I understand the argument and have long recognized that Islam is more
than a religion but a political group. But what do you do about the 85%
who pay lip service? What do you do about the friend who comes from an
Islamic family and when you ask them about don't know much because the
family did
If someone blew away my house and family, or my whole neighborhood, with a
missile, or a "smart bomb", I'd want revenge. The soldiers say that on the
ground, for every civilian killed, this results in the creation of two enemies.
Do the math. I think anyone looks like a fanatic, when the war is
This was not written by me - although I wish it was. I decided to strike out
the identifiers so that readers here could read the piece "as is" without
looking up the website to know if they should first agree or disagree.
Unfortunately that happens here - all too often.
The missing final sente
Be prepared to be called a xenophobic bigot. However, I'm with you, for the
very reasons you explained. Where ever Islam goes, it's adherents are peaceful
but when they reach a certain saturation point, not necassarily a majority,
they become more militant, demanding their rights as Muslims, whi
What I Have Learned Since 9-11
I was on my way back from a vacation when the first plane hit the World Trade
Center. My wife and I were listening to music on a CD and enjoyed our ride
home, and knew nothing about it. When we got home, we listened to our messages.
The first two were from fam
