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11. Is ISIS motivated by religious teachings?

Reply to NutmegYankee (Reply #9)

Sun Jun 12, 2016, 07:27 PM

Jun 2016

If so, then a person pledging allegiance to them is also. I guess FBI has a lot of info about his social media activity. But if ISIS is just a secular social club, then the faith connection falls apart. ISIS does share the killer's interest in brutally killing gay people, and does invoke explicitly Islamic doctrine for doing so, so that is an argument for a faith connection.

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Islamic terrorism [View all] matt819 Jun 2016 OP

+1, Dylann Roof was a devout Christian uponit7771 Jun 2016 #1

100% agree. N/T safeinOhio Jun 2016 #2

Was Dylann Roof motivated by Christian teachings? davidn3600 Jun 2016 #3

That's my point (nt) matt819 Jun 2016 #4

Then your point is a non sequitur. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #9

Is ISIS motivated by religious teachings? 6chars Jun 2016 #11

Uh, Yeah... NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #13

But they won't. BumRushDaShow Jun 2016 #5

Right. Nothing shows allegiance to a religion like burning the most revered symbol of it. (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #7

How is murdering Christians in their place of worship "Christian terrorism"? (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #6

When the person they murder is not considered by them to be a "real™" Christian. BumRushDaShow Jun 2016 #10

That is silly and nonsensical, one is part of an international religion and true to Mohammed, braddy Jun 2016 #8

Thank you. 840high Jun 2016 #12

Wow... just wow. bdwker Jun 2016 #14

Ever heard of the Army of God? sinkingfeeling Jun 2016 #15