If Islam is such a bad idea......

Submitted by Bryan Jackson (Canada), Jan 15, 2007 at 13:04

......then why do 1.3 billion people believe in it? Not all of those were either forced conversions or born that way.

Islam is a religion, same as Christianity, and like Christianity it has idiotic elements who have their heads up their asses. Nothing new there, we have a few such retards too. But to say all Muslims are Islamists dedicated to radical Islam is not only wrong but its a stereotype. As I pointed out, not all Muslims have a problem with people of other religions.

As for what Israel does to Palestinians, thousands have been killed by the IDF over 60 years, Israeli checkpoints often prevent them from getting food or water, they get their land grabbed repeatedly, and Israel's more stupid elements stoke the fires of hatred once in a while. I know an Israeli who used to be a member of the IDF and he's told me that part of the reason he left the IDF was because he saw what they did to the Palestinians and couldn't stomach it.

Islam is not the enemy - radical Islam is. The radicals must be destroyed - but there is no need or sane reason to judge that all Muslims are enemies.

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