buzsaw writes:
the obvious intent and meaning of the statements in the Quran is for Islam to conquer first at home, then neighboring nations and finally worldwide
Buz, you might have missed this, but the whole of Andya's last post was dedicated to debunking this claim. Its a shame you don't deign it worthy of a proper read and response, but I suppose the easy conclusion to draw is that you don't to hear anything that might alter your pre-conceived notions of Islam, because your preconceived notions represent a caricature of reality, which allow you to vent your fury and feel self-righteous at the same time.
...and why should you hear anything which might change your mind?
On a slightly different topic:
buzsaw writes:
Even if a tenth of the faithful have the Jihad mindset as did their prophet, that's millions and there sure aren't many outcries from their more peaceful acting brethren about their horrendous cowardly terrorism against mostly defensless helpless men, women, and children, unarmed civilians.
I've often heard this said about Muslims but I don't get it. Who
exactly should be denouncing terrorism who hasn't already done so? Which Islamic brethren? As far as I'm aware, all the major Islamic leaders have denounced terrorism of all forms (including state sponsored terrorism), but I'm interested in what you'd still like to see.
Maybe its the media you should be blaming for not reporting, or at the very least not drawing enough attention to, the many many denunciations which have taken place?
PE
[This message has been edited by Primordial Egg, 04-12-2004]
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