Why aren't Muslims speaking out? Options

[radhikaeatsraman]

I was having a discussion with my uncle and my father about the current situation with terrorism and the Middle East. During the discussion, I kept emphasizing that the majority of Muslims are good people and probably don't support terrorists and their actions. But then they said that they're all keeping quiet, and that by doing that, they're indirectly supporting it. By ignoring it, it's going to continue.

Then, they went on to say that in order for the terrorists to commit these acts, they need money for weapons and other equipment. Who provides it? Right after 9/11, millions of Muslims across the US were caught having connections to al-Qaeda, and many of them are in prison for it.

So why aren't "good Muslims" speaking out? Is it because of fear, or are they quietly supporting it?

[d00kie]

good muslims are speaking out people just decide to listen to all the bullshit people say muslims are making books organizations and efforts to reach out to people but they are being discriminated by uneducated people who decide what a muslim is for themself ISLAM means peace any scripture if interperated improperly can seem to promote violence but if read in actual context u would see the similarities of all religions including islam because every religion has the same essence of a superior being and people are try to speak out but the government is surpressing them by saying bullshit and saying stuff that isnt even true about muslims they arent violent they dont do drugs and dont drink alcohol it is part of their ethics that is what they are taught and people who abuse their religion as their cover up destroy its name and arent true believers people seem to want to hate because others are there are over 70 kinds of muslims but u only hear of one kind the suni's and they are one of many just like baptisits are one of many but the overall purpose of the religion and belief of the religion is the same and people who distort that distort GOD'S message nothing more and nothing less...

[*kryogenix*]

First of all, learn to use punctuation.

good muslims are speaking out people just decide to listen to all the bullshit people say muslims are making books organizations and efforts to reach out to people but they are being discriminated by uneducated people who decide what a muslim is for themself

Apparently, the minority is speaking louder than the majority right now.

ISLAM means peace

I thought Islam meant submission...

any scripture if interperated improperly can seem to promote violence

Really?

We know that Muhammad was a caravan raider. There are suras in the koran that seem to promote violence.

but if read in actual context u would see the similarities of all religions including islam because every religion has the same essence of a superior being and people are try to speak out but the government is surpressing them by saying bullshit and saying stuff that isnt even true about muslims they arent violent they dont do drugs and dont drink alcohol

Can you substantiate this accusation?

it is part of their ethics that is what they are taught and people who abuse their religion as their cover up destroy its name and arent true believers people seem to want to hate because others are there are over 70 kinds of muslims but u only hear of one kind the suni's and they are one of many just like baptisits are one of many but the overall purpose of the religion and belief of the religion is the same and people who distort that distort GOD'S message nothing more and nothing less...

So why does Islam try to conquer other religions?

[edit]

Talk about coincidence. Hours after I made this post, look at what the featured article of Wikipedia is.