Pakistani troops have stormed a radical mosque in Islamabad after talks with hard-line Islamists inside failed. The army says up to 50 militants and eight soldiers were killed, and about 50 women and children rescued.
Reading about what happened in Pakistan, and knowing what's going on everyday in the ME, the World should find the way to fight religious extremism. But how do you do that without affecting the lives of normal people? How do you fight 'em when they hide among the civilians? Some days ago CameronPoe suggested a solution to religion-based terrorism, "making it mandatory for any member of any institution of worship to register and sign in whenever they attend a service/ceremony and that all places of worship be bugged, the speeches made therein being examined on a daily basis by the local police authorities". The problem with this proposal is that you would be violating the rights and civil liberties of millions just to control the activities of a few. We can't affect the lives of normal people based on suspicion, violating their right to freedom of speech and free church.
What do you think? Is it possible to fight these extremists without affecting innocent people lives? Can this war be conducted without stereotyping and prejudice? Will this war against extremists change the way people express their faith? Are Religions losing adherents because of this?
Reading about what happened in Pakistan, and knowing what's going on everyday in the ME, the World should find the way to fight religious extremism. But how do you do that without affecting the lives of normal people? How do you fight 'em when they hide among the civilians? Some days ago CameronPoe suggested a solution to religion-based terrorism, "making it mandatory for any member of any institution of worship to register and sign in whenever they attend a service/ceremony and that all places of worship be bugged, the speeches made therein being examined on a daily basis by the local police authorities". The problem with this proposal is that you would be violating the rights and civil liberties of millions just to control the activities of a few. We can't affect the lives of normal people based on suspicion, violating their right to freedom of speech and free church.
What do you think? Is it possible to fight these extremists without affecting innocent people lives? Can this war be conducted without stereotyping and prejudice? Will this war against extremists change the way people express their faith? Are Religions losing adherents because of this?