Go ahead with intrusive mosque inspections.

Submitted by Farzana Shahid (Canada), Feb 4, 2003 at 12:51

We as, moderate Muslims feel that it is in our interest for the FBI to pursue their agenda wholeheartedly. It will prove once and for all that mosques are not promoting or supporting terrorism unless of course there are some trumped up charges. The Mossad has been very active in this matter.

We know that Mr. Bush is hypocrytical when he says that " Islam is peace" but it is only because he is ignorant. Islam means surrender and submission to the Will of God, the same God that you and I worship. Indeed there are statements in the Qur'an that Jews and Christians do not like but they are contextual, not normative and there is no blanket permission to fight the "People of the book." There are numerous other verses in the Qur'an that exhort Muslims to forgive the people of the book even in the face of blatant injustices. Yes, it is a religion of peace and is inherently no more violent than your religion. What about Genesis 9 and Samuel !-18 whre King David is praised for slaughtering thousands of Philistines? Ezekiel and Isaiah are replete with condemnation for the ancient Isrealites and the Qur'an merely echoes some of those sentiments. It is about time you stopped bashing and singling out Islam.

Farzana Shahid. Pres. Muslims Against Terrorism (ontario chapter)

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