They're just a bunch of educated asses who stick their finger in the wind and see which way it blows. They don't want to be wrong so they're a tad timid.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
11 posted on 11/01/2008 8:42:53 PM PDT by goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)