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(Judaism, of course, discourages conversion and does not evangelize.)

Judaism discourages conversion of gentiles to Judaism (though it allows it after the person has been discouraged three times), but there is a Jewish mission to impose the Seven Laws of the Sons of Noah on all mankind. In fact (as I understand it), during Milchemet Gog uMagog all non-Jews will be given the choice of acceptance of this code or death. RaMBa"M deals with this in the Mishneh Torah in Seifer HaMelakhim uMilchamoteyhem ("The Book of the Kings and their Wars").

For most of the past two thousand years (first under pagan Rome and then under chr*stendom) Jews were punished severely if they converted anyone. For this reason Jews have largely forgotten their mission to non-Jews and some even seem to think that Judaism actually teaches the validity of all religions (as do certain Iranian religions, such as bahai and zoroastrianism).

Judaism hasn't evangelized because it has no Gospel (good news!) Christianity, however, has no right to utilize politics, public policy, or Ceasar's institutions to prosilitize or evangelize, other than by living a Christ-like exemplary life in this country, under our doctrine of the separation of church and state.

Said separating is NOT a constitutional mandate, it is however, a wise policy by both the church and the state, just as Jefferson stated in a private letter! The Constitution only forbids Congress to make laws regarding religion. It certainly did not forbid religious individuals from being appointed to the high courts to interpret laws!

I'm afraid the militant muslims are the Nazis of the 21st century and are without souls in their terrorism, IMHO.

I'm also sensing a terrible division amongst conservatives between the secular and religious. It has become especially appearant here in CA since the Riordan/Simon clash in the Republican Primary and even has begun showing it's ulgy side here on FR during the Recall.

Fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity, Islam are all under attack these days as the liberal humanist media tries to lump all Fundamentalists into a marginalized postion with Islamic Fundamentalists. This is quite dangerous and must not be allowed to stand!

Just because even constitutional fundamentalists have minimum standards/ideals, they are portrayed as rigid absolutists that can't be bent, so they must be broken, or at least brow-beaten as I've seen even here on FR in recent weeks. I think that is wrong, too. (just my opinion)