[cerberus]

Before 9/11 Muslims had every right in the world here to own there own business, make tons of money in the height of Technology and go to our schools, and the thanks we have gotten is our throats cut.

Last time I checked, they still had that right.

Those who paint all Muslims (friend and foe alike) are just doing the bidding of Al Queda--perpetuating a clash of civilizations and legitimizing Bin Laden's call for Muslims to hate the West.

Irrational venting is not the way to win against terror.

[missyme]

So tell me how do you defend a faith that truly believes the West and Israel should be annihilated.

[SauronOfMordor]

Those who paint all Muslims (friend and foe alike) are just doing the bidding of Al Queda--perpetuating a clash of civilizations and legitimizing Bin Laden's call for Muslims to hate the West.

Islam is founded on hate and intolerance. The objective of Islam is to convert the rest of the world by the sword. Islam is the only religion I know of which prescribes DEATH to any Muslim who converts away from Islam.

As such, I feel no need to be any more "tolerant" of Islam than I would be to the "Christian Identity" movement, or to a self-professed Klansman.

Being a member of the Klan was not, of itself, evidence that you personally engaged in lynching. However, being a member WAS an indicator that you were in alignment with the ideology of the movement. Similarly, being a Muslim does not mean that you personally are in favor of terrorism or applauded 9/11. But it does indicate that in any conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims, you would be unlikely to take the side of non-Muslims against fellow Muslims. As such, they can and should be considered to have the status of enemy sympathisers