Muslims: Has Their Fervor Gone Too Far?

The Islamic religion has been the center of religious argument for many years. This week we were shown several video clips of Islamics and how they justify their "martyrdom-seeking operations" (suicide bombings). Though a Christian could look at this and write for ever on how they disagree with all the Islamic beliefs the fact of the matter is that there are many things that if a Christian could look at carefully that they would find admirable. The first admirable thing one can find in the Islamic religion is their ferventness in their belief. Most of the Islamic who are active believers are very strong-willed and fervent in what they believe, they know exactly why and the answers for most questions and are very intelligent people, which contrast to most Christians in today's society. Most Christians say they live the life but do not actually follow it 100% everyday. I think we should strive to have the fervor they do because that is truly commendable. The other thing that is admirable about the Islamic religion kind of goes along with the first thing and it is their dedication to their faith. They are raised from birth in their traditions and religion and believe it to be true and they dedicate their lives to living that way. Christians now-a-days aren't so dedicated to their belief because they are so wrapped up in the world around them that they lose sight of their morals, belief, and convictions.

The one thing that I disagree with in their way of thinking is how they carryout their dedication. They look at the extremes of things instead of logical reasoning. They figure violence is the only way of reaching others who do not believe in their religion.

After watching the videos we were forced to answer the question "Under the circumstances are their actions justifiable?" which seems to be an easy question to answer. Most when first looking or hearing this question would answer it no definitely not, but have they really had time to discern what the person is asking and what the circumstances are? When you look at the question and what it is posing a little more closely you can see to some degree it is justifiable and to some degree it obviously isn't. The reasoning behind saying that to a certain degree it is justifiable is that if you look at the motives they claim then you will see that it is no different than those that Christians claim when they go and preach the gospel around the world. Most Islamic people claim that the motives behind their "martyrdom-seeking operations" (suicide bombings) are them spreading their beliefs and that this is the way they will get to heaven, so technically their motives can be said to be justifiable. On the other hand their actions in no way can be justifiable. The way they go