[cavtrooper21]

Now at the very real risk of sounding like a two faced hypocrite..
There are may points in the above post that I most heartily agree with.

I think we differ in this..
When you see or hear "Muslim" you see a belief system that threatens the very roots of European / Christian civilization... Fair enough.
I see people ( many of whom I know and have spent many long days in close contact with) stuggling to adapt a 12th Century world view and code of conduct to the 21st Century. Many are doing just that.... and many are not.
What we sometime forget is that as Christians, we have been guilty of some of the same acts of intolerance and hatred as the faithful of Islam.
We've "grown out" of most of that, but we need to reflect on it from time to time lest we fall back into that pit.
I would hope that this shed a little light on the way I see things. I don't "pick and choose" from the "buffet" of Christianity, I belive in the whole idea, but I also belive that mutual respect and communication will go alot farther than naked hostility.
I do also hold dear to the belief that good will and big guns will get you more than just good will.
I also never forget that fratricide is a cultural sport among the Arabs, has been long before Islam, and despite Islam's teachings of "brotherhood" they still practice it.

[cavtrooper21]

Got to remember to hit that SPELL button...

[joesnuffy]

Good thing the crusaders didnt feel that way......eh?
God is not tolerant....never has been never will be....
Diversity and multiculturality are the watchwords of the destroyers....

[AAABEST]

I appreciate your open mindedness and you sound like a charitable person.

God told us of what Ishmael would bring to the world. He loved him very much, yet the covenant was with Isaac. This is where much of the problem lies.

Mohammed - as Hitler took advantage of his people's pain and anger - took advantage of this. Look what it's wrought.

These people need the His truth and His light in the worst possible way. However that happens, through coaxing or devastation it just needs to happen. For everyone's good.

Thank you for giving me pause and making me think.