[Howlin]

There was one that posted a thread on FR just yesterday -- he was totally trashed by the posters here. It was one of the most embarassing things I've seen here in a LONG time.

And it was ALL done in the name of Christains.

[Bella_Bru]

And still no word on why he was banned. A truly disgusitng FR thread. I wasn't surprised by the idiots on it.

[Chi-Town Lady]

You've got to open your eyes a little more often.

[hope]

"And it was ALL done in the name of Christains".

I read it also and many of the comments were by those who proclaim to be a Christian. Many proclaim that statement without even a clue to what it means...Or perhaps they are'nt living according to the will of Christ.

It was a truly disgusting thread indeed, but please before you say it was "ALL done in the name of Christians" remember that's the kind of statements that the poster had to edure also.

[tictoc]

I too regretted the deletion of the "I Am A Muslim" thread. From what I was able to read in the first 100 messages, the poster seemed fairly reasonable and I was interested in what he had to say.

By the time I clicked on "Next", the thread was gone.

Some people in the thread were venting, but most seemed to take him up on his offer and indeed, extended friendly welcomes to him.

Then again, this is a privately owned forum and the management decides.

Still, I was sorry to see it deleted. Precisely because the moderate Muslims are so rare that it's refreshing to finally see one.

Have you been to www.muslimpundit.com? It's an online journal which unfortunately does not get updated often (the last entry is from August), but the content is sterling quality. The writer, Adil (no last name given) is a Muslim living in Britain who minces no words in going after the jihadists.

Not only is he severely critical of the present extremists but he does not shy away from shining a bright spotlight on the religion's founder, Mohammad, and its sacred texts.

For me personally, it was an incredible relief to discover his site, especially because unlike most of the so-called "moderate Moslems" who will always make a point of excluding Israel from any peaceful overtures, he offers heartfelt support to the Israeli people and lashes into the Jew-hatred exhibited by so many of his co-religionists.

It's almost like a glimpse into an alternate universe where Islam did not stop evolving centuries ago but instead caught up with the West, Christianity and Judaism.