Moshe, at long last you are able to

Submitted by Saladin (United States), Aug 7, 2006 at 01:35

it is good that finaly you have begun to appreciate (not fully though) the positive contributions made by Islam.

and i may remind you that it was not only the best social and political order but later when europe was going through the renaissance, the roots can be traced back to the civilizations thriving because of Islam. So in case of europe the enlightenment happened when they got rid of the religious baggage of judeo-christian traditions and embraced the traditions of islam.

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