Are we to believe that Islam is a peace-loving religion, and that there is no political advantage for the current administrations to separate their fundamental beliefs from their nationalistic agendas in the middle east? I mean... separation of "church and state" seems to be the working norm here, isn't this what we would expect from our Arab allies? Surely we can see that the driving force of the middle eastern conflicts are more than that of differences of political views?!? So what if we were to remove our heads out of our assumptions... and look with vision unsmeared by political corrective lenses at the way things really are... is it a matter of Islam or not?
I like the next guy wants to see my next birthday with my family, and shining a dim light on a very militant faith may jeopardize that very hope... it is not like I am about to burn a few Korans, but I wonder how free is the West to speak about the facts. If you burn a few Bibles the worst thing that could happen is a few people stand up and cut off support to your associates... burn a few Korans and a few people stand up to cut off your head... big difference! Isn't this the reality of one faith verses the other? We are commanded to turn the other cheek as Christians... and not convert by consent or conquest!
The picture posted is from a site who's author is saying this about Islam...
"Organizations such as C.A.I. R. (Council on American-Islamic Relations) and O.I.C. (Organized Islamic Council) seek to popularize Islam in America using al-takiyah (Islamic deception for the sake of, and the advancement of Islam) as part of their goal for Islam to take full control over all of Western civilization. Once you have learned their tactics in using al-takiyah you will be able to see beyond the "moderate Muslims" who themselves serve as a cover for the jihadists, and see global-jihad more clearly....Warning to willfully ignorant liberals who have a bleeding heart for Islam, as to what Islamic sharia law proscribes that your bleeding hearts may not like very much..."
http://zionism-now.blogspot.com/2008/11/...OK, I can't presume to know the tenants of another's faith... all I can do is look at the actions of the said "believers" to draw my conclusions... and it is with this in mind I lean more from the rose-colored glasses to the crimson. IF one just opens ones eyes without the rhetoric filling the ears, do we see a peaceful Islamic nation... with freedom and rights for all? Well, one might say do we see that here in North America? To a degree, yet it seems that our "freedom" to speak is now censored by the fear that someone will lose their lives because Holy Terrorists may off innocent people. WHAT? Think about it... what kind of cowardly faith kills innocent people because their "god" can't do it himself? Seriously. If we can't see that working with these types of terrorists is a bad thing...
...wasn't it some "important" person from the past, said that we wouldn't deal with terrorists?
Believe what you want about a sleeping serpent... but when it is called on by force or fear, it will bite big-time! Think about those who hold to the moderate version of Islam... when the knife is pressed against their throats to become a bit more "fundamental" you can be assured they won't be laying their lives down for you anytime soon... it is simply not in their belief system. I think that it is ironic, that in the same breath that one calls the Christian faith "bloody" ...they speak of Islam as some gentle peace-loving religion, that is somewhat separate from their global agenda. All I can say is... you will be praying for the "bloody" God of the Old Testament when Islam soon rules the Earth.
(For wake-up call, do an image search for "Islamic Terror")