[2banana]

While there is so much wrong info that could be debated, I kept it short and to one point.

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Ms Angelique,

I am very sorry that your parents did not fill your heart with the love and joy of Jesus Christ. Please remember, that no matter what, he stills loves you and accepts you and just asks for your heart to be open for Him.

You have entered a faith that I hope you study in depth and in detail. The Quran teaches that only Islam is the true religion, and unbelievers have three options: 1) convert to Islam; 2) remain an infidel, and submit to humiliating subordinate status under Islamic (Sharia) law, including paying a hefty poll tax; or 3) wage war with, or be killed by, Muslims.

Keep in mind that in Islam it is “good works” (good vs. bad deeds on the scale of life) that you DO that may get you into heaven. Somehow you must win Allah’s favor. If you fall just .0001% short on the scale, you will be cast down into Hell.

But the problem is you never know when you have done enough. It is like being a salesperson who must meet a quota but never being told what that quota is. You can never be sure you have actually done enough (except dying in Jihad fighting infidels – but I don’t know if that is for you though).

Worse yet, the Bible tells us in Romans 3:23 that we can never do enough. We will always fall short of God’s holy and perfect standard.

But be thankful – for there is hope. Jesus has DONE something for us that we could have never done for ourselves. Christ lived the perfect life that we could never live and He willingly died on the Cross to pay the penalty we owed for the wrongs we have done.

To become a Christian (a follower of Christ) means to humbly receive God’s gift of forgiveness and commit to His following and His leadership. When we do that, He adopts us into his family and begins to change us from the inside out.

Also consider - If you ever want to leave Islam, it will be considered an act of apostasy, which carries the death sentence in much of the Islamic world.

Best Regards,

2banana

PS – I spent a year in Afghanistan; living, eating, sleeping, talking, praying, fighting and dying with Muslims.

[edcoil]

You cannot be American and Muslim.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

Excellent....it is heartbreaking that so many people are so spiritually hungry and looking in all the wrong places.

[contemplator]

It is interesting to note that Tiki's political views are very much in line with the opinion of many who are politically on the far left of the spectrum, yet Tiki could be considered a "conservative" Muslim, who believes, among other things, that it should be a punishable offense for a woman to smoke while with child.

I found the comparison to the left to be the most intersting line in the article. The irony of the last part of the sentence did not escape me either insomuch as protecting an unborn child is typically considered the domain of the right.

[outofstyle]

[Q]Can a free, democratic society exist in the Islamic world?... [A]To be honest, Israel is not a Democracy

Well Tikyra.... Can it?

[Dr.Syn]

Once you have heard one lie...you've heard them all.

Find me a Muslim country that allows the free celebration of Christmas...in public.

Let's get back to teaching pigs how to sing!

[3AngelaD]

So much idiocy, so little time. Please show me where in the Koran it says women have to cover their heads (or faces.) Also, show me where it says women are allowed to work outside the home in places such as MacDonald's. I suggest this person go live in a nice, Muslim country such as Pakistan or Oman for a while, covered face and all, talk about the leadership's war crimes, and then get back to us.

[rusureitflies?]

Thank you. You stated Christianity very well. This young lady, is just that, a young lady with a good vocab. I see the "Egghead" (college prof-dorks, or over-educated dopes) influence that hopefully would iron itself out. Yes, I would appreciate her as my neighbor and would give her a cup of sugar and an egg, if she asked.

[SouthernBoyupNorth]

"Can a free, democratic society exist in the Islamic world?

To be honest, Israel is not a Democracy, it is a blatant open Apartheid, compare it to the "Democracy" of South Africa before Nelson Mandela became President. Why doesn't anyone ask questions about Zionist terrorism against mostly unarmed Palestinian and Arab civilians in Palestine and the "occupied zone." Why doesn't anyone question the violation of the rights of the people of Iraq when Bush through a dictator put on them, named Bremmer (probably spelling his name wrong)?? What about the press Bush and his regime closed in Iraq because they wrote articles against Bush and his puppet imposed on the Iraqi people? Is that the freedom of the press democracy is about?? What about American soldiers who shot at Iraqi protestors is that the right to peaceful assembly Democracy Does Abu Graib ring a bell??? How about when America tortured and killed prisoners there, their families visitation, denied the prisoners lawyers„ what kind of Democracy are you bringing to ignorant Arabs and Muslims?? "



Notice how she did NOT answer the question?

[Last Laugh]

I think most Americans are good hearted people who are being mislead and misused by an International war criminal named Bush. I think the media has let down most Muslims and Jewish groups who disagree with America's and Israel's foreign policies; I believe the true job of a reporter is to impartially report both sides of any issue and let people decide for themselves

I'm getting sick and tired of this constant muslim propaganda and would prefer they ALL leave this country immediately.

I'm also sick and tired of them calling our FREELY ELECTED PRESIDENT a war criminal. Muslims don't have a clue about what the United States of America stands for, not do they understand those who reside here.

The best a muslim in this country can hope for, is that war does not break out on these shores. If that happens, they'll learn the truth about American Citizens, and who those citizens will follow and fight for - it sure will not be islam.

[AmericanChef]

-"I got a job at McDonalds. I told them why we wear the scarf and even though their corporate policy says they don't discriminate based on religion, they would not let me wear it."-

It's a health and safety issue, pure and simple. You don't get "rights" when you work with food! I personally wouldn't want this gal's garment in touch with my food, particularly when she wears it to the bathroom.

[reagan_fanatic]

I respect the teachings of Jesus but technically they are not Christian because they do not believe He is the Son of GOD, they love and revere him as a human prophet (peace be upon him), they do not believe he died for forgiveness of anyone's sins, they believe you can only be forgiven by asking GOD directly to forgive you for your sins, and they do not believe He rose from the dead and became alive again.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)

"I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me." (John 14:6)

[blinachka]

Can a free, democratic society exist in the Islamic world?

Hmmmm...anyone else notice that she doesn't even attempt to answer this question?

She sure comes across as a brainwashed, angry leftist, doesn't she?