Concurrence concerning nature of Islam

Submitted by Edward Cline (United States), Aug 29, 2010 at 20:37

Rajeev: Thank you for your concurrence with me on the nature of Islam. One phrase of yours struck me, "God-given constitution," which reminded me of conservative TV host Glenn Beck's speech at the Washington D.C. rally on the 28^th, in which he asserted that Americans must "return to God" to reclaim the country from the current administration's destructive policies (and by implication, as protection against Islam). I cannot imagine a more disastrous alternative, but many conservatives aver that our rights and liberties are literally "God-given," when to the Founders those rights were rooted in man's nature.

I mention this because they are setting up a conflict between two religions, the Christian (or Jewish) God versus the Islamic one, a conflict in which reason is completely absent and which does not bode well for the future of this country, if such conservatives win control of the federal government. .

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".