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I still do not think that the post does a particularly good job of making your point. It can be interpreted in other ways. Change the specifically Moslem references to Christian and it could fit into many a Christian pulpit.

I couldn't disagree with you more. Plenty of Christians might practice that, but they don't preach coverups from the pulpit because there is no biblical basis for it. If a Christian covers up another's sin, he becomes someone's accomplice. Hypothetical situation: You see Joe Christian stealing from the offertory (or from your Moslem boss). I don't have the verses at hand, but maybe someone else can confirm the following: Your first biblical step is to confront Joe. If Joe doesn't confess, stop, and make restitution, your moral obligation is to tell the pastor or person he stole from, whatever the case may be.

I refreshed my memory of my previous disagreement with you was when you answered my post criticizing Hindu texts. The caste system, IMO as per the Hindu texts, falls short of the sanctity of life and condemnation of murder found the the OT and NT, even when killing was commanded, such as other tribes who were set on annihilating Israel, or a child who would curse his parents (which is also a form of causing physical harm) were always in extreme circumstances and last resorts.

You mention you wish moderate Moslems would speak out against radical Moslems. Most are too afraid since there would be retribution against their relatives. It's even dangerous to be a moderate Moslem amongst radical Moslems.

If you will refer back to the previous thread you mention in #14, you will see that I do not agree with or approve of radical Islam and actually have a pretty good understanding of the ways in which "all religions are (NOT) the same."

My big objection has always been to those (like you appeared to be in that post) who criticize practices in other religions/cultures while simultaneously ignoring the evil practices committed by Western/Christian cultures. It's not the criticism I object to, it's the hypocrisy.

If you take Communism, Socialism and Fascism as bastard offspring of Western Civilization (which they are), our culture killed far more people (including innocent civilians) in just the 20th century than the Moslems have managed to in well over a thousand years.

You say you resent being lumped in with these groups? I don't blame you. How do you think many of the almost one billion Moslems feel about being lumped in with the killers?

I agree with you that the moderates are scared of the radicals. We dealt with the Nazi and Commie crazies in our culture, it's time they dealt similarly with the crazies in their's. I'm sure there are a number of Americans willing to support them in this.