Why do people have a bad impression about Islam as a religion?

Let me start by saying this is an A2A. This is basically my version of saying, "You asked for this". Now, let's get onto the fun part: the answer. My first reaction to this question was surprise because could you really not understand it? I'm not saying that Islam is evil. read more

Because of evidence. Islam is violent in both scripture, tradition, history, the formative period and Muhammad was violent too. If we take a look at every country with Islamic major community, we see violence and Islamic law. Human rights rang very low in those countries. Therefore. read more

The vast majority of the world’s 7 billion people practice some kind of religion, ranging from massive worldwide churches to obscure spiritual traditions and local sects. Nobody really knows how many religions there are on the planet, but whatever the number, there are at least that many theories about why we have religion at all. read more

My first exposure to this religion was curiosity, in that they thought they were a continuation of sorts from Christianity. I later concluded that this wasn't accurate. When I saw the ways in which it was practiced, though, and specifically the way certain zealot fringe groups did, my impression was grave disappointment. read more