Muslim Religion - My Take

      When I joined the U.S. Army in 1980, I was trained that the Communist were our enemies. Well, being one not just to follow, I studied the work of Karl Marx and his Communist Manifesto. What I took away from this, was hey whats the big deal. I was attracted to socialistic aspects of this type of government. My research quickly turned to rebellion and I did not see eye to eye with the military. You cannot tell me that I should kill these people because of the political views, when the overall theory is not that bad. 

As I grew older and wiser, I found that it really is not the basis of they type of government, but that government in itself is a corrupt entity. The Communist party, the Congress, the House of Commons, it is all corruption at its finest. Greed and power prevail throughout all of the government entities, this gets infused with corporate money and then the whole thing turns into war and death. 

When I read about the six pillars of the Koran, I cannot help to have the same feeling as when I read the Communist Manifesto, not a bad thing. But once again, power and greed will work their way into anything. I enjoy the fact that the Koran speaks to taking care of the poor and being humble. But what happens is the words get twisted to benefit another agenda. The "Jihad" has been taken to a whole new level, and this is where I separate from this religion.  Even though it claims equal rights for men and women, I also disagree with the fact that the women should be fully concealed, eat in a different room and cannot be educated - Shariah Law. 

Once again, as I learn about this religion I will always keep an open mind and never discount the basics of the religion. For me religion is as corrupt as the governments of this world and that both are fear based entities.