It doesn't make it right but we don't know what to think

There's been controversy in Switzerland lately because the voters came out squarely for a ban on minarets on mosques in their country. It seems they don't want to change the "flavor", if you will, of their country.

And while many people have come out against this seeming discrimination, the fact is, the West just doesn't know what to think about Muslims, Islamists, the Muslim religion and Islam.

I'm not condoning any discrimination or racism, let me be clear and firm on that. I'm just saying too many people are confused, if not out and out confused or in fear when it comes to Muslimists and Islamists.

To begin, we just don't understand how anyone could strap bombs onto themselves, walk into a group of their own citizens and blow themselves up.

Secondly, we can't understand any leader of young men (or women), telling those same young people that strapping bombs onto themselves, to blow others up--other innocent civilians--could possibly get them to any "heaven" and/or a "god" (in this case, Allah) and then, that they get to spend a heavenly eternity with 71 virgins. That is some kind of outrageous, sexist "heaven".

Third, "honor killings". We just don't get those.

"Honor killings" are killings of young women by their fathers or brothers, because they've accused of being promiscuous.

Yeah, we just don't get that.

Here's another thing we just don't get: In July, 2008, a poll was taken in England and it was found that "Almost a third of British Muslim students believe killing in the name of Islam can be justified..."

There again. Don't get it.

It just seems that there is far too much death and killing by Muslims and Islamists and we just don't understand where it comes from, why it's done and how it could be condoned.

We understand it's not all people of the Muslim faith, sure. Most of the world doesn't practice any of these insanities. But enough do that we are all at least cautious, because of all the killings and death.

Finally, we don't understand, on a much easier, less deadly scale, why these Eastern people wrap their women from head to toe, don't let them be seen, treat them as second-class citizens, at best, and make them walk behind them, etc., and never meet with the men, etc., when the men can do whatever and go wherever they want. It takes civilization back too many centuries.

So, for all this, I'm just saying we don't get it.

Fortunately, it's gotten so bad recently that, in a recent bombing, Muslims are coming out upset, angry and complaining that Muslims are killing Muslims, which is supposed to be understandably forbidden.

We'd like to think there is an international outreach from the sane, educated and logical Muslims and Islamists, teaching the young men in the world, particularly, that killing others is not only not good but that it's crazy and wrong.

You just wouldn't think you'd have to teach that, would you?

Links:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1231854/Voters-ready-ban-minarets-Switzerland-exit-polls-show.html

http://www.iris.org.il/blog/archives/2250-UK-Muslim-Honor-Killing-Wife-Daughters-Burned-Alive.html