Quote: (11-11-2014 01:58 PM)Blick Mang Wrote:
"Because we do not want to have anything to do with these, and just want to live our own lives without others refering to us by our religion. Further, there are already a lot of divergences, like I said in different groups of Muslims to succesfully carry out a coordinated movement against fundamentalism."
Then why are Muslims the only religious group, aside from Orthodox Jews, who choose to display their religion through clothing or appearance when they are in the minority? You can probably count on one hand the number of Muslim men without beards in the entire world. It's the first things converts do. Lots of women choose to go out with their hair free, but the majority wear the niqab or hijab, oftentimes in instances when having an outward physical identity is a matter of legal obligation. What would happen if a man walked into a bank, or participated in a courtroom, with everything covered but his eyes?
In a crowd, you would never recognize even the most devout Christians. It's a more individualistic religion, rather than a complete set of laws and governance of daily life as with Islam. It's precisely this combination of moral/religious integrity at the individual level and free market capitalism at a societal level, both operating simultaneously, that allowed the West to grow and prosper.
You are absolutely right Blick Mang, Christianity is much more about inner feelings and with far more personal space and openness, even if one was very pious and devout, that is almost absolutely contrary to average muslims..