[madprof98]

The "concern" here seems to be mostly among Muslims, though I think it would be more accurate to say that the real "concern" is on the editorial staff of this paper and most of their buddies in the mainstream press.

[BenLurkin]

This must be why it is called the "Urinal-Constipation"

"You Americans want to have consistency in what you do and what you say, and that's the problem."

So -- it is a 'problem' to mean what you say and say what you mena? Only in an vastly inferior culture.

[muawiyah]

Agreed ~ plus, these guys ought to know better.

[phxaz]

evangelicals think bush owes them? maybe they owe thanks to their god for the opportunity to vote for bush.

[xJones]

Well, if we could just condemn the evangelical Christians hijacking airliners and bombing massive buildings, bombing embassies, enslaving innocent civilians in Sudan, stop them from committing future Beslan school children massacres, plus massacres in Indonesia, etc.....whoops, those were Muslims! Never mind.....

I don't suppose it would ever occur to world-wide Muslims that it might just vaguely, remotely, possibly, be their fault?

[Texas_Jarhead]

This article should be more appropriately titled, "International ignorance, hyperbole, and hatred of practicing Christians on parade".

[26lemoncharlie]

Time to break out my White Dublet with the Red Cross on it along with my matching shield.

[LadyDoc]

I don't have a link, but yesterday I was reading a column by an American teaching in Jordan, who was told most of his students trusted Bush because of his religious views...they didn't like Bush's position on Israel, but they knew he understood right and wrong.

[MississippiMan]

"If your neighbor is gay and wants to live with his partner, most Mexicans couldn't give three peanuts about that," he said. "Whereas to a North American, it could seem like the sky is falling."

Bullhockey. Americans didn't give three peanuts until those neighbors ran from their house kicking and screaming and demanding that everyone on the block not only accept them but approve and embrace their behavior.

MM

[eagle11]

"(European) history has involved just a tremendous amount of religious conflict and religious strife", said Wolfe, who is currently on a fellowship in Berlin. "They feel they're better off now that religion plays less of a role in public life, and they don't really understand why the U.S. wants to head in a direction that they think could have the same kind of impact."

In European countries, church was (and is today in England) established by state (and visa versa), and religion was state doctrine. America was founded on freedom from state established religion, by those fleeing the very Europe critical our religious life.

Europe's experience is no basis for predicting the future of religion in America (attention American leftists).

[AmericaUnited]

"You Americans want to have consistency in what you do and what you say, and that's the problem."

Why can't you Americans be more like the deceitful, conniving, slithering, swarmy, lying, double-talking, phony French?

[Kerfuffle]

"media reports of American evangelicals going to Iraq to try to convert Muslims..."

Where can I send a contribution?