[Steel and Fire and Stone]

I read Peters' columns regularly. I agree with his perspectives frequently. I also disagree significantly with some of his ideas on occasion. Peters is a secularist who in past writings, has tried to put all religions into the "faith" box. I don't have quotes, but my impression is that he sees religion as an opiate for the masses, permissible, even something to be encouraged, but in the end, all religions mean about the same thing.

He demonstrates ignorance of religions, and religious differences. He ignores significant context in his evaluation.

As an example, as a person with a Christian world view who is convinced by historical evidence of Biblical truth, and from that the truth of Christ, His Gospel, heaven and hell, and right and wrong, I can identify with the Muslim "extremist" who kills for Allah and sends Muslim kids out to die for Allah in attempts to kill innocents. I understand their faith and their conviction, even it they are wholly deceived and too ignorant to understand that they have been deceived. Their ideal of God is a lie, and their understanding of "God's Will" is Satanic. However, I understand a faith that's worth dying for, which gives me an clear understanding of the seriousness of the threat of Islam. Peters lacks this understanding, which is why he misunderstands Islam.

As we used to say in the Navy, "This is not a drill". Islam is a real threat, and will be a persistent threat, until they suffer sufficiently crushing defeats and enough Muslims die to convince them that they may have misinterpreted Allah's will. The Muslims have spoken in one voice, and claim that they prefer death to life, that there is nothing they might lose that could dissuade them in pursuit of Jihad. However, that is an Islamic lie; everyone has something they value and cannot tolerate losing. The West needs to apply the appropriate amount of "pain" to the appropriate targets that Muslims do value, to end their war. They need to conclude that "perhaps Allah intends Muslims to just leave the 'dhimmitude' alone". Until Islam speaks that message with one voice, our lives are in constant peril; all the Muslims need are the modern weapons and the means of conveyance.

SFS

[CyberAnt]

"... I understand a faith that's worth dying for, which gives me an clear understanding of the seriousness of the threat of Islam."

BINGO!! I wish more people would realize this point!

And .. one of the major statements Peters made in the Rush Limbaugh Letters was this: "We have never before faced an enemy who believed death was a promotion."

While Peters may not understand their motivation .. from his interview with Rush, I got the general impression he does understand the seriousness of the threat the terrorists pose to the whole world.