Hate to see things like this. Obama's ascendence has apparently increased anti-muslim acts. Saw a stat that 30 or 35 percent of McCain voters think Obama either is or was a Muslim, despite evidence higher than Mt. Zion that he is Christian.
On a sidenote, today I received a viral email sent by a local resident to other local residents about some prison story that supposedly proves Muslim's want to kill all non believers. The intention was basically that we'd better watch out!
Here's the conclusion of snopes.com about the story.
Reminds me a little of school children sticking their tongue out and saying "my daddy's better than yours," except with deadly consequences.
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I think must people of the christian faith have mis-conceptions of Islam, and vice-versa. In my opinion, a very small minority of Muslims believe that all non-Muslim people should be wiped off the face of the planet, while a greater majority of people who follow the Islamic faith beleive to live in peace. Their belief is to convert all to Islam. The same goes for the Christian faith; all christians want all to convvert to one form of Christainity or another. A small minority gives the Christian faith a tainted image; people who are very legalistic, beleive if you don't follow the letter of the law you are going to hell, and so on. Those people just make me cringe (because I am a Christian beleiver as well). I classify the Fred Phelps gang, and Abortion-bombers in the name of Jesus in the same catagory as a suicide bomber in Iraq, or the goons who fly planes into buildings in the name of Allah. Religion has always played a part in extremism, be it the Crusades, the Inquisiton, Salem Witch Hunts, the Holocost, or the stuff that is going on in the world today with Iraq, Iran, Syria, Indonesia. Islamic extremism is isolated, but people are concerned because it scares the crap of us, expecially after 9/11.
What makes snopes.com the best source? Do you realize this is merely a 'mom & pop' site? They are not necessarily accurate. They are also huge Obama fans.
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