I don't have much time to respond to the rest of this post today (12 hour days are killing me!), but I just wanted to address this particular bit:
You cannot claim that the peaceful interpretations are correct when you see what Khomeini says above. And his reading is obviously shared by the Bin Ladens and the killers of 9/11 and other Muslim terrorists all over the world.
Osama bin Laden and Khomeini do NOT share the same interpretation of the Quran. Khomeini is a Shiite and bin Laden is a Sunni. While some points may be similar, that is like saying that Pentecostals and Baptists share the same interpretation of the Bible. If it came down to it, they would be at each other's throats.
I will continue when I get home from work.
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