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--- In logic-ot@y..., maakbow@h... wrote:

> 
> As I have posted before, I suspect, and am firly sure of this , 
that 
> the Militant Islamic Terrorists do not really represent Islaam.
> 
> But something I KNOW is that the crusaders and for that matter 
ANYONE 
> who kills, murders, justifies slavery,and all else you mention 
above, 
> and in the words of Jesus, even "hates his brother" Is not a 
> Christian, and do not represent Christians at all.  
> 

Exactly.

> > Have you actually READ the Koran? I have, although I was 
raised 
> > a Christian.
> 
> Then You should know this.

I do. Many others don't, or refuse to acknowledge this. That's my 
point.

> > My point is that Islam does not corner the market on 
fanaticism; 
> > one only has to look at the Northern Ireland conflict as proof.
> > Islam, like Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, or 
> > whatever, is a peaceful religion. It's the people who practice 
> > religion who make it what it is.
> 
> 
> It's definitely the people, but maybee the people you mean, are 
the 
> people Who DON'T PRACTICE what they preach.

Exactly. which is why it pisses me off that the Taliban, Osama bin 
Laden and others are profaning Islam in this manner, and that 
many of the uninformed in the West see Osama bin Laden's 
diatribes as being represntative of Islam, which it isn't. No matter 
how many times this is repeated, many people simply will not 
get this, and continue to believe that all Muslims share these 
radical views.

Charles