why is it that muslims all over the world are becoming more religious while west is going other way round?
93257
I'll used an old movie western term.. They're "circling the wagons".. A last ditch effort to try to defend themselves from an attack.. Kind of like The Alamo or Custer's last stand..
635475
This is no a single reason.\n\nUSA started as a rebellion against England and deviated from Victorian values. Church was one factor.\n\nIn a span of about two hundred years the USA got technological and material lead but individuals started feeling lonely and depressed. \n\nAs reaction USA passed through the phase of individual life, drugs and having no satisfaction found way to homosexuality. \n\nOn the whole spirit of man felt more and more tortured.\n\nReligions have an appeal for the human spirit. \n\nIslam is found to be the most comprehensive, multidimensional and scientific religion so among a general trend of appeal to the religions, Islam is presently getting lead to all other religions. \n\nHowever, I believe the growth of Islam in USA must be less than the rate of population growth so despite, so assumed, fastest growing religion, it is not likely to change the composition of the society.
676566
I don't think so.Terrorism based on religion used to be a lot worse in the past(think of what was happening in Europe in Medeaval times).It's just that we feel more secure now from other things and that's why we think this kind of terrorism is increasing.
1186512
Because \n\n1.  The west is contraception and aborting itself to death.\n2.  The Enlightenment and Liberalism cannot deal with religion and folds when confronted by assertive groups that use the liberal system as a means to further their agenda.\n3.  Western Christianity has in a large part abandoned the Gospel.  Try reading the writings of early Christianity and then look for comparable faith.\n4.  Islam is easy and appeals to desire for power.\n5.  Islam law makes life hellish for the poor who are not Islamic so it is beneficial to convert in countries rules by Islamic law.
852912
I think its because they are scared and jelous of some other religions. they are the biggest religion and they want the rest of the world to follow them.
875949
yes, I totally agree 100%.. I am muslim and it seems the west just doesnt even care one twit about teaching the facts about it.. We are all blood thirsty terrorists to them.. They never realize that its not the religion to blame, its twisted fanatics who interpret the faith wrong to blame, which there are fanatics everywhere in all faiths.. 99.999% of muslims fear terrorism like the rest of the world.
720604
Islam at this time is the fastest growing religion in the world.
750116
I don't think it's a case of that many people converting to Islam.  It seems to me that Muslims have been here for ages and that world events of the last 10 years have thrust them into the spotlight.\n\nI don't think the US is becoming Islamic.  I also don't necessarily like to define our country by religion.  Yes, we were built on Christian values, but from the start we have embraced FREEDOM of religion.
525047
Western countries are controlled by a small exclusive club of people.  Religion is just another tool on their belt to control us with.  It's why western countries are split 50/50 on every damn issue you can think of.
173625
Because Muslims are diferent form great volume of western media advertising. western media just show muslims as a vahhabis ; but Islam is so different. I think this world is very little in compare with immanent world. and we have to use all of our power to know truth before getting late.
1164736
Islam will not become the most populous religion, Its height now is due mostly to child birth with a very few conversions thrown in. If muslim countries had freedom of religion, (which they do not) then many more muslims would convert out ... The world under islam would indeed be a backwards savage place. This is proven by looking at how muslim majority countries operate right now. Almost all are to some degree dictatorships, with few if any human rights, no womens rights, no freedom of religion, no freedom of press. Islam is comming close to an end now, despite its high population, its tearing apart at the seems, look at iraq and how muslms are slaughtering other muslims. Look at the world in general and how 28 nations are under attack by islam currently. These are all facts and not "zionist" lies or someother nonsense.. islam must reform. And to respond to a poster.. NO islam is NOT the most numerical religion in the usa.. in fact it is one of the smallest.. there are more jews, and far far more christians. there are more wiccans, buddhists and what not.. \nIf you love islam so much then go live in an islamic country instead of trying to impose islam on others..
41256
I doubt that is the case. There are hundreds of thousands of Muslims living in America (which is  a "non-Muslim" country...i'm not really sure what you mean by that)!
999730
We care because Muslims have waged war on their neighbors since their so called prophet led an army against his neighbors and forced them to convert by fire and sword. \n\nEvery other major world religion has been attacked over and over again without justification for the last thousand years and nothing in the Muslim religion appears to have changed. \n\nNote that Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and Egypt were all Christian countries before they were attacked and conquered by Muslims. \n\nAnd those countries were Christan because people were peacefully converted by the example of Jesus and his Disciples. But it took war, massacre and slaughter to convert people to  Islam.\n\nReasonable people will judge accordingly.
1059855
All of the great religions were brought for peace, including Islam. It is the misunderstandings of their followers that lead to war in the name of religion. The processes which cause a reevaluation of people's prejudices are speeding up lately due to the shrinking of the world with rapid communication (such as the internet) and lots of travel and migration. So, I think all religions, including Islam, are going to come to terms with one another, and it won't take as long as it did in the past. Of course, that doesn't mean it won't be a bit rocky along the way!
535679
Because they have stopped having faith in the Word of Allah, or the most recent prophet. Ones who see that their religion is choosing to do something that they don't agree on.\nThen they become like an island, with no god, no truth to follow, and all other religions seems just as corrupt to them. As they all have proved to be in the past. If they then do not find the teaching to find God within themselves, then they are left floating on a very turbulant ocean of life.
917124
i am a muslim, and you are allowed to date, the major factor is that the religion of islam tends to be more on the vague side, allowing poeple to interpret and practice in whatever way they feel is right in their hearts.  the problem with the mulsims over seas is that they tend to read the koran (holy book similar to bible and christianity) and read every word literally and are unwilling to change with time.  overall it is the basic meaning of the koran that should be sought after, not the word for word exact definition.  i hope this was clear and gives you a little more insight.
147154
The ongoing conflict between the Islamic world and Denmark has resulted from the fact that many in the western world do not understand what mohammed (PBUH) means to muslims. He is dearer to the vast majority of muslims ( religious and non religious) than thier lives, families and homeland.