Originally Posted by djplong

Pats: I've heard both sides of that argument. Yeah, there's some violent stuff in the Koran. Have you ever read the Bible? You'll find a vengeful, petty, jealous God in there too.

And as a side note - apparently people (myself included) are jumping to conclusions. I've read a few reports that what's planned at the site is a *cultural center*, not a "full-fleged" mosque (though I haven't totally confirmed that yet).

Bill: So it means what YOU say it means? Never mind what the stated intent of the people involved is? You've just made the same arguments that my ex-wife made against me in my *very* bitter divorce case. Reality didn't matter with her. If something happened, it happened for reasons that SHE stated, never mind the real reason.

Muslims today seem to be the "Commies Under The Bed"-du-jour and knee-jerk reactions never sit well with me.

Like I said, I see too many parallels with other religions that "get a pass" and don't suffer the same kind of backlash.

Why, might you ask, so I seem so defensive? Because if we REALLY DO go to war with ALL of Islam, we've just made a billion and a half people into our enemies. I don't like those odds.