Wednesday, September 14, 2011
"Strike for God's Sake." Yeah, Not a Great Idea.
If a person, any person, came to you today and said, "harm these people, it'll get you into heaven," would you? Hopefully, your answer would be an obvious, "NO!" That wasn't the case for Usama bin Laden's many followers. Usama utilized false statements and unachievable promises in order to make his followers do as he pleased,"Smile in the face of hardship young man, for you are heading toward eternal paradise." He told of heaven, a paradise that they would not enter unless they did as he told. Bin Laden fabricated a beautiful paradise, claiming that his followers wouldn't get in unless they did as he said, "they will come back [from battle] with God's blessings." It was his intention to brain-wash his followers into believing that killing thousands, upon thousands, of people would save them a spot in Heaven. "Remember: 'How many small groups beat big groups by the will of God," bin Laden led them to the understanding that God wanted you to harm people, mass amounts, obviously, in order to gaurantee your place in paradise. As a Christian, myself, I'd say he is far from the truth. The people he led to believe such terrible lies, will recieve their punishment, one way or another, all thanks to Usama bin Laden.
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Very fiery, Taylor.
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting thought. I believe, as you do, that the terrorists will be punished for their terrible deeds. And all they did was what they thought was right. So will God punish them for simply following orders?
ReplyDeleteI have to wonder that myself.
ReplyDeleteThe idea that they were merely following orders, and the idea that- surely, deep down- they knew it was wrong, is extremely arguable, from both standpoints.