Afraid of Islam?

Submitted by Roger D. McKinney (United States), Sep 23, 2004 at 09:10

Thanks for the enlightenment on the Brotherhood's activities on the US. But for those of us who have studied Islam for a while, it's not surprising. I have spent much of the last 20 years trying to convert Muslims to evangelical Christianity and think I understand them well. I have no problem with them trying to convert Americans. The Southern Baptist Convention, of which my church is a member, is trying to convert Americans to our brand of Christianity and I fully support that agenda. I know that Muslim evangelism has been very ineffective everywhere in the world except among some African-Americans. While every Muslim country in the world persecutes and tortures Christians and refuses to let them spread their faith, I still want to uphold the right of Muslims to propagate theirs in the US. By the way, we're winning far more converts in Muslim countries than they win in the West, but we keep quiet about it to protect the new converts' lives. That having been said, Muslims should be aware that illegal or violent attempts to push their agenda will only inspire a response against them. America is not Europe. We will not tolerate terrorists in our midst ...

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