As promised here is the email response from the writer from the Fresno Bee in response to a note my husband sent her expressing concern about some of the quotes in the Quran:Thanks for that. Could you share with me your knowledge and experience with Islam? Have you prayed in a Mosque, visited a Mosque, do you have Muslim friends, have you traveled in Muslim countries and have you read the Quran in its totality, have you read it in Arabic and have you studied the times in which it was written?
I think the Bible could be taken out of context (and has) in an equally horrendous fashion. Erin Kennedy
I think her response speaks for itself.
If all he did was ask about some Koran quotes then her response is reasonable. She is right BTW about quotes being taken out of context in the Bible. I've looked.
There was no reason to write to her about the Koran. She should have been criticized for ignoring the full implications of this compound up there. Her story was the issue.
Subject: MAYBE YOU SHOULD STUDY THE KORAN A BIT MORE
You obviously have been taken in by PC. I am a fairly regular listener to the news and talk shows and on occasion, read the Bee. I have been hearing a very disturbing situation being “sold” to the public. The media, government, and talk show hosts included, have been telling us to accept the Muslims and the Islamic faith, that this religion is loving and peaceful. Although I do agree, not all the Islamic faith believers will totally abide by their religious teachings, ONE CANNOT IGNORE what the Holy Koran contains in its scriptural writings.
I have included an attachment that gives explicit instructions, clearly spelled out for the behaviour of the followers of the Islamic faith. It is pretty frightening to say the least. In particular, when you consider that an estimated one and one half billion people practice this faith world wide and this nation having a large and growing representation of this faith it is justifiably a major concern. I think the attachment is well worth reading to properly understand why those of us that are aware of these teaching are in fear of these people. It is well justified and compounded by what we have just learned from the recent attacks on the east coast.
The fear is compounded by learning of the long term planning that has been in place by the terrorists. Their disclosed assimilation manual giving instructions on how to work into our way of life without drawing attention to themselves, how to become one of us and avoid any suspicion has enabled them to become well entrenched and strategically placed for their next activity.
So now, the problem is, a terrorist could be your neighbour, in the seat next to you, living next door, friendly and even helpful at times. SO HOW DO YOU TELL JUST WHO THE TERRORIST IS? They are here in this country, waiting for the window of opportunity to open so they can fulfil the goal specified by their leader and their religious teaching. Yet, you and your media associates, and the government are telling us to be politically correct.
Well - being politically correct will just probably wind up killing a bunch of innocent people. I do not have the answer and the Politically Correct advocate neither do you. But I do know that if we follow your instructions not to consider a Muslim as a possible threat we could wind up allowing another WTC or worse. We must continually be aware and keep every possible terrorist under suspicion whether it is politically correct or not. Illegal should be deported immediately with reapplication considered after a background check is fully completed. If we offend these people, OH WELL, better to offend than having another life wasting attack. I would also add - they (the Muslims) need to have an understanding about our attitude and concern for this nation. In my opinion, anyone not willing to comply is aiding the terrorists effort.