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I do apologize, but the quran does not call for violent jihad
Reader comment on item: Why Would Anyone Want to Blow Up Times Square?
in response to reader comment: Omar
Submitted by Omar (United States), May 24, 2010 at 00:16
I do apologize, but the quran does not call for violent jihad. Read my other response to Dhimmi no more
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| 1 |  Not in the name of faith [11 words] | aspacia | May 19, 2010 07:25 | 172919 | |
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| It's Wrong Too [12 words] | Mark D | May 20, 2010 00:27 | 172919 | ||
| Omar [108 words] | aspacia | May 20, 2010 20:48 | 172919 | ||
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| i just said no [117 words] | Omar | May 24, 2010 00:13 | 172919 | ||
 I do apologize, but the quran does not call for violent jihad [20 words] | Omar | May 24, 2010 00:16 | 172919 | ||
| 1 | You do not know [25 words] | Kerry | May 24, 2010 20:00 | 172919 | |
| 2 | Omar can count 50,000+ non-muslim terrorist incidents just in America! [49 words] | Guardiansoz | May 25, 2010 15:17 | 172919 | |
| 3 | Omar would also like to clear up the concept of jihad. [92 words] | Guardiansoz | May 25, 2010 15:34 | 172919 | |
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