[bybybill]

This is really going to help. BARF

[Mr. Mojo]

I hope they bring up the FACT that Mohammad was a terrorist and a pedophile.

[Torie]

I cringe at this sort of thing. What would be more productive is scholars from a secular point of view discussing how Islam can fits into, or doesn't, and why, and what can be done, in a modern pluralistic, and largely secular world. Having fundamentalist Christians and Muslims bash each other is highly counterproductive, thus my cringe.

[AWCreamSoda]

I personally do not see what the Christain Coalition has to be afraid of - if they understand so wholly that Islam is a threat to modern Christianity, then they would certainly be able to allow a Muslim on the board, because his arguments about his own religion would be easy to disprove. Unfortunately, this kind of incident - occuring in the U.S. - will do little to change the minds of those in the Fertile Crescent who feel that the current war is a holy one pitting Christianity against Islam. Now is not the correct time to be conducting this symposium - as it weakens what the president has said numerous times.

[nightdriver]

"Many different opinions will be presented which discuss the nature between Islam and terror, and the implications for America of the growing Islamic population in the United States,"

Why don't they dig up the procedings of the New York State Supreme Court who, in 1892, ruled that islam was not to be included in the term "religion" in the First Ammendment, but rather "...to be harassed" in the U.S.

The ruling still stands today and has never been vacated nor overruled.

[dennisw]

Muhammad was "a demon-possessed pedophile." BUMP!!!

[DontMessWithMyCountry]

AWCreamSoda signed up 2003-02-07.

The APPEASERS' CLUB IS OVER AT D.U.; if they're not open, you can try the Useless Nitwits. Joschka-the-terrorist could use folks like you on his team--if you're not already on it. Please take yourself and your APPEASING POSITIONS for those who would use violence against others who deign to disagree with their tyranny there; surely you'll be MUCH more comfortable with people who share your common moral relativism.

[Michael2001]

Good for them. Somebody's gotta have courage in the face of PC and death threats.

[Republic of Texas]

I did my own study on Islam on 9/11/2000, and found it lacking any redeeming qualities.

[PhilipFreneau]

It would be nice if some of these reports talked about the continuous Christian and Jew bashing that occurs with the ranks of the Muslims (and in the media in general). It receives virtually no press coverage. But, in all fairness, this was prophesied the Revelation of Jesus Christ, Chapter 12, as follows:"

     And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
     And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
    And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
    And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
    And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
    And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
    And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
    And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
    And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
    And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
    And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
    Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
    And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
    And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
    And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
    And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
    And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

It is important to note that the "man child" who was brought forth by the "woman", and who is to rule all nations with a "rod of iron", might not be Jesus. In Revelation 2:26-27 Jesus said, "And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father." You can read more about the "man child" in Revelation 19:11-21.