[Alberta's Child]

I see your point. Ironically, Islam has no need to conquer the West by the sword because it can accomplish the same objective simply by allowing demographic trends to run their course.

In the words of Cardinal Josef Ratzinger, "Is there any reason to lament the decline of a civilization that has done so much to contribute to its own demise?"

[Robert_Paulson2]

Ironically, Islam has no need to conquer the West by the sword because it can accomplish the same objective simply by allowing demographic trends to run their course.

indeed the first thing you have said in a while upon which I can say, amen... however you forget... if they do it passively they won't get the joy of jihad... blowing up and terrorising unarmed women and children in churches, synagogues and at the mall or local hospitials...

killing infidels gets big points with allah... and THEY are taught to LOVE it, from their youth. marginal Christians and jews are worth just as many points with allah as are the devout...

[A_perfect_lady]

You know, even people who are atheists like myself are essentially "cultural christians" if we're raised that way. Our values are influenced to varying degrees by an awareness of cultural symbols and stories, like that of the Good Samaritan for instance, that simply do not exist in cultures never exposed to Christianity.