And who are you not to believe that this is exactly what Islam is?
How about one who lived in a family where it was pervasive all his life? The Islam you have in your head is wildly different the Islam practiced by just about ever single Muslim I know.
And you are basing this mostly off what? News reports about extremists? Yes there are some in that region who twist the Koran (ignore it rather), focus on the Hadith, and basically have invented their own religion derived from mainstream Islam.
Ignoring your misinformed view that of the behavior of a few represent the belief of the whole, you will see that the vast majority of practicing Moslems are some of the most peaceful and reasonable people you might ever encounter. They certainly are much more tolerating then most people have been brainwashed by CNN or Fox News think. In fact, before I became a Christian I was very attracted to Islam due to the fact that its followers conducted themselves so much more appropriately then your average fundamentalist Christian.
Maybe you should actually go talk to some of these people and find out what they believe. Maybe then you might also be able to understand them and become a better witness to Moslems instead of just condemning them outright.
But, let's not offend Islam. It may just raise its ugly side against us, eh? Or has it already and continues to do so?
Turn off your news and your 700 club and go out and actually discover what Islam is before you relegate it to a modified form of Satanism. I never said anything about being politically correct but rather it is better to educate yourself about the truth before you so "rightly" condemn an entire populace.
ABE:
Oh yea! How about responding to everyone else's posts about that evidence you got for Arafat and the Palestinians?
This message has been edited by Jazzns, 12-05-2004 10:47 AM