islam has not meant peace in terms of actions ie. 9/11

Submitted by Phil Greend (Canada), Aug 3, 2007 at 16:22

When we look to the news and hear the word " islam " we too often hear other words like murder or terrorism or death or bombing or, well you get the idea.

No matter what the word " islam " did mean at first it now has become linked to pain and death by people who are radical islamists. It is the islamofacists who have through their own evil acts changed the word " islam " to be thought of as wrongful.

There are good muslims in the world , they must constantly denounce the bad muslims clearly , if they want the word islam to be thought of as good.

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