[GBA]

A telling quote:

"Consider: There are about 400 recognized terrorist groups in the world. Over 90 percent of these are Islamist groups. Over 90 percent of the current world fighting involves Islamist terror movements. The vast majority of world terrorism is religiously motivated by Islam."

The religion of peace, peacing all over the world, coming to a location near you soon.

[LadyDoc]

you should read the Bible...some pretty violent parts, and some pretty X rated parts.

We don't kill witches, adulterers, and disobedient children. We don't massacre entire towns when we conquer them. The reason is that we recognize a lot of the verses are aimed at ancient times when society was different, and Jesus (and the later Rabbis in Judaism) preached mercy and tolerance.

Islam as a whole is a wonderful religion that stresses obedience to God's will, prayer, and compassion. The modern day problem is Islamofascism and the extreme forms of Islam of Iran. These have more in common with fascism and Marxism than with Islam, since they are Utopian interpretations of certain verses, which ignore the history of Islam.

You want to criticize these versions of Islam? Fine. And criticize the KKK, the Spanish Inquisition (which was a secular court that used church law to destroy political enemies) and the pogroms of Orthodox Russia. But don't say that these extremist positions represent the belief system of 1 billion people. If we were fighting one billion people, we'd have more than 800 casualties in one year. We are fighting 20 000 extremists and a few despots. Period.

[SiliconValleyGuy]

You can't blame the whole religion because of it's fanatics. Sure the Koran has it's violent parts, but most Muslims are not terrorists. The problem is that the loud ones are.

[VOA]

"Peaceful religion isn't spelled I-s-l-a-m: Quran verses contradicting Muslim claims"

Although I haven't read it yet, I get the feeling that the book "Sedrets of The Koran"
is a good place to check out what the Koran really says.
I heard an interview with author Don Richardson a few weeks ago.
He's come to about the same conclusion I've gotten since 9-11: most Muslims are
blissfully ignorant of what the Koran says -- it's the Islamic terrorists who are the
true and obedient believers in what is written in the Koran.

[Fiddlstix]

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[nutmeg]

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[Paved Paradise]

Thanks John. Always, always enjoy your posts.

[dennisw]

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[agrace]

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[Centurion2000]

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