Blackspeare

Submitted by Daisy (United States), Mar 26, 2006 at 13:31

First you say: "There's a lot of Muslims out there and currently Islam is the fastest growing religion. Now why is that? The answer is simple, in that part of the world what people need most is structure and Islam offers that and so does totalitarianism."

And then you contradict yourself: (in response to my point that, in fact, Muslims are escaping Islam for Christianity - which, in reality, IS the fastest growing religion) : "Whether Islam is a fast growing religion or not is a moot point. "

You also say: "Sounds like you have your own agenda, but that's another case."
Followed by: "But you do make some good points."

Dismissing my main point made in response to your main point by declaring that "I have my own agenda" and then adding that I've "made some good points" followed only by your own points (which I certainly did not make and do not agree with) tells me that you have your own agenda - as a self-appointed apologist for Islam. Incidentally, that's a very confused agenda in my book.

BTW Blackspeare, do you suppose there are ANY parts of the world where societies are immune from the 'need for structure"? I don't. And I most certainly do not think that totalitarian Islam (or any other form of totalitarianism) supplies "structure" by any stretch of a humane imagination. But you do.

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