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To: GeekDejure
"Americans are naturally benevolent. Most of us are taught from childhood that religion is good (and it does not matter which religion). ...This Works With Every Religion Except Islam !!!"

This is blatantly false. Most of us are not taught that it doesn't matter which religion.

Most of us are Christians. And Christians are taught that you must have Jesus for salvation. There is no other way. Any so-called Christian who beliefs otherwise, has not studied the Christian scriptures.

What we are taught is that we don't want someone telling us how to believe or worship God and therefore we should be respectful of other's rights. That people have a God given freedom of choice about their beliefs, even to the point of rejecting Him. And that people can reject Jesus if they choose to, but unless they violate some civil law, it is not our place to punish them for wrong beliefs. As long as they aren't violating anyone else's rights, that's between them and God.

We are also taught that God loved us while we were yet sinners. That God desires all men to come to a saving faith in the Lord Jesus.

And that is why we approach Islam as we do. We don't nuke Islamic lands, despite the fact that Islam is a threat to us. Instead we surgically destroy the most militant of Islam at risk to ourselves. And we attempt to teach about democracy and basic human rights, in hopes that the less militant Muslims will come to see the light, not just about Freedom and Human Rights but about Jesus.

47 posted on 09/12/2004 12:36:44 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN
This is blatantly false. Most of us are not taught that it doesn't matter which religion.

This is blatantly TRUTH!!! You simply failed to read it correctly. Hence, allow me to reassemble the text in a manner that allows you to understand what I have written.

It matters not which religeon is involved... most of us are taught from childhood that religion is good.

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52 posted on 09/12/2004 3:09:36 PM PDT by GeekDejure ( LOL = Liberals Obey Lucifer !!!)
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