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Submitted by Candida Blevins (United States), Jul 15, 2005 at 20:08

Sir,
What have the Jews done to you and/or Islam? They just like every culture just want a home and to live in peace. The way most Americans feel about radical Muslims isn't from "Jewish" B.S., It stems from very seldom hearing your religious leaders TRULY condemning the violence that has erupted in the name of your religion. I personally don't follow any organized religion, but I am a firm believer in God. I believe that God gave us so many religions so that we could find what speaks to us. I do not believe that every Muslim is bad, hateful, or in any way responsible for what has been happening. I know many Muslim families and they, just like non-Muslims are peaceful, law-abiding peoples who just want to raise their families in peace.
By attempting to blame the Jews or the Americans or anyone else besides those who carry out the violence, you prove the bigots right that all Muslims are hateful peoples who hate those who worship God differently than they do--which we both know to be false.

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