Amsterdam is the Gay-bashing Capital of Europe

[marshlander]

... I saw this one coming. I welcome European countries to be opened, liberal and friendly to outsiders but you guys need to be extra careful and picky in selecting people who want to migrate to your countries. I don't know how but it needs to be done for the safety of your own people. Or maybe expel the ones making problem in your countries.

Personally, I'm sorry but I always disagree with the idea of building mosques in European countries. This is one of the reasons why.

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There are many factors that contribute in making one Islamic country more extreme than other Islamic countries.

I believe denominations play an important role in shaping an Islam country. Islam has a lot of branches (and also sub branches) within it. It's pretty much like how Christians has Catholic, Protestant etc. Each branch has its own way of teaching and administrating Islam.

Now blend that with the politic, administration, laws, cultures, economy and environment of that particular Islam country. The result will determine how extreme that country can be

Thanks, Jay. I can only speak about my experience here in the UK, but the only people who do speak up about immigration are branded racists and right-wing extremists. Of course, we have a long history of immigration from former colonies and now we have second, third and more generations living here. Britain is their home country. Where else could they go, even if a formula could be determined to expel undesirables? I am torn by all this. My natural inclination is to live and let live, but I feel something very uneasy stirring in me every time I see a new mosque being built. Where I live with PA in France there was talk of a field near us being bought and a mosque being built there. We are, of course, both unhappy about it, but question our right to have a legitimate grievance about it.

Of course, there are many expressions of Christianity, but I don't notice Catholics and Protestants, for example, going round bombing each other ... oh wait, Northern Ireland is part of the UK :frown: ... okay, apart from that. I assume, then, that in most countries the different branches of Islam tolerate the others? All I know is that Shia seem to think it's okay to hate Sunni and everyone hates Sufis? If only religions weren't so hung up on redefining the meaning of the word "truth"!

Maybe all holy books should be required to have a copy of Dr Seuss's "Butter Battle Book" appended.