Another opinion

Submitted by JF (United States), Feb 1, 2007 at 21:22

It is true that to some radical muslims, Jihad has the meaning of expanding Islamic territory in the name of a Holy War. but just as Christianity calls for the conversion of other people (to love God is to love yourself and to love others like yourself, (which is to convert them, basically), simple calling people who believe in Islam terrorists because some muslims also believe in jihad, is the same as admitting Christians are terrorists because of what Christian missionaries have done to the world. However, it is true that Christians have learned to accommodate others while Muslims have not (or not enough).

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