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It's understandable that the "hand-wringers" are searching for validation in our war on terror. However, this is a sad article for showing moral equivalencies.

1) Abortion clinic bombings aside (which most Christians denounce), unprovoked acts of terror by western, Christian cultures occurred hundreds of years ago in a less civilized age. Indeed, Christianity felt free to wage war on the Arab world because the Arab world felt free to wage war on Christendom (it's far more complicated than this, I know). Christianity and western culture are far more civilized today. However, the Arab world has not grown in 1500 years.

2) You have never seen Christians anywhere cheer over the dead bodies of innocents. In fact, Christians denounce such acts even when they occur to people who wish them ill. There are far too many examples to cite of Muslims dancing in the streets over the murder of innocents (9/11 is one of the most vivid). Even if they don't participate in the dancing, finding a Muslim leader to even denounce the actions of Muslim terrorists is difficult.

3) In the world today, there are many religious/cultural camps. Of the many major conflicts currently raging, 90% of them are between Muslims and someone else... many of them initiated by the Muslims through insurgency. You don't find Christians waging war with anyone in the name of Christianity.

4) Offend a Christian and he works to persuade you. Offend a Muslim and you are targeted for death. See Salmon Rushdie, many of the modern televangelists and numerous others for examples.

To say there is any equivalence at all between Muslim terrorism and Christianity at any time in history is a stretch. To say it in the modern world is a bald-faced lie.

The koran is bad poetry in arabic and includes instructions on cleaning one's privates...and OTHER STUPID THINGS!! I mean ....if a dog licks you...the koran gives instructions on cleaning that up as well....what if a dog licks...OH, well....never mind.

PLEASE, send your reply to me to the editor of the OS!!! It was well written and certainly true!

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