Even most Islamic states see "Radical Islam" as single largest threat to the world peace.
Not all muslims are terrorists but why islam is more prone to radicalization and why majority of the terrorists are radicalized muslims (ref: 11 year long empirical GLOBAL study done by Terrorism Research Center that collected data on 20,000+ terror attacks and majority of the RELIGIOUS TERROR ATTACKS (excluding non-religious ones) were by Islamists, see the diagram in the link http://commentisfreewatch.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/nctc.jpg).
Being secular does not mean closing the eyes to the empirical facts. Being secular also does not mean respecting the WRONG KIND of belief systems in the guise of mutual respect. Being secular means pursuing a RATIONAL VERIFIABLE EVIDENCE-BASED INQUIRY and RESPECTING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH but still having courage to speak up against the irrational faiths-based belief-systems (e.g. institutionalized religions).
We mus respect the differences in a civilized manner but must still refute the lies that religions churn out, must challenge the distorted history taught to us in the name of secularism because then rulers thought we are violent savages who will kill each other in sectarian and religious violence if we are taught the TRUE history, thats an insult to intellect to the masses, curriculum needs revision to one which is based on historical facts. We can still inculcate unity in diversity values without lending silent support to lies taught to us in doctored "so-called secular curriculum". Religious rants need to be countered to expose their falsehood otherwise we are silently helping them perpetuate their unscientific belief system/religions.
Not all muslims are terrorists but why islam is more prone to radicalization and why majority of the terrorists are radicalized muslims (ref: 11 year long empirical GLOBAL study done by Terrorism Research Center that collected data on 20,000+ terror attacks and majority of the RELIGIOUS TERROR ATTACKS (excluding non-religious ones) were by Islamists, see the diagram in the link http://commentisfreewatch.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/nctc.jpg).
Being secular does not mean closing the eyes to the empirical facts. Being secular also does not mean respecting the WRONG KIND of belief systems in the guise of mutual respect. Being secular means pursuing a RATIONAL VERIFIABLE EVIDENCE-BASED INQUIRY and RESPECTING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH but still having courage to speak up against the irrational faiths-based belief-systems (e.g. institutionalized religions).
We mus respect the differences in a civilized manner but must still refute the lies that religions churn out, must challenge the distorted history taught to us in the name of secularism because then rulers thought we are violent savages who will kill each other in sectarian and religious violence if we are taught the TRUE history, thats an insult to intellect to the masses, curriculum needs revision to one which is based on historical facts. We can still inculcate unity in diversity values without lending silent support to lies taught to us in doctored "so-called secular curriculum". Religious rants need to be countered to expose their falsehood otherwise we are silently helping them perpetuate their unscientific belief system/religions.
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