Another thought -- since I live in Canada...

Submitted by J.S. (Canada), Aug 11, 2006 at 13:30

I predict that within days the media outlets (particularly CBC) will be flooding us (us Canadians) with "news" items on the theme of "Islam means Peace." I believe the producers, executives, etc., at the CBC feel personally offended, personally agreived (ie, their religion of "peace" might be smeared by someone -- thus they'll be going out of their way to ensure "the good name" of Islam is preserved...probably from the United Church folks and others; conversely I expect a heightened attack against another group -- need I even say what group this will be? I'm already bracing for the onslaught.) The "spreading the good word of Islam" (proselytizing for the "cause") occurs after every major attack (successful or unsuccessful) -- it provides them with an opportunity, an opening, which they gleefully await (and shamelessly exploit.) -- "Islam is very, very good" and "the West (especially Amerika) is very, very evil."

Another note, I wanted to ask what it would take to change the adage "moderate Islam is the answer?" And have you ever considered that this is simply bowing to the dictates of political correctness? It is with sheer dread (mixed with loathing) when I see yet more mosques being built or see yet another bevy of burka-clad women walking our streets (their numbers appear to be growing.) Entire areas of our city are now Islamified. For a number of reasons I do not like what I'm seeing. (Harris in the End of Faith notes that with the building of every mosque -- such a squandering of human resources! -- adds yet another edifice, yet another testament to sheer irrationality, a monument to the likes of a Zeus or some cannibal godling requiring human sacrifices; this submission to bizzaro absurdist beliefs has to stop.) Let us return to rationality and a civil society (I would also argue that "civil society" cannot tolerate or abide by the presence of Islam as it is currently practiced. You don't need "radical Islam" to doom civil society..."moderate" Islam is sufficient.)

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