across the nation go ahead and upgrade!

I really have a lot to say about this case but I will keep my thoughts to myself, never seems to end well. What I will say is this: Targeting an entire group of people based on the actions of a few is wrong, but I don't think it really helps the victims' case by stating that terrorism is as a result of them being targeted in the first place. All that will do is cause more people to target them. It's just the type of world we live in.

I have never seen a Skoda in the United States. I would say that the most common foreign-imported vehicles we have are from Japan and Germany. Toyota, Honda, Nissan/Infinity, Volkswagen, BMW, etc. The cars don't look too bad either. I wouldn't have any issue purchasing one as a personal vehicle.

That's a really nice car, I'd actually drive that. Of course we all love the new Crown Vic.

Hey, this guys got the right idea. LMAO. I remember asking you before, do you just not like the boxy shape it has?

You have to admit that it is a relatively attractive vehicle.

Did you try using WinRAR and seeing if you receive the same error?

After my service in the United States Army, and upon completion of a degree in an undecided field, I will apply to my hometown department. Travel the world with the US Army, and then return home and work in my local community for the department is definitely something I desire. They're also supposed to be getting some new vehicles soon! Also some footage of them in action