I would like to believe "it's just a few fanatics who give Islam a bad reputation". However the roaring silence of the so called majority speaks volumes about where their sympathy lies.
Also the Moslem Fundamentalists are not "misinterpreting the Koran". They are not stupid. They know how to read. Their interpretation is just as valid as the moderate's interpretation. (There is no "Pope" in Islam to settle these issues.) And I never claimed that other religions don't have their militant streaks. I merely said that in today's world it is the Moslems who seem to be fighting everyone else. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:brin-l-bounces@;mccmedia.com] On Behalf Of J. van Baardwijk Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 10:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Italian author slams Islam's 'hate' for West At 21:30 23-10-2002 -0400, Joe Hale wrote: >This author makes a good point. People who claim Islam is a religion of >peace are turning a blind eye to history. If Islam was a religion of >peace there would never have been a Battle of Tours. The Moslems are >currently fighting the Christians, Jews, and Hindus, and they are >responsible for blowing up the Buddhist statutes in Afghanistan. They >can't get along with anybody. This is not a religion of peace. Are you really that intolerant, or just extremely ignorant? Islam's history is not one of peace and only peace, but the same can be said about that other major religion: Christianity. The aggressive actions of Muslems in current times are not typical for Islam; they are the actions of a relatively small number of Muslim-fundamentalists who misinterpret the Koran -- in pretty much the same way the Christian fundamentalists misinterpret the Bible. Islam itself is a religion of peace and tolerance; it is the words and actions of a few fanatics who give Islam a bad reputation. Look beyond that. Jeroen "Intolerance towards intolerance" van Baardwijk ________________________________________________________________________ __ Wonderful-World-of-Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
