I voted for Bush, but I disagree with the "kill all the Muslims" mentality of some on this forum. And so does Bush.
Just because these paople say they are for Bush doesn't mean that they support his policies.
I know there are many moderate Muslims. Lots of them are working in the government translating terrorist documents and teaching diplomats Arabic.
This Van Gogh was trying to incite people. He didn't deserve to be murdered, but he was a loud-mouthed racist. He showed a Muslim woman naked. This would not make Muslims consider the issue of wife-abuse. He didn't care about Muslim women. He didn't try to have a serious discussion of this problem. He even claimed that Muslims have sex with animals.
It is a big present to Osama to turn the war on terrorism into a war on Islam. That is Osama's game, and some Freepers play it.
People lynched Blacks in the name of the terrorist "Christian" organization the KKK.
Jim Jones got everyone in his cult to drink poison Kool-Aid in the name of Jesus.
But we don't equate all Christians with Jones or the KKK.
Bin Laden wants to start a religious war with the Muslims against the Christians. He hopes this will bring the moderate Muslims to his intolerant point of view.
People who are really Christians will not fall into this trap. Jesus said "love your enemy." That doesn't mean you can't defend yourself, but we should be able to find common ground with most Muslims if we are respectful and demand respect.
I wouldn't be surprised if radical Muslims are burning down Muslim schools just to fan the flames of intolerance.
The extremists mainly want to intimidate Muslims who don't see things their way.
Thanks for your reply. I totally agree with you except for the Bush part. I think Bush is falling in the same trap as some of the people on this forum.
I agree that he had to act after 9/11. Invading Iraq however is pushing Muslims into the corner which creates more radicals. At the same time radical Muslims have the opportunity in the anarchistic Iraq to inflame non-Muslims by beheading Americans.
So what is happening in Iraq is happening in the NL now only at a smaller scale.
The moderate Muslims can make a start by publicly denouncing loudly and often the crazies. SO far I have heard nary a word. We American Christians have our crazies also such as the Aryan Nations, etc, but every time they crawl out from under their rocks, they are slapped down HARD. So far, from what I see, the moderate Muslims have given them the keys and let the crazies take over. Until I see evidence of this, I will continue to assume all Muslims support the crazies.
I couldn't agree more with everything you said, Snapple. I was beginning to think there were no voices of reason on this subject in FR. Thanks for the breath of fresh air...I really needed it. :)
He got that part right!