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To: Gondring

That was the least offensive quote, so I wonder what you think of the others.

I have nothing against education, but when our grammar shool aged children can no longer recite "under God" but can learn about Islamic culture INCLUDING praying toward Mecca, I have a problem. WE have a problem. Not to mention what is happening on college campuses.

They use our protections to actually advance their cause. Sorry. No burqa for me.


197 posted on 01/10/2005 5:56:36 PM PST by Tx Angel
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To: Tx Angel
I have nothing against education, but when our grammar shool aged children can no longer recite "under God" but can learn about Islamic culture INCLUDING praying toward Mecca, I have a problem. WE have a problem. Not to mention what is happening on college campuses.

Agreed. So let's attack that hypocrisy, instead of just thrashing around at all Muslims in frustration.

What do I think of other quotes?

Well, let's just go with the first one, for now. Substitute "Churches" for "Mosques," "Christ/Christian/Christianity" for "Muslim/Islam," and "Bible" for "Koran," and you get what sounds like a lot of church views I've encountered in America, who wants everyone to convert to Christianity:

"Those who stay in America should be open to society without melting, keeping Churches open so anyone can come and learn about Christianity. If you choose to live here, you have a responsibility to deliver the message of Christ ...... Christianity isn't in America to be equal to any other faiths, but to become dominant. The bible, the Christian book of scripture, should be the highest authority in America, and Christianity the only accepted religion on Earth."

And if say, "but they want to kill all others--that's what that means!" then I would point out that is your projection onto it. This statement doesn't say that at all, and the Koran says quite clearly that Christians and Jews should be converted (and definitely not killed if they convert). (Of course this is not to be taken as a good system, but it is reasonable that a group could consider non-violent spread to be applicable.)

Do I like their system? No. Do I believe that Islam is true? No. Do I think it (or Muslims) can be dangerous? Yes. Should we suppress it through direct banning or other similar action? Only if we want to make it stronger.

What's the context of the other quotes? They are not really easy to address without the context.

200 posted on 01/10/2005 6:14:14 PM PST by Gondring (They can have my Bill of Rights when they pry it from my cold, dead hands!)
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