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Originally Posted by Seaver
When you say Judeo-Christian you actually mean Abrahamic... and Islam is an Abrahamic religion. If our laws were based more prominently on Christian teachings, no anti-homophobic laws would be on the books, everyone would have mandatory community service to heal the sick, and large percentages of our income would continually go to various charities to aid the poor.
As for your second statement, it is so rife with inaccuracies and false knowledge I'm not even going to start on it.
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Of course you're right in saying that both Christianity and Islam are Abrahamic religions, but they are still rather different. The Judeo-Christian moral teachings are a basis for our Western society, and influence our lives on a daily basis. However, it is not through practical laws or ordinances, but on an unconscious level - practicing christians, as well as atheists. Our laws
are based on these teachings, but they are just that -
based, and so are the moral judgements and thoughts of most people in our culture. In Middle-Eastern societies, the laws
are religious in and of themselves.
And regarding the second part of your post, you may be right as well. I've just had some bad experiences dealing with people of Middle-Eastern cultural descent, and their attitude towards other people and the world in general. I won't go into detail on this, but I admit I might be a tad judemental when it comes to this. So, again - I admit I was a little too quick to judge.